Venue, Venue, Who's Got The Venue?

The Associated Press: Judges ponder location for Google privacy lawsuits. One of the problems with the interconnectedness of all things on the Internet is that modern technology makes it difficult to determine jurisdictional venue when problems occur. The Google street-view camera problem is a case in point. Many class action suits filed against Google have been filed, in which data sniffing allegations are made. The question is, who gets to try the cases? As lawyers know, the privilege of venue generally belongs to Plaintiffs; however, they must show that the chosen venue has jurisdiction over the claim. Internet torts tend to be committed in many locations, because of the global reach of the data, so Plaintiff's lawyers have many choices. This gives new meaning to the term "forum shopping", doesn't it?