Reuters: Technology News: California court finds for Apple in credit card privacy suit

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California court finds for Apple in credit card privacy suit Feb 4th 2013, 18:57 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple loses a U.S. appeals bid in Samsung patent fight Thu, Jan 31 2013 Insight: Lawyers in gay marriage cases aim pitches at Obama Sun, Jan 27 2013 Apple's China dilemma: market share or cachet? Thu, Jan 24 2013 Apple's iPhone disappointment fans doubt on growth Thu, Jan 24 2013 Supreme Court won't hear challenge to EPA rulemaking Tue, Jan 22 2013 Analysis & Opinion California gets a little lovin’ If the court strikes Section 5 of Voting Rights Act Related Topics Tech » Money » Investing and Taxes Simplified » Media » The Apple logo hangs in a glass enclosure above the 5th Ave Apple Store in New York, September 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO | Mon Feb 4, 2013 1:57pm EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and other online retailers did not break California law by requiring consumers to provide their address and phone numbers as a condition of accepting credit card payments, the state's high court ruled on Monday. In a split decision, the California Supreme Court said state privacy protections for credit cards do not apply to online purchases that are downloaded electronically. The ruling comes after the same court in 2011 said that those privacy protections do apply to brick and mortar retailers, finding that they could not request a customer's ZIP code during a credit card transaction. Apple was the defendant in the latest lawsuit, brought as a proposed class action by a consumer who purchased downloads from iTunes. Online retailers eBay Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc also filed briefs supporting Apple. Representatives for the plaintiff and Apple could not immediately be reached for comment. Three dissenting California Supreme Court justices argued that the ruling represents "a major win for these sellers, but a major loss for consumers, who in their online activities already face an ever-increasing encroachment upon their privacy." But the four justices in the majority disagreed. "These ominous assertions, though eye-catching, do not withstand scrutiny," they wrote. The case in the Supreme Court of California is Apple Inc. vs. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County and David Krescent, S199384. (Reporting By Dan Levine; editing by Carol Bishopric) Investing and Taxes Simplified Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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