My intention was not to "pull a fast one." If you read my blog[1], which of late is mostly about privacy, I think you'll find I'm fairly neutral on the subject. Having said that there is all sorts of pseudo-anonymous or anonymous data that when combined with other data points become PII. I find this particular case interesting and am curious to hear what others think about it's implications beyond the piracy case.

An opposing example to this would be the recent ruling in Massachusetts, and why I found this one so interesting. The court there found that zip codes are PII[2].

[1] http://www.jnorthrop.me

[2] http://blog.martindale.com/massachusetts-federal-district-co...