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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Key Policy Work for Intellectual Property Owners at ICANN81

Virtual and in-person attendees at the upcoming ICANN81 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye can look forward to a busy and engaging event from Nov. 9-14. ...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Spinning into Legal Trouble: Peloton Accused of Wiretapping in California Privacy Lawsuit

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Like many organizations, Peloton is facing a legal challenge under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) relating to the company’s alleged use of third-party technology on its website to intercept chat communications...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Cookie Cutter: NY AG Announces Cookie Scrutiny with Business Guide to Website Privacy Controls

Website privacy controls—in the form of banners and pop-ups asking visitors to agree to, or reject, a website’s use of cookies, pixels, and similar technologies used to track their behavior—are becoming ubiquitous. In the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2024

Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

FTC Proposes Strengthening Children’s Privacy Rule

On January 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would fortify the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This move underscores a significant shift in the...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Plaintiffs Continue Website Privacy Lawsuits Using 35-Year-Old Statute

In 1988, Congress enacted the Video Protection Privacy Act (“VPPA”) in response to the confirmation hearing of Judge Robert Bork, where his video rental history was disclosed during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing....more

Amundsen Davis LLC

“Pixels” and “Cookies,” Charming Terms for Tracking Technology, Can Lead to Ugly Data Privacy Headaches

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Companies in all industries and of all sizes are evaluating sophisticated and useful technology for their websites and applica- tions (their “apps”) in an effort to enhance and develop their image or brand and to support...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Hot off the Presses: DOJ Issues Proposed ADA Regulations For State and Local Government Websites

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Department of Justice (DOJ) issues proposed website accessibility regulations applicable to state and local governments under Title II of the ADA....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Website Adtech: What Every In-House Lawyer Must Know (Now!)

The biggest data privacy litigation risk companies currently face is class action litigation based on the use of certain website advertising technology (adtech). Are you wondering what this means for your company? This alert...more

Osano

5 red flags in a CMP implementation

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No matter how thorough your evaluation process is, deciding on a given software solution can be like taking a leap of faith. There’s just no way to really know what it’ll be like until you actually get your hands on the...more

Burr & Forman

Department of Justice Plans to Amend ADA Title II Regulations for Websites

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The U.S. Department of Justice has announced plans “to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its Title II ADA regulation to provide technical standards to assist public entities in complying with their...more

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Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Q&A

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COPPA, or the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, was designed to protect the privacy of children under 13 years of age by giving their parents certain tools to control how the child's information can and cannot be...more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Beware of DMCA Phishing Emails

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While it’s safe to delete and ignore most phishing emails – such as one from a mysterious foreign prince offering you a share of his fortune – it’s a headache to have to worry about whether what appears to be a Digital...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

Your New Website Part 3: How to Create an RFP for Your Project

While working with many talented folks at LISI, we have been on the receiving side of the RFPs, which has enlightened me. It appears that many folks could use some support in creating an RFP for their firm to begin a new...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

EU Considers Strengthening Code of Practice on Online Disinformation Amid COVID-19 Infodemic

The European Commission (the Commission) began to invite feedback on April 1 on its roadmap to strengthen the Code of Practice on Disinformation (the Code) via new guidance. The roadmap was released in response to perceived...more

Hogan Lovells

Anchovy News, February 2021

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Domain name industry news - The impact of Brexit on French domain names - AFNIC, the French domain name Registry, has clarified in a recent publication the impact of Brexit on French domain names....more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] Domain Security: DNS Security Risks and Technical & Legal Solutions - March 4th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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The Domain Name System (DNS) is the most used service on the internet. It is the foundational technology that makes the internet possible, delivering all digital experiences and online services. The DNS is a global public...more

Spirit Legal

CJEU: Website operators are "jointly responsible" for embedding social media or 3rd party code

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Website and app operators are jointly liable with Facebook for violations of European data protection law - In its judgment of 29 July 2019 (ref.C-40/17), the European Court of Justice has ruled on two essential points...more

Burr & Forman

FINRA Warns of Fake FINNRA

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has issued a special alert to its member firms, alerting them to an imposter website: www.finnra.org (containing an extra “n”)....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #243 – Misconfigured Cloud Exposes Millions of Records of Eleven Dating Sites

Dating sites continue to be the source of compromise of sensitive personal information. Another example of this was discovered recently by security researchers at WizCase, who found that information on millions of users of up...more

Hogan Lovells

Spanish DPA on Use of Cookies: Continued Browsing is Consent

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On November 8, the Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) published new Guidelines on the Use of Cookies (Guidelines) (Spanish only). The Guidelines have been prepared in collaboration with different organisations in the...more

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Digital Battle in Russia: Russian Parliament will consider a Draft Law on Foreign Ownership Restrictions in Significant Internet /...

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Russia is facing potential restrictions of foreign ownership in digital companies. This follows on similar restrictions over Russian mass media companies and online cinemas which took effect in 2016 and 2017, respectively....more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: Using Facebook’s “Like” Button Makes Websites Responsible for Data

Website plug-ins such as Facebook’s “Like” button are becoming increasingly common on websites to promote websites’ products and services on social media platforms.  However, a recent ruling by the European Union Court of...more

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Cyber Security: NCSC warns over global DNS hijacking

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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), an organisation of the UK Government that provides cybersecurity advice and support for the public and private sector, published an article earlier this year relating to a recent...more

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New French Guidelines on Cookies and Trackers

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On 19 July the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published new guidelines on cookies and trackers. These replace the existing Recommendation No. 2013-378 of 5 December 2013, are intended to be in line with...more

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