The California Supreme Court Didn’t Ruin Section 230 (Today)–Hassell v. Bird
…other Site Content, computer code, products, software, aggregate user review ratings, and all other elements and components of the Site excluding Your Content, User Content and Third Party Content.” The…
Uber’s Contract Formation Process Fails (Again)–Cullinane v. Uber
…was used for other parts of the transaction (such as “scan your card” and “enter promo code”) the phrase alerting users that they’re agreeing to the terms is smaller and…
A Privacy Bomb Is About to Be Dropped on the California Economy and the Global Internet
…Section 9604 of the Elections Code. This bill would provide that a consumer shall have the right to request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal information disclose to…
Appeals Court Curbs FTC’s Enforcement of Security Standards–LabMD v. FTC
…This folder contained a 1,718 page file with names, dates of birth, social security numbers, lab test codes, and health insurance company information, of LabMD customers. A security remediation firm…
Realistic Docudramas Don’t Violate California Publicity Rights–deHavilland v. FX
…Fourteenth Amendments.” Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, 242 U.S. 495, 502 (1952). The leading docudrama case in California is Guglielmi v. Spelling-Goldberg Productions, 25 Cal. 3d 860, 160 Cal. Rptr….
Displaying Emoji Evidence in Judicial Opinions
…following comment: “Shouldn’t judicial opinions state the Unicode code points for any emoji they display? (Explicitly or by publishing in a file format that retains this information even after glyph…
Plaintiff’s Location-Based Privacy Claim Against BART Reporting App Fails
…rejects the California Penal Code Section 637.7 claim. That statute prohibits the use of electronic “tracking devices” to determine the location or movement of a person. The court explained that…
Privacy Plaintiffs Lack Standing Against NBA 2K15’s Face-Scanning Technology
…– Apple v Superior Court (Krescent) CA Court Confirms that Pineda v Williams-Sonoma (the Zip-Code-as-PII Case) Applies Retrospectively — Dardarian v. OfficeMax California Supreme Court Rules That a ZIP Code…
Repeated Unwanted Emails to Politician’s Personal Email Address Can be Harassment–Hagedorn v. Cattani
…Ohio Rev Code 2917.21(A)(5) Related posts: Web-based Email Bombardment Campaign Does Not Amount to a Violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act New Jersey Appeals Court Reverses Anti-Harassment Order…
The DOJ’s Busts of MyRedbook & Rentboy Show How Backpage Might Be Prosecuted (Guest Blog Post)
…of various states’ prostitution offenses including California Penal Code Section 647(b). Omuro pleaded guilty to the charge under § 1952. The government also indicted Hurant and Easy Rent Systems (the…