Yesterday’s blockbuster Privacy Report released by the Federal Trade Commission (blog post here) is as important for the questions it asked of stakeholders in eliciting public comment as for the recommendations it appears to be making. Since at least a portion of what will end up in the FTC’s final report will depend on the… Continue Reading
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$1.8 Million Verdict in Pretexting Case
Posted in Employee PrivacyWritten by Cynthia and Michael A Cook County, Illinois jury recently awarded $1.8 million dollars to Kathy Lawlor, who claimed that her former employer, North American Corp. of Illinois, violated her privacy rights by hiring a private investigator who fraudulently obtained her telephone records through the use of “pretexting” – or by pretending to be… Continue Reading
