With this new information at its disposal, Sony's better equipped to oppose Hotz's motion to dismiss in a hearing early next month, but this doesn't mean the company will succeed in its bid to keep the litigation a West Coast affair.
Ms Veron said using the local media and other methods at their disposal would be used to try to get information across as soon as possible with minimal panic.
Taken together, the principles of reasonable collection limitation and disposal periods help to minimize the risk that information collected from or about consumers could be used in harmful or unexpected ways.