Wis. woman loses privacy lawsuit against Google

Published March 9, 2013 11:36pm ET



ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has dismissed a Wisconsin woman’s lawsuit against Google Inc. alleging that it was using her name to generate revenue through online advertising.

Beverly Stayart, of Elkhorn, alleged that if someone started typing in a Google search for her name, Bev Stayart, the search engine offered “Bev Stayart levitra” as one search term. Accepting that suggestion led to ads for Levitra and other treatments for erectile dysfunction, she said.

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