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Nov 5, 2013

Web privacy bill scheduled for committee vote

A proposal that would make it illegal for Wisconsin employers to ask workers or job applicants to turn over their passwords to social media accounts such as Facebook is scheduled for a committee vote.

Sep 11, 2013

Google loses appeal in Street View snooping case

A federal appeals court said Google wrongly collected people's personal correspondence and online activities through their Wi-Fi systems as it drove down their streets with car cameras shooting photos for its Street View mapping project.

Sep 6, 2013

Google argues for right to continue scanning Gmail

Attorneys suing Google say the firm violates privacy and takes personal property by electronically scanning the contents of people's Gmail accounts and then targeting ads to them.

Aug 9, 2013

Cellphone search cases move closer to US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court may soon addresses an issue it has carefully avoided until now: Just how much privacy do Americans enjoy in the information contained within and emanating from their cellphones?

Mar 10, 2013

Elkhorn woman loses privacy lawsuit against Google

A federal appeals court has dismissed a Wisconsin woman's lawsuit against Google Inc. alleging that it was using her name to generate revenue through online advertising.

Jun 20, 2012

Appeals court: Woman abused process in sex offender fight (UPDATE)

A state appeals court says a Grafton woman abused the legal process when she filed a complaint against a sex offender's family.

Jan 19, 2011

09-530 NASA v. Nelson

Employment Federal employees; privacy The Government may ask reasonable questions of the sort included on SF-85 and Form 42 in an employment background investigation that is subject to the Privacy Act’s safeguards against public disclosure. In addition to being reasonable in light of the Government interests at stake, SF-85 and Form 42 are also subject […]

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