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Online Privacy

By "eAdvocate"

11-2-2010 North Carolina: U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman of the Western District of Washington made a noteworthy ruling last week that protects the rights of consumers in their online activities. The ACLU sued the North Carolina Department of Revenue in Seattle over the state?s attempt to obtain sales information from Amazon.com. The state wanted to know everything that each North Carolinian purchased on Amazon over the last year. The ACLU argued the requests for information made by the state are unconstitutional because they violate the rights of internet users to free speech, anonymity, and privacy. In Amazon.com, LLC v. Kenneth R. Lay, Judge Pechman ruled that North Carolina?s demands violated the Constitution and the federal Video Privacy Protection Act...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on November 03, 2010 (boomark / email).