Settlement Agreement Update Between the DOJ and Meta - The Consumer Finance Podcast
A Close Look at the Justice Department’s Settlement with Meta (Formerly Facebook) to Resolve Alleged Fair Housing Act Violations Arising from Meta’s Targeted Advertising System
Recent Trends in TCPA Litigation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
[LEGAL MARKETING MOMENTS] Recent Changes In Social and Digital Media
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
Daily Compliance News: September 10, 2020-a Bad Day for M&A edition
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
Life With GDPR: Special Emergency Valentine’s Day Edition-Facebook Dawn Raid in Ireland
This Week in FCPA-Episode 164, week ending July 26, 2019 – the Microsoft and Facebook settle edition
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 130- Corrosive Subcultures
Top Five Corporate Scandals of 2018: Episode III-Facebook’s Drip, Drip, Drip
Daily Compliance News: November 18, 2018-Facebook Attacks
Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 76, Facebook CISO and Ethical Behavior
The Ever-Expanding Scope of Social Media Discovery
Yul Kwon, Head of @Facebook's Privacy Program & CBS 'Survivor' Winner, Opens Up On @HsuUntied
Should an employer have a written social media policy?
Employer Okay in Firing Employee for Private Facebook Post Reported by Coworker
Polsinelli Podcast - Social Media at Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't?
[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account?
Serving Legal Documents Through Social Media
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