Yellowstone Park Privacy Spat Derailed Over Standing, Immunity

The National Park Service won’t have to face consumer class claims that it violated federal law by failing to redact payment card expiration dates from receipts.

Mere allegations of printing a customer’s credit card expiration date without connecting it to identity theft or other fraud isn’t enough to bring claims under the Federal Credit Reporting Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled. Plaintiffs in federal court have to make sure that the alleged identity theft “is fairly traceable” to the perceived harm, the court ruled.

The court also dismissed the case because the park service, which ...