Recently, the United States District Court in the Southern District of Texas granted summary judgment for the defendant hospital in Sweat v. Houston Methodist Hospital, No. 4:24-cv-00775 (S.D. Tex. 9/22/25). The court had previously dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim for invasion of privacy. The motion for summary judgment concentrated on the plaintiffs’ claims that
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Privacy Tip #307 – Credit Card Skimming Devices Found at Costco
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Credit card skimming fraud continues to affect companies and their customers, causing businesses such as Costco to routinely inspect their PIN pads for the devices. According to news reports, following a routine inspection of its PIN pads, five card-skimming devices were found at four Costco stores in the Chicago area.
According to Costco, fewer than…