Yahoo Seeks Summary Judgment In Email Scanning Class Action

Mealey's (September 21, 2015, 12:31 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a Sept. 19 summary judgment motion in California federal court, Yahoo Inc. asserts that its email scanning functions, which are at the heart of a privacy class action, comprise beneficial antivirus functions and benign targeted advertising but do not violate asserted federal and state privacy laws (In Re Yahoo Mail Litigation, No. 5:13-cv-04980, N.D. Calif.)....