Volume I

Issue : 10: November 13, 2003

• B.C. Court of Appeal Takes Note of Special Nature of an IT Business in Recent Decision
• Internet Browser Patent Re examination Ordered
• Time Warner to Enter the VoIP Market in California Bangladesh to Open VoIP to Private Sector
• CDT Releases Report on Spyware
• FTC Holiday Warning to E tailers
• B.C. Supreme Court has Jurisdiction Over Domain Name Dispute
• U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses FBI Eavesdropping Orders
• Pharma Companys Use of Cookies Found Not in of Violation of Privacy Legislation
• Manufacture of Garage Door Openers Uses DCMA to Fight Competitor
• Music Industry Establishes One-Stop International Licence for Webcasters
• Movie Industry Set to Sue Individual File Sharers in War Against Piracy
• Report Finds Identity Theft on the Rise in Canada
• Bank Managers Disclosure Of Private Information Leads To Cancelled Wedding

Home > Volume I > Issue 10: November 13, 2003 > U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses FBI Eavesdropping Orders

U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses FBI Eavesdropping Orders

On November 18, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Cir) reversed the order of the district court, which had upheld the grant of various court orders to the FBI requiring the appellant to assist the FBI in monitoring conversations in luxury cars equipped with the appellant's telecommunication system. The system provided various services to car owners, such as navigation, roadside assistance and emergency response, using GPS satellite and cellular phone technology. The Court of Appeals held that the court orders should not have been issued because the FBI's use of the monitored car's system effectively disabled it, and therefore did not amount to "a minimum of interference" of the service provided by the appellant to its customers. It is interesting to note that the decision was not based on privacy grounds.

For more information, visit:

http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-5109435.html

For a copy of the decision, visit:

http;//caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0215635p.pdf