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Inforrm's Blog

Discusses issues of media law and responsibility with a special focus on libel and privacy law and the balance between the two.

http://inforrm.wordpress.com

Jun 18
Indian media face growing calls for regulation – Sumit Galhotra

Indian media face growing calls for regulation – Sumit Galhotra

The rapid growth of revenue-hungry Indian media and recent scandals involving news outlets have prompted growing calls for external regulation, raising concerns about independence of the press. In May 2013, a parliamentary committee argued…
Jun 17
Case Law, Australia: Jeffrey v Giles, Low defamation damages for crushed rock operators – Justin Castelan

Case Law, Australia: Jeffrey v Giles, Low defamation damages for crushed rock operators – Justin Castelan

Virgina Giles wanted to retire and move to a huge property in the countryside, in beautiful Neerim North in Gippsland, where as she put it, “the air is wonderfully clean and clear and the water is pristine, the sounds of the birds is…
Jun 16
Law and Media Round Up – 17 June 2013

Law and Media Round Up – 17 June 2013

There has been much online debate this weekend about the Sunday People’s use of photographs of the television chef Nigella Lawson and her husband Charles Saatchi, and the ethical issues involved. Commentaries can be found at the New…

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Clancco: Art & Law

Covers the relationship between art and law with a focus on intellectual property, nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, free speech, and contemporary art. By Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento.

http://clancco.com/wp

Jun 18
Turrell’s Project at Nasher Sculpture Center Destroyed

Turrell’s Project at Nasher Sculpture Center Destroyed

According to the Nasher, Because a clear view of the sky from the interior of “Tending (Blue)” is now obstructed by Museum Tower, the artist, James Turrell, has declared the work destroyed. More via Hyperallergic.
Jun 18
Orlan Suing Lady Gaga for Forgery

Orlan Suing Lady Gaga for Forgery

French artist Orlan is suing Lady Gaga in a Paris court on charges of having ripped off her art for the “Born This Way” album and video. The artist is seeking $31.5 million in damages or 7.5 percent of the album’s profits.…
Jun 18
When It Comes to Copyright, “Increased freedoms should not necessarily be equated with artistic progress.”

When It Comes to Copyright, “Increased freedoms should not necessarily be equated with artistic progress.”

Artist and writer, Nate Harrison, pens a good argument regarding the Cariou v. Prince decision and how it, as I also have noted, does not necessarily signal not only a lazy approach to art making, but also does not align itself with US…

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Global Regulatory Enforcement Law…

Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog

Covers antitrust, privacy, international trade, and white color criminal defense. By Reed Smith.

http://www.globalregulatoryenforcementlawblog.com

Jun 18
Trying to Put a Cap on It - Yet Again: Another Attempt to Limit Government Reimbursement of Contractor Executive Compensation

Trying to Put a Cap on It - Yet Again: Another Attempt to Limit Government Reimbursement of Contractor Executive Compensation

This post was written by Lorraine M. Campos, Christopher L. Rissetto and Leslie A. Monahan. Back in February 2012, the Obama Administration asked Congress to reform the current reimbursement formula for federal government…
Jun 11
Consumer Privacy Groups Submit Comments in Advance of FTC's 'Internet of Things' Workshop

Consumer Privacy Groups Submit Comments in Advance of FTC's 'Internet of Things' Workshop

This post was written by Paul Bond and Frederick Lah. Refrigerators automatically doing grocery shopping for you on your drive home from work and cell phone attachments measuring glucose levels don’t necessarily seem like bad things.…
Jun 10
Whither WRDA? With U.S. Senate passage of a new Water Resources Development Act, the question is whether its "no earmarks" approach will hold.

Whither WRDA? With U.S. Senate passage of a new Water Resources Development Act, the question is whether its "no earmarks" approach will hold.

This post was written by Christopher L. Rissetto and Robert Helland. On May 15th, the Senate gave final approval, by a vote of 83-14, to S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013. As we indicated previously, any legislation…

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US Law Watch

Provides US legal and regulatory information. By BNA International.

http://www.uslawwatch.com

Nov 12
Obama Victory Resurrects Climate Issue, but Carbon Tax Likely to Face Uphill Battle

Obama Victory Resurrects Climate Issue, but Carbon Tax Likely to Face Uphill Battle

By Dean Scott WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Obama’s re-election and unexpected gains by Democrats in the Senate have environmental groups gearing up on several fronts to push for more U.S. action on climate change, including a possible…
Nov 6
BNA INSIGHTS: The Perilous Sanctions Regime: Understanding ING Bank’s $619 Million Settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control

BNA INSIGHTS: The Perilous Sanctions Regime: Understanding ING Bank’s $619 Million Settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control

By Zachary S. Brez and Michael S. Casey, Ropes & Gray, New York and Washington, D.C.
Nov 6
IRS Coordinates Due Diligence Timelines for Requirements Related to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

IRS Coordinates Due Diligence Timelines for Requirements Related to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

By Diane Freda The Internal Revenue Service announced Oct. 24 it would significantly reduce the administrative burden of completing due diligence requirements for U.S. withholding agents and foreign financial institutions under the Foreign…

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Privacy & Information Security…

Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

Provides global privacy and information security law updates and analysis. By Hunton & Williams.

http://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/

Jun 18
HHS Settles with Shasta Regional Medical Center

HHS Settles with Shasta Regional Medical Center

On June 13, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a resolution agreement and 275,000 dollar settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center in connection with impermissible disclosures of protected health information to…
Jun 18
Jessica Rich Named FTC Director of Consumer Protection

Jessica Rich Named FTC Director of Consumer Protection

On June 17, 2013, the FTC announced that Chairwoman Edith Ramirez appointed Jessica Rich to be the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Jun 17
The Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: A Critique of the EEOC Guidance

The Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions: A Critique of the EEOC Guidance

As reported in the Hunton Employment and Labor Perspectives Blog, an article by Hunton and Williams partners Terry Connor and Kevin White on the EEOC’s April 2012 Guidance recently was published in the Seton Hall University Law Review. …

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The Privacy Law Site

Covers privacy laws and regulations.

http://privacy-law.blogspot.com/

Jun 11
Google Asks Government to Allow it Disclose its Compliance With Requests for User Information

Google Asks Government to Allow it Disclose its Compliance With Requests for User Information

Google, citing hard work to over users' trust, has written to Eric Holder and FBI Director Mueller asking them to "help make it possible for Google to publish in information about its cooperation with requests or demands for user…
Jun 11
Section 215 of the Patriot Act and the Verizon Court Order

Section 215 of the Patriot Act and the Verizon Court Order

The order issued by the FISA Court for Verizon phone record metadata was made under 50 U.S.C. § 1861, enacted into law as Section 215 of the Patriot Act. We do not have the application submitted to the court, but we do have the court…
Jun 10
Booz Allen Employee Claims Access to Vast NSA Surveillance Capabilitie

Booz Allen Employee Claims Access to Vast NSA Surveillance Capabilitie

In interviews with The Washington Post and The Guardian, a 29 year-old man claims that as an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton in Hawaii, he had access to information about NSA surveillance programs, including domestic wiretaps.He is quoted as…

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HIPAA Blog

Features a discussion of medical privacy. By Jeffrey P. Drummond.

http://hipaablog.blogspot.com/

Jun 17
Instagram for Doctors. Keep the PHI out…

Instagram for Doctors. Keep the PHI out of it, and it's a great idea.
Jun 17
Stanford Children's Hospital Breach: An…

Stanford Children's Hospital Breach: An unencrypted laptop stolen. Really? This is their 5th big breach. OK, it was "non-functioning" with a broken screen, but if so, why keep it around?
Jun 14
Current Unofficial Final Draft of HIPAA…

Current Unofficial Final Draft of HIPAA Regulations, post-HITECH and Omnibus Rule: Several others have posted this already, but here's the unofficial updated combined HIPAA administrative simplification regulation text. I've got my own PDF…

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techblawg

Focuses primarily on issues involving the intersection of law, technology and finance. By David Ma.

http://techblawg.ca/

Jun 8
weekly tweet roundup

weekly tweet roundup

haswell – not much of a tock, is it? at least not for desktop. http://t.co/Z4WytI0cnO 2013-06-02 analysis of carbon footprint of a tesla s. not as green as i thought, but still pretty good. http://t.co/6fPPVFnNzA 2013-06-02 better…
Jun 1
weekly tweet roundup

weekly tweet roundup

for the next time someone says you don't need project controls aren't because of agile. http://t.co/RhdKFAr58d 2013-05-27 quebec cracks down on airbnb. or rather those who rent out their home using airbnb. http://t.co/fU22acDtHs 2013-05-27…
May 25
weekly tweet roundup

weekly tweet roundup

cdn regulator seems to exempt bitcoin traders from money laundering rules. good, though surprising. http://t.co/jZZquIz9UI 2013-05-20 defense distributed's printable gun printed on cheap printer. fires 8 shots. http://t.co/gRc6IgPSlA…

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Inside Privacy

Covers global privacy and data security. By Covington & Burling LLP.

http://www.insideprivacy.com

Jun 17
HHS Releases Unofficial Set of Combined HIPAA Regulation

HHS Releases Unofficial Set of Combined HIPAA Regulation

On June 11, the Department of Health and Human Services released an unofficial version of all of the HIPAA regulatory standards in one document. The combined regulation text includes the following HIPAA standards: Transactions and Code…
Jun 17
HHS Settles HIPAA Privacy Case With California Medical Center

HHS Settles HIPAA Privacy Case With California Medical Center

By Rachel Grunberger and Anna Kraus The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on June 14 that it reached a settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in California over potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy…
Jun 7
FCC to Consider Ruling on Carriers' Use of Data Collected on Mobile Device

FCC to Consider Ruling on Carriers' Use of Data Collected on Mobile Device

The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote this month on a declaratory ruling stating that existing rules governing telephone carriers’ use of subscribers’ personal information also apply to data collected on…

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Workplace Privacy Counsel

Covers employment related privacy issues. Published by Philip Gordon of Littler Medelson's Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group.

http://privacyblog.littler.com/

Jun 17
Seattle Limits Inquiries Into and Use of Criminal Records for Employment Purpose

Seattle Limits Inquiries Into and Use of Criminal Records for Employment Purpose

Effective November 1, 2013, Seattle, Washington will join various other jurisdictions (most recently Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina and Buffalo, New York) that limit inquiries into and the use of criminal records for employment…
Jun 17
Flurry of New Employment Laws Regulating the Use of Criminal Records Continues with Expanded Restrictions in Indiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Buffalo, New York

Flurry of New Employment Laws Regulating the Use of Criminal Records Continues with Expanded Restrictions in Indiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Buffalo, New York

The public policy interests supporting employment-related protections for ex-offenders, including encouraging ex-offenders to reenter the workforce, are detailed in the updated EEOC Enforcement Guidance, titled “Consideration of Arrest…
Jun 5
Social Media Password Protection and Privacy -- The Patchwork of State Laws and How It Affects Employer

Social Media Password Protection and Privacy -- The Patchwork of State Laws and How It Affects Employer

Shortly after the Littler Report, Workplace Policy Institute: Social Media Password Protection and Privacy -- The Patchwork of State Laws and How It Affects Employers, by Phillip Gordon, Amber Spataro, and William Simmons was published last…

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Privacy Law Blog

Covers data privacy, identity theft, invasion of privacy, and national security legal issues. Published by the Privacy and Data Security Practice Group of Proskauer Rose LLP.

http://privacylaw.proskauer.com/

Jun 14
Rise of the Genome

Rise of the Genome

David MunkittrickWe pack tons of personal and sensitive information in our DNA. While the human genome has been mapped for a decade, legal issues of genetic privacy are just beginning to rise. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme…
Jun 11
Massachusetts Jury Finds Violation of Stored Communications Act and Massachusetts Privacy Law

Massachusetts Jury Finds Violation of Stored Communications Act and Massachusetts Privacy Law

Amy CraftsIn January 2011, David Cheng (Plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against his former co-worker and fellow radiologist, Laura Romo (Defendant), alleging a violation of the Stored Communications Act (SCA) and Massachusetts privacy law. …
May 23
Colorado and Washington Join Growing List of States Prohibiting Employer Access to Employee Social Media Account

Colorado and Washington Join Growing List of States Prohibiting Employer Access to Employee Social Media Account

Kevin KhuranaColorado on May 12, 2013 and Washington on May 21, 2013 joined the likes of California, Maryland, Utah and New Mexico by prohibiting employers from requesting that prospective and current employees disclose their username and…

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Chronicle of Data Protection

Covers consumer privacy, data security, HIPAA, financial privacy and EU privacy. By Hogan Lovells.

http://www.hldataprotection.com

Jun 17
Free Teleconference this Thursday — The Implications of the NSA Leaks for Privacy Professionals — To Be Moderated by Hogan Lovells Partner

Free Teleconference this Thursday — The Implications of the NSA Leaks for Privacy Professionals — To Be Moderated by Hogan Lovells Partner

Hogan Lovells Privacy and Information Management Director Chris Wolf will moderate a free IAPP teleconference this Thursday, June 20, at 4 PM EDT on "The Implications of the NSA Leaks for Privacy Professionals."
Jun 17
FTC Issues New Red Flags Rule Guidance

FTC Issues New Red Flags Rule Guidance

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently issued a revised guidance (“Guide”) on the Red Flags Rule (“Rule”) (see “Fighting Identity Theft with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for…
Jun 14
French Government Has Serious Reservations About the Draft EU Regulation, Putting its Adoption in Doubt

French Government Has Serious Reservations About the Draft EU Regulation, Putting its Adoption in Doubt

On June 11, the French Minister for Digital Economy indicated during questioning by a French Member of Parliament about the status of the draft data protection regulation that the Minister of Justice had rejected, during the meeting of the…

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Information Law Group

Covers advertising law, privacy, information security and intellectual property.

http://www.infolawgroup.com/

Jun 17
NIST to Launch Big Data Working Group

NIST to Launch Big Data Working Group

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), which we’ve written about at length in the past in connection with its ongoing data security and cloud computing related work, announced the formation of a Big…
May 28
InfoLawGroup Thanks Clients, Attorneys and Staff for Chambers Recognition

InfoLawGroup Thanks Clients, Attorneys and Staff for Chambers Recognition

InfoLawGroup is honored to be named by Chambers and Partners as one of the nation’s leading Privacy & Data Security law firms. This recognition comes ahead of the firm celebrating its fourth birthday this fall. In 2009,…
May 23
Court Refuses to Enter Injunction Requiring Tortious Content to be Taken Off Website

Court Refuses to Enter Injunction Requiring Tortious Content to be Taken Off Website

Plaintiff obtained a jury verdict and almost $200,000 in damages over an article in a trade association publication that cast him in a false light. When the publication kept the offending article on its website, plaintiff sought relief for…

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Privacy and IP Law Blog

Addresses recent events in trademark, copyright, computer and privacy law. By Christina Frangiosa.

http://privacyandip.blogspot.com/

Apr 12
Yankees Successfully Oppose Registration of “BASEBALLS EVIL EMPIRE” Trademark

Yankees Successfully Oppose Registration of “BASEBALLS EVIL EMPIRE” Trademark

On February 8, 2013, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (“TTAB”) sustained the opposition filed by the New York Yankees Partnership (“Yankees”) against the registration of “BASEBALLS EVIL EMPIRE” filed…
Mar 27
FTC Issues New Guidance on Online Advertising Disclosure

FTC Issues New Guidance on Online Advertising Disclosure

On March 12, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the long-awaited, updated version of its .com Disclosure guidance. See Press Release, “FTC Staff Revises Online Advertising Disclosure Guidelines,” Mar. 12,…
Mar 12
Common Questions: Can I Copyright My ‘Knight in Shining Armor’ Story?

Common Questions: Can I Copyright My ‘Knight in Shining Armor’ Story?

The short answer is – perhaps, at least parts of it. Copyright law protects “original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression.” 17 U.S.C. § 102. This protection attaches from the…

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Data Privacy Monitor

Covers data privacy, security and social media subjects. By Baker Hostetler.

http://www.dataprivacymonitor.com/

Jun 14
HHS Office of Civil Rights Hosts Webinar on Final Rule

HHS Office of Civil Rights Hosts Webinar on Final Rule

Posted by Michael YoungToday, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), joined with the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange and hosted an online seminar discussing HITECH requirements in the new Final…
Jun 14
Hospital Disclosure of PHI to Media and Workforce Results in $275,000 Fine

Hospital Disclosure of PHI to Media and Workforce Results in $275,000 Fine

Posted by Kimberly M. WongThis post is co-authored by Kimberly M. Wong and Cory J. Fox. HHS OCR announced today its second resolution agreement of 2013. Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has agreed to pay $275,000 and enter into a…
Jun 12
Seventh Circuit Denies 26(f) Relief Allowing A Potentially Massive Privacy Class to Proceed to Trial in Harris v. comScore

Seventh Circuit Denies 26(f) Relief Allowing A Potentially Massive Privacy Class to Proceed to Trial in Harris v. comScore

Posted by Judy SelbyThis post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler's Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. As reported here in April, an Illinois federal district court certified a privacy class that could number tens of millions of…

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Privacy and Security Law Blog

Covers biometrics, HIPAA, identity theft, PATRIOT Act, phishing and more. By Davis Wright Tremaine.

http://www.privsecblog.com/

Jun 17
Deadline for Compliance with Updated COPPA Rules Draws Near

Deadline for Compliance with Updated COPPA Rules Draws Near

By: Ronald G. London and Robert G. Scott, Jr. The July 1, 2013, deadline for complying with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) updated regulations implementing its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Rule) is…
Jun 13
HHS Releases HIPAA Regulations with Updates Incorporating Omnibus Rule Change

HHS Releases HIPAA Regulations with Updates Incorporating Omnibus Rule Change

By: Adam H. Greene In January 2013, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in the Federal Register, the most significant changes to the HIPAA regulations since they were first promulgated. …
Jun 12
Federal Cybersecurity Initiatives Demand Vigilance of Communication and Energy Infrastructure Owners and Operator

Federal Cybersecurity Initiatives Demand Vigilance of Communication and Energy Infrastructure Owners and Operator

By: Robert G. Scott, Jr. Cybersecurity initiatives are moving rapidly within the federal government and require owners and operators of critical infrastructure – including in particular Communication and Energy Systems, and those…

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Workplace Privacy, Data Management…

Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report

Covers data security, HIPAA, identity theft and workplace privacy. By Jackson Lewis.

http://www.workplaceprivacyreport.com

Jun 15
FDA Provides Data Security Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturer

FDA Provides Data Security Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturer

Medical device manufacturers generally are not the first group of businesses that come to mind when one thinks of HIPAA, privacy and security. However, in the world of "Big Data," the functioning of medical devices increasingly…
Jun 14
European Union Stringent Data Security Proposal Will Affect Businesses Worldwide

European Union Stringent Data Security Proposal Will Affect Businesses Worldwide

Privacy and data protection rules of the European Union place a heavy compliance burden on European companies and all foreign companies handling or possessing EU data and the latest proposal under consideration by the European Parliament for…
Jun 13
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Movement

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Movement

Numerous companies are considering, or already transitioned to, a "bring your own device" (BYOD) model. Under a BYOD program, employees are permitted to connect their own personal devices (iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, PDA, etc.) to…

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Socially Aware Blog

Covers the law and business of social media. By Morrison Foerster.

http://www.sociallyawareblog.com/

Jun 17
German Court Holds Google Responsible for Its Search Suggestion

German Court Holds Google Responsible for Its Search Suggestion

On May 15, 2013, in a case filed against Google by an entrepreneur selling dietary supplements and cosmetics (the “Plaintiff”), the German Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe (Bundesgerichtshof, the “Federal Court”)…
Jun 12
The Diet Has Spoken: Japanese Lawmakers Approve Internet-Enabled Campaigning

The Diet Has Spoken: Japanese Lawmakers Approve Internet-Enabled Campaigning

In February 2013, we reported on legislative momentum in the Japanese Diet to bring Japan’s sixty-year-old election laws into the brave new world of Web 2.0. On April 19, 2013, that reform effort came to fruition, when a bill permitting…
Jun 11
Stop Insider Tweeting!—Feds Eye Social Media for Securities Shenanigan

Stop Insider Tweeting!—Feds Eye Social Media for Securities Shenanigan

Article courtesy of Morrison & Foerster’s MoFo Tech As financial institutions and investors turn to social media to instantly share snippets of news and potential clues about market trends, the FBI and SEC are monitoring such…

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Business Litigation Info

Covers business litigation, intellectual property, data security, and advertising and media. By Faruki Ireland & Cox P.L.L.

http://www.businesslitigationinfo.com/

Jun 3
What is a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Anymore?

What is a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Anymore?

Any law student or attorney cannot help but remember the seminal U.S. Constitutional law case of U.S. v. Katz. In Katz, the Supreme Court of the United States famously held the FBI could not bug a telephone booth (remember those?) in order to…
May 8
Privacy Today: The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same

Privacy Today: The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same

I recently had the privilege of moderating a privacy panel discussion at an unmanned aerial systems (“UAS”) conference. UAS’s have been in the news lately, so you can imagine the interest and concern for privacy and…
Apr 9
Charles Faruki Honored as an All-Star for Outstanding Client Service

Charles Faruki Honored as an All-Star for Outstanding Client Service

Charles Faruki, Managing Partner of FI&C was recently selected as a 2013 BTI Client Service All-Star MVP by BTI Consulting Group. All-Star MVPs are standout attorneys honored for delivering superior client service year after year. Charlie…

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Privacy & Security Matters

By Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

http://www.privacyandsecuritymatters.com

Jun 13
Seventh Circuit Declines to Review Class Certification Order in Enormous Computer Privacy Class Action

Seventh Circuit Declines to Review Class Certification Order in Enormous Computer Privacy Class Action

Written by Kevin McGinty and Evan Nadel In its recent decision in Harris v. comScore, Inc., the Seventh Circuit declined to review a trial court order certifying a plaintiff class consisting of hundreds of thousands of computer owners who…
Jun 4
Delta Finds Reprieve in State Court, but Not Everyone Will Get to Fly the Friendly Skie

Delta Finds Reprieve in State Court, but Not Everyone Will Get to Fly the Friendly Skie

By Cynthia Larose, Evan Nadel, and Jake Romero California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ attempt to bring an enforcement action against Delta Air Lines, Inc. won’t be leaving the runway. California Superior Court Judge Marla J.…
Jun 3
Mandatory Data Breach Notification Coming to Australia

Mandatory Data Breach Notification Coming to Australia

Thanks to our friends at Gilbert + Tobin Privacy law is once again on the Government’s legislation reform agenda with the introduction recently of the Privacy Amendment (Privacy Alerts) Bill 2013. The Bill if passed will amend the…

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Spam Notes

Covers Internet law, electronic communications law, privacy, ID theft, data protection, adware, spyware and more. Published by Seattle lawyer Venkat Balasubramani.

http://spamnotes.com

Jan 19
Just Who Are the Change Agents in Law?

Just Who Are the Change Agents in Law?

Scott Greenfield has an interesting post up today with an equally interesting response from Keith Lee. Both posts nudge me in the direction of a "Godin-esque" question that's been percolating in my mind for a long long time now: the…
Dec 23
Disconnection and Organization

Disconnection and Organization

As I sat there drinking my cortado, I went through the checklist of people I had to email. All minor, small things to take (or to have taken) care of. Some internal; some external. All my emails would of course come with the courteous…
Nov 20
Blogger Motivation

Blogger Motivation

I've posted a bunch about what motivates bloggers. My view is that it's a labor of love. You do it because you enjoy it. It may bring you some amount of recognition, but ultimately you enjoy shouting from the rooftops. You may or may not…

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Fair Competition Law Blog

Covers trade secrets, noncompetes, privacy and security, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, trademarks, copyrights, and business torts. By Russell Beck.

http://faircompetitionlaw.com

Apr 22
Trade Secret | Noncompete – Issues and Cases in the News – April 2013 Update

Trade Secret | Noncompete – Issues and Cases in the News – April 2013 Update

True to the unfortunate limit of 24 hours in a day, my posts continue to written during my vacations. This time, given the extended delay between vacations, and therefore posts on issues and cases making trade secrets | noncompete news, I am…
Apr 22
Trade Secret | Noncompete – Issues and Cases in the News – April 2013 Update

Trade Secret | Noncompete – Issues and Cases in the News – April 2013 Update

True to the unfortunate limit of 24 hours in a day, my posts continue to written during my vacations. This time, given the extended delay between vacations, and therefore posts on issues and cases making trade secrets | noncompete news, I am…
Apr 15
Episode 6: Practical Considerations When Seeking Injunctive Relief

Episode 6: Practical Considerations When Seeking Injunctive Relief

The Fairly Competing hosts - John Marsh, Russell Beck, and Ken Vanko - discuss injunction practice in Episode 6. The most common form of relief in non-compete and trade secrets cases, preliminary injunctions require parties to act and respond…

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Copyright, Intellectual Property,…

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Computer, Internet, e-Commerce Law

Covers IP/IT law, with a strong focus on copyright and internet law. By Barry Sookman.

http://www.barrysookman.com

Jun 18
Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-06-18

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-06-18

Retirement of Mario Bouchard http://wp.me/p3flp9-2NA Can a Website Disclaimer Prevent Declaratory Judgment Actions in IP Cases? Maybe…or Maybe Not http://buff.ly/126bL5l The Internet Society Wants to Punch Your Nose and Commoditize You…
Jun 18
Implications of Canada’s Anti-SPAM Legislation (CASL) for IT Busine

Implications of Canada’s Anti-SPAM Legislation (CASL) for IT Busine

Yesterday, Andre Leduc of Industry Canada, Lynn Perrault of the CRTC, along with Toronto IT lawyers Mike Fekete and Mark Hayes, spoke at IT.Can’s The 2003 Information Technology Law Spring Forum. Their topic was the Implications of…
Jun 17
Retirement of Mario Bouchard from Copyright Board

Retirement of Mario Bouchard from Copyright Board

Claude Majeau, Vice-Chairman & CEO of the Copyright Board just announded the retirement of Mario Bouchard, General Counsel of the Board. Here is a copy of the announcement: Retirement of Mario Bouchard / Retraite de Mario Bouchard…

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New York Advertising Attorneys…

New York Advertising Attorneys Blog

Provides commentary and news on developing legal issues in advertising, promotional marketing, Internet, and privacy law. By the Lustigman Firm, P.C.

http://www.advertisinglawblog.com/

Nov 26
Western District of Washington Becomes A TCPA hotbed

Western District of Washington Becomes A TCPA hotbed

The Western District of Washington has joined the Northern District of Illinois and the entire state of California as a hotbed of activity for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action suits. In addition to the TCPA, Washington…
Nov 26
Contest Sponsor Discontinues Performance Claim Couched in 'Contest' Language

Contest Sponsor Discontinues Performance Claim Couched in 'Contest' Language

Earlier this year, Oracle sponsored a contest that was advertised on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and other major newspapers. In the ad Oracle claimed that if an Exadata Data Warehouse system is not "5x faster" than an (IBM)…
Nov 21
NAAG Announces Top Ten Consumer Complaints List

NAAG Announces Top Ten Consumer Complaints List

The National Association of Attorneys General has announced the Top 10 Consumer Complaints for 2012. Automotive complaints topped the list (the majority of which involved auto sales, but also included auto advertising practices, auto service…

Rank this Week: 1851

LegalTXTS

Covers law and technology, with an emphasis on legal issues regarding digital media, privacy and data security, and information management. By Elijah Yip.

http://www.legaltxts.com/

Jun 17
Privacy of Employee Data on Dual-Use Device

Privacy of Employee Data on Dual-Use Device

Supervisor snoops into former employee’s personal Gmail account after she returns company-issued Blackberry — Lazette v. Kulmatycki, 2013 WL 2455937 (N.D. Ohio June 5, 2013) The line between personal and business use of electronic…
May 21
The Electronic Wake Employees Leave Behind

The Electronic Wake Employees Leave Behind

Employer sues ex-employee for not updating his LinkedIn profile — Jefferson Audio Visual Systems, Inc. v. Light, 2013 WL 1947625 (W.D. Ky. May 9, 2013). What would you do if your ex-employee told everybody he’s still working for…
May 16
Attorney Is Disciplined For Posting Confidential Client Information Online

Attorney Is Disciplined For Posting Confidential Client Information Online

Disclosure of confidential client information on the Internet by attorney violates Rule 1.6 of the Rules of Professional Conduct – In re Skinner, 740 S.E.2d 171 (Ga. Mar. 18, 2013) A Georgia attorney recently learned the hard way that…

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North Carolina Journal of Law &…

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

Features legal scholarship in law and technology topics, including intellectual property law, cyberspace law, environmental law, criminal law, health law, and privacy law.

http://ncjolt.org/

Nov 21
Spring Training for Electronic Search: Examining U.S. v. Comprehensive Drug Testing Inc. with regards to Evolving Trends in Computing

Spring Training for Electronic Search: Examining U.S. v. Comprehensive Drug Testing Inc. with regards to Evolving Trends in Computing

This Recent Development discusses the framework for electronic search that was laid out by the Ninth Circuit in U.S. v.
Nov 21
Baby Mama Drama: Parentage in the Era of Gestational Surrogacy

Baby Mama Drama: Parentage in the Era of Gestational Surrogacy

Although recent decades have seen a boom in the development of technologies that manipulate the human reproductive cycle, many states have been slow to adopt laws regulating third-party reproduction. While a handful of states recognize the…
Nov 21
“Apps.Gov”: Assessing Privacy in the Cloud Computing Era

“Apps.Gov”: Assessing Privacy in the Cloud Computing Era

An information technology project “Apps.Gov” was announced by the Federal Government on September 15th, 2009. Google, Inc. is the principal contractor and is building a special data center facility for the project. In December, Google…

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Data Governance Law

Covers anti-spam, privacy, records retention and e-commerce as related to data governance. By FMC Law.

http://www.datagovernancelaw.com/

Jun 18
Leaky Websites, Encryption Keys & Mobile Trackers: Demystifying Privacy Laws & Obligation

Leaky Websites, Encryption Keys & Mobile Trackers: Demystifying Privacy Laws & Obligation

Last week I had the great pleasure of speaking to the Waterloo Region Law Association C-POWR group with my colleague Michael Beairsto. We had a great turn out and a very interesting discussion about Leaky Websites, Encryption Keys…
Jun 18
Social Networking and Online Forums – Privacy Obligation

Social Networking and Online Forums – Privacy Obligation

Last month, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) published guidance on the application of the Data Protection Act 1998 (UK DPA) to social networking sites and online forums. Although the guidance is specific to UK…
Jun 16
Service by Private Message to Message Board Account Permitted

Service by Private Message to Message Board Account Permitted

The British Columbia Supreme Court recently granted an order permitting substituted service on anonymous users of several Internet-based forums in a defamation action. In Burke v. John Doe, 2013 BCSC 964, the plaintiff, Brian Burke, sued…

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Peter Fleischer: Privacy...?

Covers privacy law and corporate privacy policy. By Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel for Google.

http://peterfleischer.blogspot.com/

Jun 18
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest one of them all?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest one of them all?

Many years ago, a legal journal called me a man on a "crusade" to protect users' privacy against government surveillance. That was back in 2007, and since then, the scale and scope of government surveillance has increased…
May 1
My favorite holiday photos, and a trillion other

My favorite holiday photos, and a trillion other

The two-centuries-long evolution of photography has constantly pushed the boundaries of privacy. At each stage of its evolution, photographing the world has become easier, quicker, more mobile, more ubiquitous, more systematic, and…
Apr 17
The Saga Continues...now to the Italian Supreme Court

The Saga Continues...now to the Italian Supreme Court

In December of last year, an Italian Court of Appeals overturned my conviction—as well as that of two other Googlers—for violating Italian privacy law in a case that stemmed from a user-uploaded video. I was pleased that…

Rank this Week: 2185

Security, Privacy and The Law

Covers information security and privacy issues. By Foley Hoag LLP.

http://www.securityprivacyandthelaw.com

Jun 13
FTC Issues Revised Business Guide on ‘Red Flags’ Identity Theft Rule

FTC Issues Revised Business Guide on ‘Red Flags’ Identity Theft Rule

The Federal Trade Commission has issued revised guidance designed to help businesses comply with the requirements of the Red Flags Rule, which protects consumers by requiring businesses to watch for and respond to warning signs or “red…
Jun 12
Recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Case Starts a Wave of Lawsuits Against Retailers for Collecting Customer ZIP Code

Recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Case Starts a Wave of Lawsuits Against Retailers for Collecting Customer ZIP Code

In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) determined that customer ZIP Codes are “personal identification information” that retailers…
Apr 3
The Split in the Circuit Courts Over the Proper Interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Actually Goes Three Way

The Split in the Circuit Courts Over the Proper Interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Actually Goes Three Way

Posted on March 15th, 2013 by Brian P. Bialas on our sister blog, Massachusetts Noncompete Law. I’ve written many times about the significant split in…

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CyberLaw Currents

Covers technology news headlines, statutes, and case law developments related to e-commerce, privacy, advertising, and intellectual property. Edited by Glen K. Westerback.

http://www.cyberlawcurrents.com

May 17
FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

In an effort to provide clarity on it its revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“Rules”), the FTC recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs“) with information on how to…
May 16
FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

FTC Answers 92 Questions about its Revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

In an effort to provide clarity on it its revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“Rules”), the FTC recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs“) with information on how to…
Apr 23
Court Rules Against Digital Music Resale Service

Court Rules Against Digital Music Resale Service

Can you legally re-sell digital goods like the music files you’ve downloaded from iTunes? That was the question in Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 2013 WL 1286134 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2013). The court held that the resale…

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SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net

Jun 13
US Supreme Ct: Naturally Occurring DNA is Unpatentable Product of Nature

US Supreme Ct: Naturally Occurring DNA is Unpatentable Product of Nature

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring DNA is a product of nature and, as such, is not patentable. Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., No. 12-398 (U.S. June 13, 2013). However, according to the…
Jun 5
Spanish Plant Variety Rights Litigation Continue

Spanish Plant Variety Rights Litigation Continue

According to news reports, an appellate court in Granada, Spain recently affirmed a lower tribunal’s denial of a request by Swiss multinational Syngenta for provisional measures against a company it claimed was infringing…
May 21
Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

The report of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Apple Inc.’s international tax strategy sheds light on how the company has exploited to maximum effect a number of gaps in the web of national tax jurisdictions.…

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Privacy Law and Policy

Covers privacy rights in civil, criminal and legislative matters. By Kevin Whitaker.

http://www.privacylawandpolicy.com/

Mar 13
Right to Bear Arms? Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court & U.S. Supreme Court--Recent Activity

Right to Bear Arms? Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court & U.S. Supreme Court--Recent Activity

Days ago, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution imposes no limitations on the Massachusetts Legislature to regulate the possession of firearms. See Commonwealth v. Richard…
Feb 25
New Data Security Regulations to Take Effect in Massachusetts on March 1st, 2010

New Data Security Regulations to Take Effect in Massachusetts on March 1st, 2010

The scramble in on as companies seek to comply with the identity theft regulations adopted in Massachusetts and touted as 'the first of their kind in the country' which are scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2010.
Feb 6
Children Deserve Laws That Protect Them From Online Pedophiles, Not Laws, As Written, That Serve to Invite Them In

Children Deserve Laws That Protect Them From Online Pedophiles, Not Laws, As Written, That Serve to Invite Them In

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently reversed four indictments of Matt H. Zubiel for an attempt to disseminate matter harmful to a minor, under M.G. L. c. 272, § 28, and as defined in M.G. L. c. 272, § 31.

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Broadband Law Advisor

Provides insight and information on the FCC's National Broadband Plan. By Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

http://www.broadbandlawadvisor.com/

May 31
Electric Utilities Seek SCOTUS Review of DC Circuit February 2013 Pole Decision Granting ILECs Pole Attachment Right

Electric Utilities Seek SCOTUS Review of DC Circuit February 2013 Pole Decision Granting ILECs Pole Attachment Right

By John D. Seiver On May 24, 2013, five electric utilities filed a petition for certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking limited review of the D.C. Circuit’s February 2013 pole attachment decision that, among other things, upheld…
May 29
Communications Attacher Efforts Lead to Laws Governing Pole Owning Electric Cooperatives and Municipalitie

Communications Attacher Efforts Lead to Laws Governing Pole Owning Electric Cooperatives and Municipalitie

At this time of year when state legislative sessions have ended or are coming to a close, there are usually one or two bills making their way to governors for signature that, in some form or another, regulate pole owning electric cooperatives…
Apr 29
FCC to Study Pole Attachment Costs to Spur Gigabit Deployment

FCC to Study Pole Attachment Costs to Spur Gigabit Deployment

At last month’s Broadband Acceleration Initiative workshop, outgoing FCC Chairman Genachowski announced that the FCC would soon release a notice launching an inquiry into pole attachment costs as part of its effort to further reduce…

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Dot Indicia

Covers information, privacy and security from a Canadian perspective. By Michael Power.

http://michaelpower.ca

May 28
Did We Get The Right Privacy Tort?

Did We Get The Right Privacy Tort?

This post first appeared at Privacy Perspectives on 15 May 2013. As Canadian privacy professionals will know, 2012 saw a significant development in Canadian tort law with respect to privacy. While some lower courts have recognized…
Apr 30
FATCA Revisited

FATCA Revisited

I’ve written about FATCA before, here and here, with respect to the privacy law implications of this American tax compliance initiative. However, I was recently presented with a letter on the subject that made me pause. A noted…
Mar 18
Privacy Audits: The Subject of “Controls”

Privacy Audits: The Subject of “Controls”

When one considers the subject of privacy audits, the first impulse is to ask about the purpose and scope of the audit, followed by a question as to what privacy controls are in play. While purpose and scope can be more readily defined,…

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Tsibouris Privacy & Technology…

Tsibouris Privacy & Technology Law Blog

Focuses on privacy, security, data protection, technology, and financial services issues affecting corporations, governments, and individuals. By Tsibouris & Associates.

http://blog.tsibouris.com/

Nov 26
Got (website) ADA? Commercial Websites and the Accessibility Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Got (website) ADA? Commercial Websites and the Accessibility Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

By Dino Tsibouris and Ken SperlSection 508 of the amended Workforce Rehabilitation Act requires federal agencies to make their websites accessible to disabled persons. In 2008, the Justice Department was given the power to create rules…
Aug 9
FTC Fines Google $22.5 Million, Leads in Cookie Enforcement

FTC Fines Google $22.5 Million, Leads in Cookie Enforcement

By Mehmet Munur
Jun 12
Article 29 Working Party Publishes Opinion on Exemptions for Cookie

Article 29 Working Party Publishes Opinion on Exemptions for Cookie

by Mehmet Munur

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Politics of Privacy Blog

Covers privacy, liberty, security, economy and their interaction. By Andreas Busch.

http://politicsofprivacy.blogspot.com/

Jan 18
Again: loss of personal data by public officials in the UK

Again: loss of personal data by public officials in the UK

Less than two months after the loss of the personal details of 25 million people by the UK's tax authorities (see this blog entry), another substantial loss of personal data has occurred in Britain. As the BBC website writes, a laptop…
Jan 7
Jeremy Clarkson and identity theft

Jeremy Clarkson and identity theft

Well, first of all, a happy new year to my readers! And I am glad to be able to report that page visits to this blog more than doubled in 2007 over 2006, to well over 5000 pageviews. I am very happy about this and will take it as a reminder…
Nov 20
British tax authorities lose personal details of 25 million people

British tax authorities lose personal details of 25 million people

A crass case of neglect and breach of data protection legislation has led to the loss of discs containing the names, addresses, dates of birth, bank account details and National Insurance numbers of 25 million people in the United Kingdom, it…

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sobre privacidad y protección de…

sobre privacidad y protección de datos

Spanish language blog about privacy and data protection. By Daniel A. Lopez Carballo.

http://www.dlcarballo.com/

May 8
Primeras sanciones por violación del Habeas Data en Colombia

Primeras sanciones por violación del Habeas Data en Colombia

Según se hacia eco la Radio Nacional de Colombia, un total de 350 sanciones, por más de mil millones de pesos, ha impuesto la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio por violar la nueva ley de Habeas Data. El dato lo…
Apr 22
Aprobado el proyecto de ley de protección de datos de República Dominicana

Aprobado el proyecto de ley de protección de datos de República Dominicana

Según se hacían eco diferentes medios de comunicación, el Senado de la República Dominicana aprobó en segunda lectura el proyecto de Ley Orgánica sobre Protección de Datos de Carácter…
Apr 14
Presentación de la Declaración de Lima

Presentación de la Declaración de Lima

El pasado viernes 12 de abril de 2013, fue presentada, en la ciudad de Lima (Perú), en el transcurso del Seminario de Derecho Constitucional la primera Declaración emanada en el seno del Observatorio Iberoamericano de…

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Data Security Law Journal

Covers data security, cloud computing, data privacy and anything E. By Al Saikali.

http://www.cloudcomputinglawjournal.com

Jun 6
The SEC’s Guidance on Cyber Risks and Incidents: An Deeper Dive

The SEC’s Guidance on Cyber Risks and Incidents: An Deeper Dive

In October 2011, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued “CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 2”, which was a guidance intended to provide some clarity as to the material cyber…
May 13
Data Security Remains Top Concern in Corporate Boardroom

Data Security Remains Top Concern in Corporate Boardroom

Last August, I wrote about a survey by Corporate Board Member and FTI Consulting, Inc., showing that data security was the top legal risk for corporate directors and general counsel. That same survey was taken again in 2013, and the results…
Apr 28
What Does A Cyber Attack Look Like?

What Does A Cyber Attack Look Like?

The phrase “cyber attack” elicits thoughts of a compromised information system, a crashed computer network, or inappropriate access to sensitive electronic information. It doesn’t usually conjure up images of machinery…

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Reasonable Expectation

Focuses on privacy and data security. By M. Scott Koller.

http://www.reasonableexpectation.com

May 20
NIST releases 4th version of security control catalog SP 800-53

NIST releases 4th version of security control catalog SP 800-53

The National Institute of Standards and Technology released April 30 a revised version of its security control catalog for federal systems, SP 800-53. The revision (.pdf), the fourth version of the security controls catalog, also…
May 18
Past vs. Present

Past vs. Present

We take for granted the affect technology has on our daily lives. This comic offers an interesting (and humorous) perspective on how society changed. source: Doghouse Diaries
May 14
California AG’s Mobile App Case Against Delta Dismissed

California AG’s Mobile App Case Against Delta Dismissed

A state court has dismissed the California Attorney General’s claims that Delta Air Lines Inc. (“Delta”) violated the California Online Privacy Protection Act by failing to have an appropriately posted privacy…

Rank this Week: 3226

Beyond Telecom Law Blog

Covers telecom policy, services agreements and data security/privacy. By Keller and Heckman LLP.

http://www.beyondtelecomlawblog.com

Jun 11
Point, Counterpoint on Wireless Device Unblocking

Point, Counterpoint on Wireless Device Unblocking

Derek Khana, the de facto spokesperson for cellphone unlocking, recently published a position piece in Forbes, offering a compelling counter argument to a recent editorial in the Hill in which one of the many D.C. “think tanks”…
May 13
Cybersecurity Debate Continues of Privacy Concern

Cybersecurity Debate Continues of Privacy Concern

Three months have passed since the White House released its Executive Order (EO) on Cybersecurity and, as cyber attacks continue to pose an imminent threat, the focus has shifted to Congress to take legislative action. From the recent…
Mar 19
Long Overdue--Consumer-Determined Unlocking of Smartphones and Tablet

Long Overdue--Consumer-Determined Unlocking of Smartphones and Tablet

As reported recently by Ezra Klein, a groundswell of support has coalesced for unlocking cell phones with the White House joining the fray aligned against the wireless carriers. The wireless industry offers several justifications, but relies…

Rank this Week: 3273

German IT Law

Provides updates and analysis on German and European IP/IT, technology, media and (open source) software law. By JBB Rechtsanwälte.

http://germanitlaw.com/

Mar 5
German Data Protection Laws Do Not Apply to Facebook

German Data Protection Laws Do Not Apply to Facebook

On February 14th, 2013 the Administrative Court of Schleswig held in two decisions that German data protection laws do not apply to data processing by Facebook (file numbers 8 B 60/12 and 8 B 61/1).The interlocutory judicial procedure had…
Jan 28
Federal Supreme Court: Can a foreign company use a .de-domain?

Federal Supreme Court: Can a foreign company use a .de-domain?

In the case laid before the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof; BGH) the court primarily had to decide about the liability of the administrative contact of the domain dlg.de. However, in the obiter dictum, the court also held under…
Nov 26
Is double opt-in dead?

Is double opt-in dead?

Last week, quite a few lawyers were more than surprised when they heard about a recent Higher Regional Court of Munich decision dealing with the question of how to get prior consent from recipients of advertising e-mails (decision of…

Rank this Week: 3645

New Media & Technology Law Blog

Covers intellectual property, data security, online marketing and online commerce. By Proskauer.

http://newmedialaw.proskauer.com

Apr 4
SEC Has Conditional “Like” for Social Media Disclosures by Securities Issuers—A Reason to Reevaluate Electronic Communications Policies and Practice

SEC Has Conditional “Like” for Social Media Disclosures by Securities Issuers—A Reason to Reevaluate Electronic Communications Policies and Practice

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave disclosures made through social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter a conditional “thumbs up” in a Report of Investigation it released on April 2, 2013. Issuers of…
Apr 3
SEC Has Conditional “Like” for Social Media Disclosures by Securities Issuers—A Reason to Reevaluate Electronic Communications Policies and Practice

SEC Has Conditional “Like” for Social Media Disclosures by Securities Issuers—A Reason to Reevaluate Electronic Communications Policies and Practice

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave disclosures made through social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter a conditional “thumbs up” in a Report of Investigation it released on April 2, 2013. Issuers of…
Dec 20
Assignment of Copyright through Terms of Use: Does E-Sign Make It OK? A Tool for B2B Sites Dealing with Unauthorized Access to Their Content?

Assignment of Copyright through Terms of Use: Does E-Sign Make It OK? A Tool for B2B Sites Dealing with Unauthorized Access to Their Content?

It is a common practice for Web site providers who accept submissions of user-generated content to include a license provision in their “Terms of Use” to obtain rights to use the content. Rather than relying on the uncertain scope…

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Georgia Internet Law

Provides information and commentary regarding Internet law, e-commerce and technology law, World Wide Web regulation, and intellectual property. By Richardson Sixth, LLC.

http://georgiainternetlaw.com/

Jun 7
Georgia Technology Industry Update

Georgia Technology Industry Update

Technology Association of Georgia President and CEO, Tino Mantella, gave a recent State of the Technology Industry report to the Buckhead Business Association. Tech jobs in Georgia earn an average of $81,000, with the sector increasing…
Apr 30
New Trademark Clearinghouse and New Internet Domain

New Trademark Clearinghouse and New Internet Domain

There has always been discord between the domain name registration system (which awards the universal right to a domain name to a singular owner) and the world’s patchwork trademark registration systems. The latter protects a mark…
Jan 27
Atlanta Internet Telephone Company Prospering

Atlanta Internet Telephone Company Prospering

The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that Atlanta Internet telephony company Vocalocity Inc. plans to use $10 million of funding secured to grow its presence and add up to 100 new employees. Vocalocity provides Internet-based phone systems…

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Trials and Tribulations

Covers the Elvey v. TDAmeritrade case concerning information security, spam and identity theft.

http://caringaboutsecurity.wordpress.com

Jun 13
Settlement Valuation

Settlement Valuation

Judge Walker repeatedly asked the former class counsel to place a value on the benefits the rejected settlement offered to the class. I think it’s doable, and no one has truly done so, so I’m going to give it a shot. The audit…
Oct 30
New SEC guidance on Cybersecurity

New SEC guidance on Cybersecurity

The SEC has a pathetic new regulation, its first on cybersecurity. It’s another cog in a system designed to provide the appearance of Justice without actually meting it out to the very powerful or wealthy. The SEC refused to act on…
Oct 7
Settlement won final approval.

Settlement won final approval.

How do I feel? I feel like the justice system has let me down, like the Wall Street protesters who, e.g. want to see the executives of my former employer who lied to congress at least get arrested. TD Ameritrade (TDA) has refused to pass a…

Rank this Week: 3735

Data Protection, Privacy and Tech…

Data Protection, Privacy and Tech Law in Asia

Covers privacy and data protection law in Asia, and from time to time, things in the technology, telecoms and mobile space. By Derek Ho.

http://privacyasia.blogspot.com/

Nov 26
Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part II)

Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part II)

This is part II of my post on the proposed changes to the Computer Misuse Act (which will be known as the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act after the changes). Active Defence
Nov 25
Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part I)

Singapore: Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (Part I)

This is a bit overdue but better late than never.
Oct 3
Asia Privacy Newsbites, October 3

Asia Privacy Newsbites, October 3

A round-up of privacy news in Asia during the week. Malaysia: The Star reports that "enforcement details" of Personal Data Protection Act may come out in November

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