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	<title>&#45; CircleID</title>
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	<description>Postings from  on CircleID</description>
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	<dc:date>2026-04-06T20:04:00+00:00</dc:date>

	
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		<title> Disclosing Unique User IDs in URLs Doesn't Violate ECPA - In re Zynga/Facebook (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150428_disclosing_unique_user_ids_in_urls_doesnt_violate_ecpa</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In separate lawsuits, plaintiffs alleged Facebook and Zynga violated the Stored Communications Act (in Zynga's case, also the Wiretap Act). The crux of plaintiffs' allegations was that when a Facebook user clicked on an ad or a link, the HTTP request sent by the browser included the user's Facebook ID and the address of the webpage the user was viewing when he or she clicked the link. An end user's request to play Farmville would result in the transmission of similar information to third parties. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150428_disclosing_unique_user_ids_in_urls_doesnt_violate_ecpa">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Court Says gTLDs Aren't 'Domain Names' for Cybersquatting Purposes, Declines LRO Review of .delmonte (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140211_court_says_gtlds_arent_domain_names_for_cybersquatting_purposes</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A Swiss Del Monte entity that had a license to use the "DEL MONTE" mark applies to operate the .delmonte generic top level domain (gTLD). Another Del Monte entity, based in Delaware, filed a "legal rights objection" (LRO) - under WIPO-established procedures - to the Swiss Del Monte's application. A three member panel sustained the Delaware company's LRO... The Swiss entity sued in federal court seeking a declaration that it had sufficient rights in the "DEL MONTE" mark to operate the TLD... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140211_court_says_gtlds_arent_domain_names_for_cybersquatting_purposes">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Typosquatting Claims Against Security Researcher Are Legally Complicated - Gioconda v. Kenzie (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130429_typosquatting_claim_against_security_researcher_gioconda_vs_kenzie</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kenzie is a security researcher who has registered numerous domain names that are typographic errors of well-known trademarks (e.g., rnastercard, rncdonalds, nevvscorp, rncafee, macvvorld, rnonster, pcvvorld). He points the domain names to the actual sites in question (e.g., rncdonalds points to mcdonalds.com), but he is looking to demonstrate how these typo domains are used for "social engineering" attacks. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130429_typosquatting_claim_against_security_researcher_gioconda_vs_kenzie">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Seventh Circuit Awards e360 a Whopping $3 in Damages Against Spamhaus - e360 v. Spamhaus (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20110902_seventh_circuit_awards_e360_whopping_3_in_damages_against_spamhaus</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The lawsuit between e360 and Spamhaus was a long-running, tortured affair, and it looks like it finally came to a close. With e360 being awarded a whopping $3 in damages against Spamhaus. ...  e360 sued Spamhaus, a UK entity, for damages allegedly resulting from being identified as a "known spammer." It sued Spamhaus for tortious interference and defamation. Spamhaus removed to federal court and asserted lack of personal jurisdiction. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20110902_seventh_circuit_awards_e360_whopping_3_in_damages_against_spamhaus">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Multiple (Even Random or Garbled) Domain Names to Bypass Spam Filters Not a Violation (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20100621_multiple_even_random_garbled_domain_names_to_bypass_spam_filters</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court issued its opinion in <em>Kleffman v. Vonage</em>, a case certified from the Ninth Circuit. The California Supreme Court held that the transmission of "commercial e-mail advertisements from multiple domain names for the purpose of bypassing spam filters" does <em>not</em> violate California's spam statute. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100621_multiple_even_random_garbled_domain_names_to_bypass_spam_filters">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Judge Kocoras Cuts Down $11MM Award Against Spamhaus to $27,000 - e360 v. Spamhaus (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20100615_judge_kocoras_cuts_down_11mm_award_against_spamhaus_e360_v_spamhau</link>
		<description><![CDATA[e360 v. Spamhaus is one of these cases that's been around so long it feels like an old friend. A few years ago, e360 got some press for winning an eleven million dollar damage award against Spamhaus. In a less heralded development, following a bench trial on damages, last week a district judge modified e360's damage award down to only $27,000 on its tortious interference and defamation claims. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100615_judge_kocoras_cuts_down_11mm_award_against_spamhaus_e360_v_spamhau">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> CAN-SPAM Plaintiff Slammed With $800K Attorney Fee Award - Asis Internet v. Optin Global (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20100522_can_spam_plaintiff_slammed_800k_attorney_fee_asis_v_optin_global</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal court granted a request for attorney's fees (in the amount of $806,978.84) against prolific CAN-SPAM plaintiff Asis Internet. I thought things were looking good for Asis - whose lawsuits have generated substantial blog fodder - when it recently obtained a 2.5 million dollar default judgment in a spam case. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100522_can_spam_plaintiff_slammed_800k_attorney_fee_asis_v_optin_global">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Spammer Convicted on Wire Fraud Charges - United States v. Diamreyan (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20100420_spammer_convicted_on_wire_fraud_charges_united_states_v_diamreyan</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year Okpako Mike Diamreyan was found guilty of wire fraud. The district court recently denied his motion for judgment of acquittal. Diamreyan "was charged with devising a scheme to defraud known as an 'advance fee.'" As the court describes it, this is a "scam . . . where a person asks an individual to pay an advance fee in order to obtain a larger sum of money, which the individual [victim] never receives." ... Two things about the case struck me... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100420_spammer_convicted_on_wire_fraud_charges_united_states_v_diamreyan">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Court Case Serves as a Good Reminder as to the Perils of Marketing Through Text Messages (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20100329_court_case_serves_as_good_reminder_marketing_through_text_messages</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A court in Illinois rejected a motion to dismiss case filed by defendants in a class action brought on behalf of plaintiffs who received SMS spam marketing for an animated film called "Robots". The court's ruling is not surprising, given the other cases which have come to a similar conclusion. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100329_court_case_serves_as_good_reminder_marketing_through_text_messages">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Creditor Can Execute Against Domain Name Where Registry is Located: Office Depot v. Zuccarini (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20100302_creditor_domain_name_registry_location_office_depot_zuccarini</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling in Office Depot v. Zuccarini, agreeing that a creditor may levy against a domain name in the jurisdiction where the domain name registry is located. The decision is significant for two reasons. First, it affirms (or reaffirms) that domain names are property subject to the claims of creditors... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100302_creditor_domain_name_registry_location_office_depot_zuccarini">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Domain Names as Property Subject to Creditor Claims - Bosh v. Zavala (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20091021_domain_names_as_property_subject_to_creditor_claims</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people take it for granted that domain names are property. As such, there shouldn't be much dispute that domain names are subject to the claims of judgment creditors. But I've seen enough resistance to this position that I thought a recent case was worth a quick mention. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20091021_domain_names_as_property_subject_to_creditor_claims">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> A Look at the Facebook Privacy Class Action (Beacon) Settlement (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/postsa_look_at_the_facebook_privacy_class_action_beacon_settlement</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Facebook announced on Friday that it settled the class action challenging its "Beacon" advertising program. Net result? Facebook establishes a privacy foundation funded with $9.5 million (or what's left of this amount after attorneys' fees, costs, and class claims are deducted)... Beacon was an advertising program launched in November 2007 which (roughly speaking) allowed the transmission of purchase and consumer-related information between partner retailers, Facebook, and of course, your Facebook friends. I don't think many people have a sense of all of the contours of the program... <a href="https://circleid.com/postsa_look_at_the_facebook_privacy_class_action_beacon_settlement">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Tony La Russa's Legal Claims Against Twitter Look Tenuous (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20090609_tony_la_russas_against_twitter_tenuous</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It was bound to happen of course - someone sued Twitter for not verifying a "celebrity" or brand account. <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/03/la-russa-twitter-lawsuit/">Mashable</a> reports on a lawsuit brought by Tony La Russa, who is apparently a manager for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/05/twitter-lawsuit-settled/">Mashable</a> and others initially reported that La Russa and Twitter had resolved this one. It turns out they haven't after all. So what to make of Mr. La Russa's claims? <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20090609_tony_la_russas_against_twitter_tenuous">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Hannaford Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed in Maine (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20090514_hannaford_data_breach_plaintiffs_rebuffed</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A US District Judge in Maine largely granted a motion to dismiss brought by Hannaford in a big data breach case... According to the court, around March 2008, third parties stole up to 4.2 million debit and credit card numbers, expiration dates, security codes, PIN numbers, and other information relating to cardholders "who had used debit cards and credit cards to transact purchases at supermarkets owned or operated by Hannaford." <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20090514_hannaford_data_breach_plaintiffs_rebuffed">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Facebook's TOS Fumble (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20090217_facebook_terms_service_fumble</link>
		<description><![CDATA[One big story of the day was Facebook's new and improved terms of service which this Consumerist <a href="http://consumerist.com/5150175/facebooks-new-terms-of-service-we-can-do-anything-we-want-with-your-content-forever">post</a> flagged and which set off a firestorm of controversy... What Was Facebook's Mistake? Facebook could have avoided much of the controversy by providing its users some advance notice of the upcoming changes. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20090217_facebook_terms_service_fumble">More...</a>]]></description>
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