16 Jun 2004
Northwest Privacy Lawsuit Dismissed

Gosh, I guess I don't have to make my mortgage payments anymore! I mean, I never actually read all the documents at closing - and I can prove it, because there were so many documents, that if I'd actually read them all, I'd still be there reading away! This will surely be overturned (or narrowed) on appeal.

News.com is reporting that a judge has tossed out a privacy lawsuit against Northwest airlines. The plaintiffs claimed that their privacy was violated when Northwest gave their information to the government. From the judge: 'Although Northwest had a privacy policy for information included on the Web site, plaintiffs do not contend that they actually read the privacy policy prior to providing Northwest with their personal information. Thus, plaintiffs' expectation of privacy was low.' Do you always read the privacy policy?" If you haven't read a particular EULA, does that mean it doesn't apply either?

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