FAFO in federal court: Hacker who bragged on Hulu documentary slammed with liability under federal law

January 19, 2026 - Plaintiff sued defendant for unlawfully accessing plaintiff's email account and publishing more than sixty private emails on social media. Defendant had repeatedly claimed credit for . . .

Facial recognition missteps lead to dismissal in New York criminal case

June 20, 2025 - A criminal defendant sought dismissal of a criminal charge for aggravated harassment in the second degree. An issue arose after law enforcement identified defendant using . . .

Recent case applies VHS-era law to modern digital privacy

October 16, 2024 - Plaintiff sued the NBA, accusing it of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2701 (VPPA). Plaintiff claimed that after signing up for the . . .

CCPA claim against Apple thrown out on Section 230 grounds

March 28, 2024 - Plaintiffs sued Apple after downloading a malicious app from the App Store. The claims included violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the . . .

Months long video surveillance of house did not violate the Fourth Amendment

March 19, 2024 - “As video cameras proliferate throughout society, regrettably, the reasonable expectation of privacy from filming is diminished.” Defendant was convicted of stealing government funds and of . . .

Website operator not liable under Wiretap Act for allowing Meta to intercept visitor communications

March 5, 2024 - Plaintiffs asserted that defendant healthcare organization inadequately protected the personal and health information of visitors to defendant’s website. In particular, plaintiffs alleged that unauthorized third . . .

Website cookie banner was not enough for cruise line to sink federal wiretap lawsuit

January 24, 2024 - Plaintiffs sued Carnival Cruise Line because they were upset about how much information carnival.com collected when they visited the site. "On carnival.com, no action goes . . .

Beauty and the Biometrics: Federal court in Illinois tosses biometric data case brought against cosmetics giant

January 15, 2024 - A federal judge recently dismissed a class action lawsuit against The Estée Lauder Companies and one of its affiliates. This case involved allegations that these . . .

Microsoft Edge privacy case dismissed for lack of standing

January 2, 2024 - A legal dispute involving Microsoft recently concluded with the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit. Plaintiffs had accused Microsoft of unauthorized data collection through its Edge . . .

Can a company snoop on its employee’s personal email account?

August 8, 2022 - Plaintiff was an administrative assistant at defendant company. When her supervisor got word that plaintiff had been asked to join a competing company started by . . .