Nothing in the Stored Communications Act provides an Internet user with a reasonable expectation of privacy in Internet Protocol addresses and log-in histories, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California held March 20. United States v. Qing Li.
The United Kingdom Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which enforces data privacy law, April 1 released non-binding guidance on how organizations should manage a data security breach and when to notify the ICO of such breaches.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire held on March 27 in Doe v. Friendfinder Network, Inc., that an invasion of privacy claim premised on a "law pertaining to intellectual property" is not affected by the CDA.