Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, has published a scathing opinion in Forbes about the PROTECT IP ACT, S. 968 and its potential implications on current intellectual property law. Mr. Shapiro argues that the Act is…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has voiced doubts about the Facebook privacy settlement in its recently litigated Beacon app online privacy violation (this was the app that broadcast Facbook account holders’ purchases at online stores on an opt-out basis)….
The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued a ruling this week which underscores the importance of properly implementing — not just drafting — a software license agreement or an internet end user license agreement. In…
On the heels of last week’s request to have the FTC investigate Google’s latest privacy scandal, the Social Network is facing two separate class-action lawsuits arising out its unauthorized tracking of logged-off users. MediaPost reports: Both cases were filed on…
The FTC is being asked to, once again, investigate Facebook on consumer privacy violation charges. Several digital rights groups have asked the FTC to look into the latest Facebook privacy scandal involving Facebook’s admission that it was tracking websites that…
