Balough
September 9, 2015
(September 9, 2015) A parish priest must reveal the name of the author and produce a letter from a religious education volunteer asking for advice regarding what to do if a named boy engaged again in alleged improper sexual conduct with other minors. The Illinois Second District Court of Appeals said the content of the […]
Balough
July 22, 2015
(July 22, 2015) You have no reasonable expectation of privacy for conversations overheard when you make a pocket-dialed or butt-dialed call. As a result, the Sixth Circuit partially affirmed the dismissal of a civil case involving the unlawful interception of oral communications under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968. The chairman […]
Balough
May 19, 2015
The actress who sought to have her five-second appearance in a controversial anti-Muslim movie removed from YouTube does not have a protectable copyright interest to support her request for an injunction, an en banc ruling from the Ninth Circuit found. The ruling reverses an earlier three-judge panel decision that ordered Google, Inc. to remove the […]
Balough
April 30, 2015
Writing a person’s personal information on a parking ticket and leaving it face down on the vehicle’s windshield does not run afoul of the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act. Jason Senne parked his car on a village street in Palatine, Illinois. The Village prohibits parking between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on its streets. Senne […]
Balough
February 9, 2015
Today’s technology-advanced cars are vulnerable to hacking, which can result in the theft of personal driving information and control of the vehicle taken over by hackers, a new report issued by Sen. Ed Markey’s office finds. The report, “Tracking & Hacking Security & Privacy Gaps Put American Drivers at Risk,” notes its findings “reveal that […]
Balough
December 30, 2014
Revenge porn will be illegal in Illinois as a result of a bill signed into law by out-going Governor Pat Quinn. Revenge porn occurs when one person posts or otherwise disseminates intimate images of a former partner without the other partner’s consent. The new law, which takes effect on June 1, 2015, makes it a […]
Balough
November 12, 2014
Americans overwhelmingly have no confidence that they have control over their personal information, regardless of whether the information is collected by the government or corporations, a new Pew Research Center report found. The Pew Report also found that a majority of respondents said they are willing to share some personal data in exchange for access to […]
Balough
October 7, 2014
A television reporter videotaped in her halter top at the pool of a person of interest in a notorious missing person case cannot sue a rival station for defamation, invasion of privacy, or the loss of her job, an Illinois appellate court ruled. The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for […]
Balough
June 26, 2014
Recognizing the vast trove of personal information on today’s smart phones, the Supreme Court found that a warrant is necessary before police search a person’s cell phone after an arrest. The issue before the court involved a “search incident to arrest,” that is, what can the police search following an arrest. The defendants in two […]
Balough
May 27, 2014
Not surprisingly, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report finds that data brokers who gather massive amounts of data about consumers operate with a fundamental lack of transparency. The report, Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability, recommends federal legislation to make the practices more transparent and give consumers greater control over their personal information. […]
