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Washington Judge Overturns Privacy Law

Posted by michael on from the corporate-free-speech dept.

joeflies writes "Washington state regulations were enacted to protect phone customer privacy. The opt-in policy regulation was overturned by a judge who found in favor of Verizon, seeing it as a potential violation of free speech."

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  1. Ugh! by Asprin · · Score: 4, Informative


    The law wasn't overturned, a preliminary injuction was granted suspending the law while the case is pending.

    RTFA!

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  2. So, would it be... by FroMan · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, would it be free speech to sign the Judge up for every mailing list and phone call list we can find?

    <knee-jerk-without-reading-article>

    Oh well... What seems to bother me the most is not the phone calls that I can tell someone, "don't call me!" What really bothers me is when you get like 5 phone calls a night and no one is there when you pick up. You can't tell them to remove you from the calling list if you don't get to talk to them.

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  3. Or would it be free speach to... by 0x69 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Would it also be 1st-Amendment-protected free speach to call the Judge at home to inform her of one's own opinions on the right to privacy?

    Or would that be harassment, since the victim would be one of the more-equal-than-us rich & powerful class, not a peon (like most of the folks suffering from endless telemarketing calls)?

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