Internet Marketer Accused of Mining Data Can Delay Production of Internal Information

Internet market research company comScore Inc. must produce information relevant to class certification in a lawsuit alleging that its software collected user data without consent, including each type of information collected, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled March 2 (Harris v. comScore Inc., N.D. Ill., 1:11-cv-05807, 3/2/12).

However, comScore does not need to produce the identities of its clients, internal emails, and other internal information at the class certification stage, the court said.

The company allegedly used surveillance software to surreptitiously collect internet users’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, credit card ...