Oct. 1, 2013
An NSA-made defense
The NSA's sweeping phone surveillance programs may have just sounded the death-knell for lawsuits brought under California's Invasion of Privacy Act. By Edward D. Totino and Monica D. Scott
Edward D. Totino
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Phone: (310) 201-7433
Email: edward.totino@bakermckenzie.com
Cornell University; Ithaca NY
Recent revelations regarding the NSA's sweeping phone surveillance programs may have just sounded the death-knell for lawsuits brought under California's Invasion of Privacy Act (Cal. Pen. Code Section 630 et seq.) against companies that monitor or record telephone calls for quality assurance purposes. These lawsuits, typically filed as class actions, seek statutory damages of $5,000 for each telephone call that was recorded with...
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