A settlement was reached late last year in a California class action brought by Daniel Matera and Susan Rashkis, who accused Google of
violating federal wiretapping and state privacy laws by scanning non-Gmail accounts for advertising purposes.
In a win for online privacy advocates but a blow to advertisers, a
federal judge has ruled Google may have
violated wiretapping laws by scanning and reviewing users» Gmails.
The suit alleges that Standard
violated myriad U.S.
federal and state laws in its practices, including the Federal Wiretap Act, the Illinois Eavesdropping Statute, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice Act and constitutes «intrusion upon seclusion» (a privacy tort) as well as unjust enri
federal and state laws in its practices, including the
Federal Wiretap Act, the Illinois Eavesdropping Statute, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice Act and constitutes «intrusion upon seclusion» (a privacy tort) as well as unjust enri
Federal Wiretap Act, the Illinois Eavesdropping Statute, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice Act and constitutes «intrusion upon seclusion» (a privacy tort) as well as unjust enrichment.
EPIC has pending complaints with the FTC and DOJ alleging that always - on devices like Google Home, Echo and Siri
violate consumer protection law and
federal wiretap law.