On Tuesday, October 18th, a 40-something year old actress filed a law suit against IMDb and Amazon for publishing her real name and age on IMDb’s website. Entertainment Weekly asked Michael J. Feldman, Esq., CIPP, to weigh in on the merits of the plaintiff’s privacy claim. Feldman, a partner at OlenderFeldman who is also not…
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ZIP Code Collection – An Invasion of Privacy?
Zip Codes Can Reveal Customer Information, Leading To Privacy Concerns By Michael Feldman A February 2011 ruling against Williams-Sonoma by the California Supreme Court held that a consumer’s ZIP code was “personal identification information” that merchants are not permitted to demand from customers under a California consumer privacy law. The result was a rash of…
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