Legal Opinion
Benjamin Joffe v. Google Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2013No. 11-17483PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
In the course of capturing its Street View photographs, Google collected data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks. Google publicly apologized, but plaintiffs brought suit under federal and state law, including the Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511. Google argues that its data collection did not violate the Act because data transmitted over a Wi-Fi network is an “electronic communication” that is “readily accessible to the general public” and exempt under the Act. 18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(g)(i). The district court rejected Google’s argument. In re Google Inc. St. View Elec.…
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