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Google Privacy Policies and You

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:34:56 +0000

It appears that Google is in the process of streamlining its privacy policies for its services (YouTube, Gmail, Google Search, Google Analytics etc.) and will use the data it obtains on you as a user of its multiple platforms to deliver content. This includes behavioral targeted advertising. Some privacy advocates are having a hissy fit [...]

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7 Internet Law Predictions for 2012

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:05:29 +0000

1. Hollywood Retreats The entertainment industry thought it had bought enough politicians, plus foolish support by GoDaddy (now retracted), to ram through SOPA/PIPA legislation. Pretending to be about property rights, this horrible legislation would cripple ecommerce while allowing politicians in power to crush free speech online. Now that Google, Amazon, Facebook, etc. are fighting back, [...]

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Liability Risks For Businesses That Provide Free Wi-Fi to Customers

Internet Laws Editor — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:10:21 +0000

What have companies done to increase business? In an increasingly online world, many companies throughout the country have enticed customers into doing business by offering free internet access. For example, coffee shops, automotive repair centers, and restaurants have all considered it economically advantageous to offer customers access to the internet as a means of getting [...]

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Google’s Website Privacy Principles

Internet Laws Editor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:54:04 +0000

Why did Google post its website privacy principles online? In a time where governments, privacy watch groups, and concerned individuals worry about the capability large internet companies have to store information about their users, Google has posted its website privacy principles online. Specific concerns have existed concerning Google’s policy of not deleting any of the [...]

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Internet Privacy and Facebook Facial Recognition Software

Internet Laws Editor — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:52:10 +0000

What does facial recognition software do? A Carnegie Mellon University researcher recently proved the extent to which a person’s facial features alone can access information about that person. Assembling a database of around 25,000 pictures acquired by Facebook, this researcher was able to identify individuals walking past him on a university campus with an astounding [...]

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Are Cartoons Cyberstalking, Internet Defamation, or Free Speech?

Internet Laws Editor — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:20:57 +0000

Internet cartoons equal cyberstalking? The Renton, WA police department sought to prosecute an internet user who posted an insulting video about the police department under the screen name Mr. Fiddlesticks. The alleged crime? Cyberstalking. To assist them in their pursuit of the internet user, the Renton police department recently obtained a search warrant that orders [...]

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Groupon Privacy Policy Modified

Internet Laws Editor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:09:35 +0000

What Groupon privacy policy changes were made? The Groupon privacy policy was recently modified. The company sent an email to each of its 83 million subscribers describing a change in regard to this privacy policy. Specifically, the new change explains that under the modified Groupon privacy policy, the company will begin collecting and making use [...]

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Google Plus Privacy Policy: What You Should Know

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:08:59 +0000

Google Plus Privacy Because I’m an Internet lawyer, I decided to test out the new Google Plus Privacy. You can click the link in the prior sentence to see my Google+ profile as an example. After the company’s privacy fiasco with Buzz last year, the new Google+ goes out of its way to explain privacy [...]

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Canada Lawful Access Bill and Internet Spying

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:55:53 +0000

What does the Canada Lawful Access bill propose to do? Canada’s Conservative political party asserted that it wants to pass a Canada Lawful Access bill, which it claims will crack down on crime. For almost 10 years, there have been failed attempts to pass such a bill but this time there’s a good chance of [...]

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Outted by Twitter

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 29 May 2011 21:20:08 +0000

This is significant to your Internet attorney and your business too. Twitter has just revealed the identity of a Twitter user, including his personal contact information. Here’s what happened… A local British government sued in California. Twitter caved and gave out the Tweeter’s name and contact information. Twitter “passed the name, email address and telephone [...]

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Good privacy law news for website owners

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:27:25 +0000

Here’s something your Internet lawyer probably doesn’t see every day. A California federal judge threw out of court a class-action privacy lawsuit filed against an ad network. Why was the case tossed? The judge couldn’t see how the plaintiffs could show they were harmed by the Adobe Flash tracking cookies installed on their computers. To [...]

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Court says no to Twitter social media secrets

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:07:30 +0000

As an Internet attorney, I don’t find it surprising that courts are giving the government access to personal information associated with social media accounts like Twitter and Facebook. This means lawyers are probably going to get their hands on the same type of information in any lawsuits against you. Here’s the latest example… The U.S. [...]

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Do Not Track Me Online Act of 2011: Jackie Speier

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:05:52 +0000

Firing another shot in the do-not-track Internet privacy battle, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced the Do Not Track Me Online Act of 2011. The decision by Microsoft, Mozilla, and Google to add do-not-track options to their respective Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome web browsers was never going to be enough for Congress. I’ve included the text [...]

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Facebook Privacy Invades Your Dating Life

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:45:40 +0000

As an Internet attorney that follows online privacy issues, Facebook continues to concern me. Here’s another example of why there are privacy issues with this social media site. There’s a new dating site created by stealing 250,000 Facebook user profiles. In other words, your profile could be listed on a dating website without your consent. [...]

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Do-Not-Track Web Browsers and Online Privacy

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:56:35 +0000

More “fun” for you and your Internet lawyer. Three of the main Web browsers (IE Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome) are jumping ahead of the U.S. federal government by adding “do-not-track” options so that you can surf the Internet without having your browsing habits tracked. Nice in concept but that won’t be enough for [...]

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National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:57:52 +0000

In the next step to control you and suppress free speech (think 2012 presidential election), the Obama Administration plans to implement an Internet ID program. A government run “trusted identity” program will invade your privacy with all of the inefficiencies and abuse you get from the DMV when applying for a driver’s license. Known as [...]

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FTC acts on website privacy

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:43:20 +0000

As your Internet lawyer can tell you, when the FTC speaks, you better listen. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just issued a privacy report with its recommendations for enforcing and changing privacy laws to protect visitors to websites like yours. In addition to the report, the FTC chairman said that the government agency [...]

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Website Attorney: Beware of the website evercookie

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:55:29 +0000

It’s an affiliate marketer’s dream and a website user’s privacy nightmare. HTML5, the next gen in HTML, apparently lets coders create the “evercookie.” This cookie places data in at least 10 places on your computer and doesn’t get deleted simply by using the “delete cookies” function of your Web browser. The potential for abuse of [...]

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Can you believe someone would do this to a dying 7-year old girl?

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:03:47 +0000

Kathleen’s mother died of a brain disease when only 24 years old. Kathleen at age 7 is also dying of the same disease. Neighbors have posted a pic of her mom on Facebook with the Grim Reaper. Kathleen gets similar treatment with a photo containing cross bones. h/t Parents: Dying Girl, 7, Taunted by Neighbors [...]

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Internet Lawyer: Will tech support become your competitor?

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:23:57 +0000

There’s a woman who recently had tech support for her computer steal private photos and post them on the Internet. Let’s just say the woman wasn’t wearing clothes in the photos and she’s not too happy about the situation. So much for privacy. Even an Internet lawyer is going to have a tough time putting [...]

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