Media
Feb. 28, 2012
Magazines hit with lawsuits over subscribers' privacy
In the past two months, plaintiffs' lawyers have filed nearly two dozen class-action complaints alleging violations of a little-known California statute called the Shine the Light law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
With the value of Facebook Inc. pushing $100 billion before it's even gone public, consumers are realizing just how valuable their personal information can be - and they're clamoring to protect it.
In the past two months, plaintiffs' lawyers have filed more than a dozen class-action complaints against magazine publishers and other media companies, alleging violations of a little-known...
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