Perkins Coie Partner Albert Gidari was quoted this week in an article published in BNA's Privacy & Security Law Report titled "ISPs Allegedly Released Data Without Notice To Meet Flawed Law Enforcement Demands".

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted Amazon.com's request for  declaratory judgment that the North Carolina Department of Revenue’s (the Department) information requests for the production of customer purchase records violated the First Amendment and the Video Privacy Protection Act.

The Federal Trade Commissioner last week closed its investigation into client Google's Street View WiFi data collection. Google was represented by Albert Gidari who received the Commission's closing letter.

Perkins Coie Partner Albert Gidari, a recognized authority on privacy and electronic surveillance issues, was quoted Monday on page one of The New York Times on efforts to revamp federal laws regarding wiretapping by law enforcement and terrorism authorities.

Perkins Coie Partner Albert Gidari was quoted Thursday morning in a story on NPR's "Morning Edition" about this week's appeals court ruling regarding warrant requirements for cell phone records. The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit stated judges have the right to require warrants before law enforcement officials can obtain records that may show a cell phone customer's location.

Perkins Coie Partner Dax Hansen was quoted this week in an article published by Internet Retailer, "Changing Their Stripes." The article discusses initiatives recently launched by Visa and MasterCard Worldwide in response to an increase in e-commerce and the rise of online competitors like PayPal and Facebook Credits.