United States v. Weaver

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Disclosure of email records by an email service provider upon receiving a subpoena from the FBI

United States v. Weaver 636 F.Supp.2d 769 In the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Case Number 09-30036 Before District Judge J.E. Scott Decided on July 15, 2009 Relevancy of the Case: Disclosure of email records … Read More

Snow v. DirecTV, Inc.

Khilansha MukhijaCase Summary

Does the Storage Communications Act offer protection to a publicly available website?

Snow v. DirecTV, Inc. 450 F.3d 1314 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Case Number 05-13687 Before Circuit Judge Carnes, Circuit Judge Wilson, and Circuit Judge Pryor Decided on June 01, 2006 Relevancy of the … Read More

Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Can accessing a secure website without authorisation fall under the scope of "interception"?

Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines 302 F.3d 868 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Number 99-55106 Before Circuit Judge Boochever, Circuit Judge Reinhardt, and Circuit Judge Paez Decided on August 23, 2002 Relevancy of the … Read More

Chance v. Avenue A, Inc.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Violation of privacy when a website allows a third party to access its cookies

Chance v. Avenue A, Inc. 165 F.Supp.2d 1153 In the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Case Number C00-1964C Before Chief Judge Coughenour Decided on September 14, 2001 Relevancy of the Case: Violation of privacy when … Read More