Courthouse News Service reports that Yahoo has asked a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming the company intentionally intercepts, reads and records e-mails prior to passing them along to users. According to the complaint, the alleged practice is a violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The case parallels complaints filed against Google for similar practices. An attorney representing plaintiffs in cases against both companies said, “It’s exactly the same thing. The case involves allegations Google is intercepting e-mails to Gmail users before their delivery,” adding, “They are mining information so they can deliver targeted ads to their users. Yahoo disputes they are doing what Google is doing.” Yahoo has said CIPA does not address e-mail communications.
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