Internet Privacy & Online Identity > Nova Content
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg announced the Facebook company changing its name into Meta as part of his plan to focus on developing a virtual world. While the... Read More »
UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY LLC v. APPLE INC.
Before Taranto, Wallach, and Stoll. Appeal from U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary... Read More »
The European Commission (“EC”) has long sought to improve data privacy for Europeans, even when they interact with global or non-European companies. ... Read More »
The European Commission (“EC”) has long sought to improve data privacy for Europeans, even when they interact with global or non-European companies. ... Read More »
The International Cybercrime Prevention Act was reintroduced by U.S. Senators last June 17, 2021. Several sectors would create new criminal violations, and forfeiture ... Read More »
On April 27, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against Google, Inc. (“Google”) alleging that the Google-Apple Exposure Notification System... Read More »
As of 2021, more than twice the number of data breaches are now being reported than 6 years ago and three times the number of data breaches that occurred in 2010... Read More »
On February 26, 2021, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval of a proposed $650 million... Read More »
Defendants in US civil suits have sought to withhold discoverable material because of privacy concerns based on foreign laws, such as the GDPR. Almost all cases on... Read More »
Virginia just became the second state to pass a comprehensive privacy law, the Consumer Data Protection Act (“CDPA”). Business and privacy professionals... Read More »
It’s generally recognized that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can apply to entities outside the European Union. However, scant court rulings... Read More »
A recent legal decision held that privacy guarantees in the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) do not prevent discovery in civil litigation. In... Read More »
On January 13, 2021, the FTC announced that fertility app developer Flo Health, Inc. (“Flo”) agreed to a settlement over allegations that the company... Read More »
Following its “Brexit” from the EU on January 31, 2020, the UK had until December 31, 2020 to bring its data privacy laws into compliance with the General ... Read More »
As countries around the world begin administering COVID-19 vaccines, many institutions, both governmental and private, are considering the possibility of requiring... Read More »
In July 2020 the Court of Justice the European Union’s (CJEU) Schrems II decision declared the EU-US Privacy Shield Protections inadequate for the protection of ... Read More »
On November 17, 2020, the Canadian House of Commons introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (“DCIA”), which includes the Consumer Privacy... Read More »
It well known that there are, unfortunately, many data breaches that frequently put private citizens’ data privacy in jeopardy. States have passed a... Read More »
While most 2020 media election coverage focused on the races for President and control of Congress, privacy also had its day at the ballot box.
This blog has... Read More »
Following the November 3, 2020 general elections, Californians voted Proposition 24 into law, which will implement the California Privacy Rights Act... Read More »