Monthly Archive: December 2012

Dec 17

Google Sued for Scanning Emails Sent to Gmail Accounts

Tweet For years, it has been widely acknowledged that Google, Inc. (“Google”) scans incoming and outgoing e-mails associated with individual Gmail accounts in order to deliver targeted advertising to Gmail account holders.  While Gmail subscribers may have consented to e-mail scanning when they signed up for Google’s services, many non-subscribers that have sent e-mails to Gmail …

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Dec 11

CA Attorney General Sues Delta Air Lines for Alleged Privacy Policy Failure

Tweet Approximately one month after sending notices of noncompliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) to approximately 100 mobile application developers and companies, California’s attorney general filed the first lawsuit alleging noncompliance with CalOPPA (People Of The State Of California v. Delta Air Lines, CGC-12-526741).  On December 6, 2012, California’s attorney general filed a …

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