U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 12, 2013
Google faces significant class action liability in privacy case
In a setback for Google Inc., a federal appellate panel Tuesday ruled that the Wiretap Act does not protect the search giant's capture of home and business Wi-Fi data as part of its Street View venture.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a setback for Google Inc. but a win for Internet privacy, a federal appellate panel Tuesday ruled that the Wiretap Act does not protect the search giant's capture of home and business Wi-Fi data as part of its Street View venture.
The 3-0 ruling opened Google to liability in a large potential class action it had sought to duck by claiming it was exempt under a loophole in the law that allows in...
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