Socially Aware

May 27, 2014 - Privacy
California AG Offers Best Practices for Do Not Track Disclosures; Crucial Compliance Questions Left Unanswered
By: Julie O'Neill
California Attorney General Kamala Harris released a long-awaited report entitled Making Your Privacy Practices Public (Report) on May 21, 2014. The Report recommends “best practices” for compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA). It was originally intended to answer critical questions about
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May 20, 2014 - Privacy, Litigation
French Consumer Association Takes on Internet Giants
Earlier this year, the French consumer association UFC-Que Choisir initiated proceedings before the Paris District Court against Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., accusing these companies of using confusing and unlawful online privacy policies and terms of use agreements in the French versions
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May 15, 2014 - Privacy, Litigation
European Court of Justice Strengthens Right to Be Forgotten
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a quite surprising decision against Google which has significant implications for global companies. On May 13, 2014 the ECJ issued a ruling which did not follow the rationale or the conclusions of its Advocate General, but instead
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May 13, 2014 - FTC, Privacy
Snap Judgment: FTC Alleges Snapchat Did Not Keep Its Privacy and Security Promises, But Suggests Broad New Duty in the Process
Snapchat’s recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) generally provides a comprehensive but not groundbreaking roadmap to the FTC’s privacy and data security expectations in the mobile environment under Section 5 of the FTC Act, with two very notable exceptions: It now appears
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May 02, 2014 - Privacy, Litigation
If You Host Videos on Your Website, Read This Blog Post Regarding the Video Privacy Protection Act
By: Julie O'Neill
In a much anticipated decision in the class action In re Hulu Privacy Litigation , U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has shed new light on the meaning of “personally identifiable information” (PII) under
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April 17, 2014 - Privacy
Next Generation State Privacy Law: Regulating the Commercial Use of Drones
By: Nathan D. Taylor
When most Americans think of drones, they think of unmanned, often weaponized aircraft that are used by governments in areas of conflict for intelligence or combat purposes. However, the proverbial sky is the limit on the potential commercial use of drones. For example, in
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April 15, 2014 - First Amendment, DMCA, Privacy, topics/undefined, Copyright, Employment Law, Discovery, Litigation, Wearable Computers
Hot Off the Press: The April Issue of Our Socially Aware Newsletter Is Now Available
By: Aaron P. Rubin
The latest issue of our Socially Aware newsletter is now available here. In this issue of Socially Aware , our Burton Award -winning guide to the law and business of social media, we summarize the current status of various state laws restricting employer access
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April 10, 2014 - FTC, Privacy, Litigation
Jerked Around? Did the FTC’s “Jerk.com” Complaint Just Turn API Terms Into Federal Law?
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) announcement that it had filed a complaint against Jerk, LLC and its websites like “jerk.com” (“Jerk”) looks at first glance like a run-of-the-mill FTC Section 5 enforcement action involving allegedly deceptive practices online. But hidden in the facts of
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April 03, 2014 - Internet of Things, FTC, Privacy, Ethics, IP
The Internet of Things Part 2: The Old Problem Squared
By: Alistair Maughan
Cisco estimates that 25 billion devices will be connected in the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2015, and 50 billion by 2020. Analyst firm IDC makes an even bolder prediction: 212 billion connected devices by 2020. This massive increase in connectedness will drive a
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April 02, 2014 - Internet of Things, FTC, Privacy
The Internet of Things Part 1: Brave New World
By: Alistair Maughan
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of everyday physical objects that surround us and are increasingly being embedded with technology to enable those objects to collect and transmit data about their use and surroundings. TVs connected to the Internet and refrigerators connected
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Topic Archives: Privacy

California AG Offers Best Practices for Do Not Track Disclosures; Crucial Compliance Questions Left Unanswered

By: Julie O'Neill

French Consumer Association Takes on Internet Giants

European Court of Justice Strengthens Right to Be Forgotten

Snap Judgment: FTC Alleges Snapchat Did Not Keep Its Privacy and Security Promises, But Suggests Broad New Duty in the Process

If You Host Videos on Your Website, Read This Blog Post Regarding the Video Privacy Protection Act

By: Julie O'Neill

Next Generation State Privacy Law: Regulating the Commercial Use of Drones

By: Nathan D. Taylor

Hot Off the Press: The April Issue of Our Socially Aware Newsletter Is Now Available

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Jerked Around? Did the FTC’s “Jerk.com” Complaint Just Turn API Terms Into Federal Law?

The Internet of Things Part 2: The Old Problem Squared

By: Alistair Maughan

The Internet of Things Part 1: Brave New World

By: Alistair Maughan