Over objections by privacy advocates, Facebook has won appellate court approval of a $20 million class action settlement that allows the social networking company to
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Online Privacy Trumps Fair Trial Rights
Online privacy rights trump fair trial and equal protection rights for users of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, a California state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Two defendants
Defamation Claim Against Blogger Remanded
When social media goes wrong it can go very wrong. A Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney John P. Frey, known by his blogger persona “Patterico,”
Netflix, Sony Confront Video Privacy on Appeal
The contentious and failed confirmation hearings of Robert Bork to a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 are still prompting legal squabbles –
Disclosure of Police Names Warranted in Shooting Incidents
Long Beach must disclose the names of police officers engaged in on-duty shooting incidents under the state Public Records Act, the California Supreme Court ruled
Facebook, Zynga Wiretap Claims Fail
Zynga Inc and Facebook won’t have to face class action claims that they violated federal wiretap law by alleged disclosure of confidential user information to
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