January 12, 2021
A Massachusetts lawyer who has apparently never heard of the Streisand effect is suing Google for returning results on him when you search for his name.
Matthew Sandofsky filed the suit against the tech giant on Monday in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. He’s asking for $1,000 for himself and anyone else affected, which given the ubiquity of Google and the internet is close to every single American adult.
His lawsuit, first noticed by Universal Hub, claims that Google violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) because employers and landlords can use the search engine to learn about a potential employee or tenant.