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Texas AG Brings SCOPE Act Enforcement Action Against TikTok – Just One Month After Law Took Effect

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The Texas Attorney General’s (AG) office announced its first enforcement action under a new children’s and teens’ state privacy law that went into effect a mere month ago. Texas’ Securing Children Online Through Parental...more

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Amid Pushback, the FTC Issues Anticipated Report on Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services

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On September 19, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released a long-awaited staff report, A Look Behind the Screens: Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services (the Report),...more

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Businesses Beware: California Trap & Trace Lawsuits Target Common Website Tools

These lawsuits make generalized allegations that business websites use software or tools to collect various types of device and browsing information from website visitors and that businesses then share such information with...more

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Is Bluesky a Viable Twitter Alternative for Law Firms?

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The social media landscape is a dynamic space that constantly reshapes how we connect and share information. The inception of Bluesky—a decentralized, open-source social networking service initiated by Jack Dorsey—is one such...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

“Why Can’t They Just Ban It?”: Practical Suggestions For The Federal Government To Ban TikTok

This is the final article of a three-article series about the challenges the American federal government faces in its efforts to ban TikTok. The first article set up the legal and political posture of attempts to ban TikTok...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Advertising & Marketing Law - January 19th - 21st, 8:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

Be part of this renowned event which shape the law, policy and proceedings of Canadian advertising and marketing law. Attend the Canadian Institute’s 27th Annual Virtual Conference on Advertising & Marketing Law to delve...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2020

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CYBERSECURITY - The GEO Group Hit with Ransomware Attack - The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO), a publicly-held company located in Boca Raton, Florida, announced on November 3, 2020, that it is beginning to notify individuals...more

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Video Sharing Site Protected by CDA Immunity for Removal of Poster’s “Objectionable Material”

The most typical case that implicates Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) involves a provider that hosts content and a third party plaintiff seeking to have content removed. Last month, in a less typical case,...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.27.2020 | Top Story: Apple Stock Has Surged Over 2019, Consumers Divided on Future

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Apple stock has surged over the past year, but consumers are divided over the stock price’s future. Apple’s software services and hardware products create an identity crisis that impacts the company’s future valuations....more

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Like Incorporating Facebook into your Website? EU Decision Raises New Issues

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A ruling by the highest court in the European Union regarding the common practice of putting a Facebook “Like” button on a website could have repercussions for American companies doing business overseas. In late July, the...more

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FTC Issues Landmark $5 Billion Fine Against Facebook

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Big Picture Takeaways: Facebook faces many detailed requirements for internal and external governance and oversight with extensive reporting requirements...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Fascinating weekend feature from the Journal exploring how Sears Roebuck went from the dominant force in American retailing to the bankrupt shell of a company that it is now—all within a period of just 40 years....more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2018 #2

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TCM Bank, a subsidiary of ICBA Bancard Inc., notified some 10,000 credit card applicants in the past week that their names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers were compromised between March 2017 and the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

As Germany Targets Facebook’s Data Collection, DOJ Antitrust Division Suggests Friendlier Approach to Data-Powered Digital Market...

Information can be an invaluable asset. This is especially evident in the technology sector, where companies use increasingly sophisticated methods to collect, aggregate, and analyze data. Exclusive possession of data can,...more

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FINRA Issues New Guidance on Social Media and Digital Communications

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In April, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 17-18, which reiterates previous rules and provides additional guidance regarding the application of several key rules governing communications with the public to digital...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - October 2016

Defining and Resolving the Provider Data Dilemma - Editor’s Note: Provider data drives the most fundamental processes in the healthcare system. Inaccurate provider data puts patient care and billions of dollars at risk....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Digital Single Market Update: The European Commission’s Proposal to Revise the Audiovisual Media Services Directive

The European Commission has proposed legislation in the EU to provide a uniform legal and competition framework for video-streaming services provided via the Internet. The regime includes changes to advertising, the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Be aware of Windows 10 free upgrade opt outs

Since July 15, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users have been offered a free upgrade to Windows 10. Windows 10 includes Wi-Fi Sense, which features a default prompt that asks users to share access to WiFi networks that they have...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - November 2014 #2

Shhhhh…Whisper Faces Lawmaker Scrutiny Over Privacy Claims - Just how safe is the purported “safest place on the Internet”?: Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) wants to find out. The Chair of the Senate Committee on...more

Jackson Walker

Managing Your Online Content and Website

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A SURVEY OF PRIVACY, COPYRIGHT, AND TRADEMARK ISSUES - Today, even Elvis has a Facebook page, Instagram2 and Google+ accounts, a Twitter handle, a Pinterest board, and a mobile app. The Internet and the mobile...more

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