Consumer Watchdog barked back at Google's citation that "a person has
no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily
turns over to third parties" by urging Gmail's 400 million users to stop
using the email service.
The citation is featured in its June 13 motion to dismiss a complaint filed by nine plaintiffs—half who have Gmail accounts, and half who simply exchange emails with Gmail users—that accuses the Internet behemoth of committing an illegal interception by automatically scanning messages sent to Gmail users. The plaintiffs argue that the scanning violates the Federal Wiretap Act—including state law analogues for Florida, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, where some of the plaintiffs reside—and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).
Read more here:http://www.dmnews.com/consumer-watchdog-barks-back-at-google/article/307645/
The citation is featured in its June 13 motion to dismiss a complaint filed by nine plaintiffs—half who have Gmail accounts, and half who simply exchange emails with Gmail users—that accuses the Internet behemoth of committing an illegal interception by automatically scanning messages sent to Gmail users. The plaintiffs argue that the scanning violates the Federal Wiretap Act—including state law analogues for Florida, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, where some of the plaintiffs reside—and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).
Read more here:http://www.dmnews.com/consumer-watchdog-barks-back-at-google/article/307645/
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