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Husband Guilty for Spying on Ex-Wife’s Cellphone

David P. Cressy has been sentenced to two years probation for spying on his ex-wife’s cellphone. Cressy admitted to placing the SpyBubble program on his wife’s cellphone. The program allowed him to intercept text and voicemail messages and also record both audio and...

Possible Updates to COPPA

Currently, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”), requires operators of children’s websites to obtain parental consent before they collect the personal information of children under the age of 13. However, COPPA has not kept up with the rapid...

Juvenile Criminal Records Can Now Be Shared

Under HB5602, signed into law by Governor Quinn, school officials and law enforcement are now allowed to share juvenile criminal records on a limited basis. The impetus behind the legislation was an attack on an Elgin teacher back in 2008. Law enforcement records...

Facebook Settlement Rejected

Judge Richard G. Seeborg of the United States District Court in San Francisco rejected Facebook’s settlement offer with regard to a class-action lawsuit filed last year. In the suit, the plaintiffs argued that Facebook violated California law by publicizing users’...

Cicero Settles Transgender Harassment Suit

The Town of Cicero will pay $10,000 and adopt a policy outlining how police treat transgender people in response to a lawsuit brought against the town by a transgender woman. She claimed two town police officers illegally stopped, searched and verbally abused her in...