April 8, 2021 Do you know the details of what your ancestors looked like? What color were their eyes? Were they tall or short? Blond or red-haired? In spite of doing years of research on my family, I know the answers to surprisingly few of the above questions. For more recent ancestors, I do have …
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Northern District of California Holds Plaintiffs Lack Article III Standing to Sue Ancestry.com for Profiting Off Their Personal Information Without Consent
On March 1, 2021, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler of the Northern District of California dismissed a variety of claims brought against the genealogy website Ancestry.com based on the website’s use of individuals’ personal information obtained from school yearbooks. In so doing, Judge Beeler added to the growing body of case law defining what constitutes an …
Northern District of California Holds Plaintiffs Lack Article III Standing to Sue Ancestry.com for Profiting Off Their Personal Information Without Consent
On March 1, 2021, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler of the Northern District of California dismissed a variety of claims brought against the genealogy website Ancestry.com based on the website’s use of individuals’ personal information obtained from school yearbooks. In so doing, Judge Beeler added to the growing body of case law defining what constitutes an …