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Personal Information is Not Property Under California Unfair Competition Law

Photo of Craig A. HoffmanBy Craig A. Hoffman on Posted in Online Privacy
On May 12, 2011, a California federal court dismissed substantive claims in a class action privacy lawsuit against Facebook.  The plaintiffs alleged eight causes of action under federal and state law, claiming that Facebook shared users’ personal information with advertisers without the users’ consent.  Although the judge found that the plaintiffs had standing to bring … Continue Reading

California Social Networking Privacy Act Stalls

Photo of Craig A. HoffmanBy Craig A. Hoffman on Posted in Online Privacy
California SB 242 (Social Networking Privacy Act), which we covered here, would require social networking websites to design default privacy settings that prevent information about a user from being displayed without affirmative consent from the user.  On May 27, 2011, the bill failed to receive enough votes to pass the California Senate.      The bill faced … Continue Reading
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