Maryland Attorney Mike Slocumb Comments on Google Privacy Class Action Lawsuit and NSA Surveillance Case
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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) June 13, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland personal injury lawyer Mike Slocumb today said his
law firm is handling a class action lawsuit that has privacy issues
similar to the ones being raised in the story involving the National
Security Administration and its collection of online content.
Slocumb said his client, Matthew C. Knowles of Maryland, was interviewed
by CBS News on June 11, 2013. Knowles is named as a plaintiff in a
Google privacy class action lawsuit (Knowles v. Google, Inc., case
number 5:2013cv01601) filed April 9, 2013, in California Northern
District Court. The lawsuit was originally filed in the District of
Maryland.
In the complaint, Knowles alleges that Google’s
practice of intercepting emails sent to Maryland residents with Google
Gmail accounts amounts to an invasion of privacy and is in violation of
the Maryland Wiretap Act.
Knowles alleges in the complaint that
the search engine giant routinely intercepts messages sent by non-Gmail
subscribers to Gmail accounts without their knowledge or consent. The
lawsuit alleges that Google uses the information it gathers to create a
targeted advertisement directed at the non-Gmail subscriber.
“There are parallels between our client’s case and the case involving
the government surveillance of private citizens,” said Slocumb, a
personal injury lawyer with an office in Baltimore. “Search engine
companies are monitoring private emails, and the National Security
Agency is collecting domestic telephone data. The government’s actions
came to light after a former employee of a government contractor blew
the whistle. In the case we’re handling, our client is helping to shine a
light on what these search engine companies are doing. It’s offensive
and in some cases illegal when somebody intercepts communications that
parties have a right to believe is sensitive, privileged and
confidential.”
Edward Snowden, a former employee of a
government contractor who admitted leaking secret government documents
about the controversial surveillance programs, may soon be facing
charges, according CBSNews.com report published on June 11, 2013, and
titled “Feds prepping charges against Edward Snowden: Sources.”
Slocumb said some other states have privacy laws similar to Maryland’s.
He said other lawsuits have been filed against Google and Yahoo in
California, alleging that the companies violated the California Invasion
of Privacy Act. The 12 states with laws stating that both parties must
consent to being wiretapped or recorded include California, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington and Illinois.
Slocumb said
people who live in any of the above-mentioned states may be entitled to
be a part of a class action lawsuit. “As personal injury lawyers, we
believe in protecting the rights of people who have suffered losses,
whether it’s in an accident or it’s through the reckless action of a
large corporation. In the case involving Google, we believe the search
engine company is intercepting emails and using the content without the
senders’ permission. We believe our class action lawsuit is not just
about any one person. It’s about protecting the rights of everyone. It’s
about sending a message that this type of behavior will not be
tolerated.”
About the Mike Slocumb Law Firm
The Mike
Slocumb Law Firm helps people who have been harmed through the negligent
actions of other individuals or companies pursue compensation. The
firm, which can be founded online at http://www.slocumblaw.com/
,
handles class action lawsuits as well as car accident claims, medical
malpractice, slip and fall accidents, nursing home negligence and more.
With offices throughout the country, the law firm works for clients on a
contingency fee basis. That means you pay nothing if you don’t win. For
more information about what joining the Google privacy class action
lawsuit, call 1-800-HURTLINE or complete the online contact form.
The Baltimore office for the Mike Slocumb Law Firm is located at 111 S. Calvert Street, Suite 2700, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
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