ISPs Sued For Security and Privacy Breaches
By Anna Johnson on November 17th, 2008A class action lawsuit has been brought against NebuAd and Internet service providers (ISPs) including CenturyTel, WOW, CableOne, Embarq, Knology and Bresnan Communications.
The suit, which was filed in the California Federal District on behalf of 16 plaintiffs, claims NebuAd and the ISPs committed illegal privacy and computer security breaches against Internet subscribers.
The aforementioned ISPs retained NebuAd earlier this year to trial its behavioral advertising platform. In doing so, the complainants allege, NebuAd and the ISPs violated two federal laws (the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) as well as two California laws (the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Computer Crime Law).
