Volume IX

Issue : 5: November 4, 2010

• Charter-Protects-University-Student-Facebook-Posts-Criticizing-Their-Professor
• Amazon.com Wins Privacy Battle to Protect Consumer Data
• Commissioner Finds Google Breached Canada's Privacy Legislation
• Support Grows for Piracy Domain Seizure Bill
• Google Sued for Disclosing Search Queries
• Oracle Amends Lawsuit Alleging Infringement by Google
• Facebook Seeks Ad Patent
• U.S. Court Bans LimeWire Service for Infringement of Copyright
• Apple Sues Motorola over Smart Phone Patent
• Business Methods Now Patentable In Canada

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Google Sued for Disclosing Search Queries

A class-action suit has been launched against Google, alleging that the company’s practice of disclosing search queries violates user privacy.  The suit concerns Google's practice of including search terms in the URL for search-results pages, which URL is then passed along to the publisher of the next Website clicked on by the user.  The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. 

Commentators have noted that Google’s actions are similar to a large number of other Websites, and that this sort of information sharing is a fundamental element of Internet marketing.

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