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Airbnb files motion to block New York demand for info |
October 10, 2013
Airbnb's dispute with New York state regulators heated up on Wednesday with the company saying it filed a motion in New York State Supreme Court, objecting to a subpoena for information on 15,000 participating hosts in the city.The case is the latest in a growing number of disputes over how much information online services should be required to provide to law enforcement agencies.The motion by the short-term home rental service objects to the broad sweep of the demand by the state's attorney general Eric Schneiderman, wrote David Hantman, head of global public policy at Airbnb, in a blog post."The media has reported that the Attorney General is seeking to target a small number of illegal hotels that abuse the Airbnb platform," a goal which the company shares, Hantman wrote.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2053820/airbnb-files-motion-to-block-new-york-demand-for-info.html#tk.rss_all
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