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Zip Code as Personal Information: The Massachusetts Round 2

Posted in Class Action Litigation, Data Compliance & Security, Privacy Litigation

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that zip codes constitute “personal identification information” under G.L. c. 93.  The question of law came to the SJC from the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts stemming from Tyler vs. Michaels Store, Inc, which was dismissed in January.  This ruling echoes California’s 2011 decision that the Song-Beverly… Continue Reading