The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just sued a hotel chain for deceptive trade practices. Here’s what is alleged to have occurred. Hackers repeatedly gained access to hotel guests’ credit …
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Deceptive Endorsements: Spokeo and the FTC
There's been a lot of focus in the $800,000 Spokeo settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).However, it's important to …
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ICANN TLDs: Get ready for domain name hell
Until now .com has been king when it comes to domain names. ICANN is changing that by unleashing thousands of new top level domain suffixes upon the world.A couple thousand applications have been …
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Fake Customer Reviews and Internet Law
Professor Eric Goldman has an excellent post about Internet fake client reviews: What Are Appropriate Compensatory Damages for 3 Fake Competitor Reviews? The Surprising Answer--Fireworks Restoration …
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Text Sender Liable for Wreck?
If you send someone a text, are you liable if they do something negligent (or just plain stupid) while reading it? That’s the question in a new lawsuit involving vehicle wreck.A woman sent a text …
Apple Siri: An invasion of your privacy?
If you’re using Siri on your iPhone (or one of the many Android phone alternatives), you should know that your personal data is being collected in the process.Let’s look at Siri as an example. …
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