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AOL has been sued over its online release of data on the Internet searches of more than 650,000 members in late July. A lawsuit seeking class action status was filed against AOL on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.The lawsuit accuses AOL of violating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act...and seeks at least $5,000 for every person whose search data was exposed.
[news.com.com...]
pdf of suit [dw.com.com]
[biz.yahoo.com...]
[edited by: Brett_Tabke at 1:43 pm (utc) on Sep. 26, 2006]
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AOL deserves a swift kick
I warn everyone that wants broadband with AOL or who use AOL, emails and all.
Perhaps we should all chip in and cover the fine... ;)
How does the US economy function with such nonsense as a daily occurrence?
How does the US economy function with such nonsense as a daily occurrence?
It's a trade-off, right? We don't have a complex set of government rules to (try to) force companies to respect the privacy of their customers (a la EU). Instead, we have roaming packs of lawyers, who constantly sniff the country for actionable screw-ups.
The U.S. can best be understood in terms of Dirty Harry movies. We don't have enough cops on the beat to discourage illegal activity by their sheer presence. Instead, we have the threat that, even though you'll get away with it much of the time, someday a guy with a .35 Magnum class action will show up and say "Do ya feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?"
It ain't pretty, but it sorta works.
The U.S. can best be understood in terms of Dirty Harry movies. We don't have enough cops on the beat to discourage illegal activity by their sheer presence. Instead, we have the threat that, even though you'll get away with it much of the time, someday a guy with a .35 Magnum class action will show up and say "Do ya feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?"It ain't pretty, but it sorta works.
