Tag Archives: SCA

Twitter v. Manhattan DA Fight Unfortunately Ends with a Whimper

Photo of Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr.By Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr. on Posted in Social Media
This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Discovery Advocate blog. Last Friday, Twitter’s battle with the Manhattan District Attorney over a subpoena for an Occupy Wall Street protester’s tweets came to an anti-climactic end as the New York appeals court dismissed Twitter’s appeal of a Manhattan Criminal Court’s order to produce the tweets … Continue Reading

Magistrate Recommends Dismissal with Prejudice of Claims Against Global Payments

Photo of Craig A. HoffmanBy Craig A. Hoffman on Posted in Payment Card Industry, Privacy Class Actions
Global Payments, which processes credit card transactions, announced on March 30, 2012 that an unauthorized person gained access to a portion of its processing system.  Global Payments later disclosed that Track 2 data (card number, expiration date, verification code but not cardholder name or address) of 1.5 million cardholders were taken.  Three individuals brought a … Continue Reading

Mobile App and Geolocation Data Roundup

Photo of Craig A. HoffmanBy Craig A. Hoffman on Posted in Behavioral Advertising, Children’s Privacy, Mobile Privacy
A recent national survey of smartphone users, not surprisingly, revealed that privacy, transparency, choice, and control are important considerations for users.  Indeed, many users indicated that they want more choices and easier access to controls regarding advertising tracking and geolocation data.  Legislators and consumer advocacy groups are taking heed. On May 10, 2011, the Senate … Continue Reading
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