Disclosing Unique User IDs In URLs Doesn’t Violate ECPA–In re Zynga/Facebook
…Rights Act of 2011 Flash Cookies Lawsuit Tossed for Lack of Harm–La Court v. Specific Media Judge Recognizes Loss of Value to PII as Basis of Standing for Data Breach…
Apple May Be Liable For Privacy Violations by Third Party Developed Apps
…Policy Integration–In re Google Privacy Policy Court Dismisses Data Breach Lawsuit Against LinkedIn Based on Compromised Passwords – In re LinkedIn User Privacy Litigation Men’s Journal Beats Lawsuit Alleging Violation…
Privacy Claims Based on LinkedIn’s Security Promises Survive Motion to Dismiss
This is a lawsuit filed in the wake of a widely reported data breach at LinkedIn. Plaintiffs alleged benefit-of-the-bargain type claims against LinkedIn, saying LinkedIn failed to live up to…
Android and Pandora Privacy Rulings Accept Low Hurdle for Standing
…Recognizes Loss of Value to PII as Basis of Standing for Data Breach Plaintiff — Claridge v. RockYou Another Lawsuit over Flash Cookies Fails — Bose v. Interclick LinkedIn Beats…
9th Circuit Says Plaintiff Had Standing to Sue Spokeo for Fair Credit Reporting Violations
…Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Network Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth Circuit — Krottner v. Starbucks 9th Circuit Affirms Rejection of Data…
Sony PlayStation Data Breach Lawsuit Whittled Down but Moves Forward
…of Personal Information — Burrows v. Purchasing Power Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Network Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth Circuit…
Top Ten Internet Law Developments Of 2013 (Forbes Cross-Post)
…from revenge porn to data breach notifications to restrictions on asking for employees’ social media passwords. The California legislature has, as usual, embraced the privacy regulation mania with unmatched zeal….
Is Sacramento The World’s Capital of Internet Privacy Regulation? (Forbes Cross-Post)
…of data breach notification laws, which started in California in 2002 and have propagated into 45 other states, federal health law and European law. He said that historically federal lawmakers…
Video Privacy Protection Act Plaintiffs Can Proceed Against Hulu Absent Showing of Actual Injury
…iPhone App Privacy Lawsuit Data Breach Claim Survives Based on Allegation of Misuse of Personal Information — Burrows v. Purchasing Power Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback —…
Google Gets Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Privacy Policy Integration–In re Google Privacy Policy
…v. Purchasing Power Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Network Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth Circuit — Krottner v. Starbucks 9th…