Claiming their privacy was invaded by software from an Internet music site that secretly gathered information about their listening habits, three consumers yesterday filed a class action suit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against RealNetworks Inc. The case could provide the first court test of the newly amended Computer Fraud and Abuse Act which provides a private cause of action by computer users against the unauthorized accessing of personal data.
November 10, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Claiming their privacy was invaded by software from an Internet music site that secretly gathered information about their listening habits, three consumers yesterday filed a class action suit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against RealNetworks Inc.
The case could provide the first court test of the newly amended Computer Fraud and Abuse Act which now provides a private cause of action by computer users against the unauthorized accessing of personal data.
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