Supreme Court Rules Street View “Wiretapping” Class Action Can Proceed Against Google

According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Supreme Court will not review a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing a class-action lawsuit that argues Google violated the federal “Wiretap Act” when it intercepted private email and other personal data. The appellate court decision thus stands and Google must confront the lawsuit.

The case followed 2010 revelations that Street View cars had captured private “payload data.” The plaintiff class argues that Google violated federal wiretapping laws when it intercepted their email and other communications during Street View data collection.

Source:http://searchengineland.com/supreme-court-rules-wiretapping-class-action-can-proceed-google-195511