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Ah, then this is unintentional click bait I think. The headline reads like a major constitutional rights problem, since I guess I assume these headlines usuall
by iambateman 4y ago
Ah, then this is unintentional click bait I think.
The headline reads like a major constitutional rights problem, since I guess I assume these headlines usually originate in the USA.
- pc86 4y agoI'm not an attorney but there is a deeply troubling thing here to me. This was a lawsuit brought in US court against the US company, but the judge freely states that he ruled based on New Zealand law. That seems, at best, grossly inappropriate and grounds for an appeal. If this company wants the case decided under New Zealand law, they should fight it in New Zealand court. Is Glassdoor doesn't operate any legal New Zealand entities, then, there's nobody to sue. Maybe because this type of lawsuit seems especially petty and frivolous, but to me that seems like the system working as intended. I don't see how any judge in any country is qualified to rule based on statutes in a completely different country.
- maximilianroos 4y agoWould you rather that a New Zealand court decides whether Glassdoor has to produce the poster's name?
- pc86 4y agoI don't think Glassdoor should be forced to produce the name at all, but a New Zealand court handling the case at least makes more sense to me for this specific instance.
- shagie 4y agoThe company isn't suing Glassdoor - they're a NZ company presumably suing a NZ individual who posted anonymously. The NZ company issued a subpoena to Glassdoor to produce information necessary for discovery for a NZ lawsuit which an American court upheld.
- Mandatum 4y agoThey have offices in NZ, they are owned by a HK based entity.
- stevehawk 4y agoWe don't have a right to privacy in the US either. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯