Judge Rules New York Airbnb Subpoena Too Broad, Attorney General Will Narrow Request
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A more narrowly tailored request from the Attorney General will strip away some of the fishing expedition elements and focus on the information it does have from the data dive.
Judge Gerald W. Connolly ruled today that the New York Attorney General's subpoena for Airbnb user information was too broad, and that Airbnb's move to quash would be granted.
"Based upon the foregoing, the subpoena at issue, as drafted, seeks materials that are irrelevant to the inquiry at hand and accordingly, must be quashed," Judge Connolly wrote.
"It is hereby ordered that the Court grants petitioner's instant application to
