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[] To ensure delivery to your mailbox please add domain @lexology.com to your safe senders list [View in Browser]( [Lexology]( [My Account]( | [About]( | [Search Archive (780,159 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Leveling the playing field for local retailers - Taxing online sales]( Texas Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC Prior to June 2018, states and municipalities were only permitted to impose sales taxes on sellers of goods and services when the sellers had a… [Federal Register Thaw: Dates Set for Comments in the FCC’s 3.7-4.2 GHz Band Rulemaking]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP After almost two months of anticipation, the Federal Register is expected to publish the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) concerning the future… [Tech Companies Signal Willingness to Collaborate on Nationwide Uniform Online Data Security]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Recent enactments of state privacy protection laws have left a patchwork of legislation concerning online data security to which technology companies… [IoT devices, they’re smart, stylish but not secure! Now they can melt down the power grid.]( K&L Gates Internet-of-things (IoT) devices are considered part and parcel of modern day living, however it can no longer be overlooked, this so called ‘smart… [$224 million sought in lawsuit against AT&T over cryptocurrency theft]( Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC A cyber thief was able to trick AT&T into providing Michael Terpin’s account information, enabling that thief to make off with nearly $24 million in… [Annual Regulatory Fees Due September 25 - Expect Changes in TV Fees Starting Next Year]( Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Just when you thought that it might be safe to stop watching your email and prepare to enjoy the long weekend, the FCC comes along and reminds you… [SEC Denies Nine More Bitcoin ETF Applications]( Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP On August 22, 2018, following its recent decision denying the application of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, the SEC denied applications for nine more… [California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 - How You Can Prepare]( California Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP On June 28, 2018, Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020. But - because of… [Unixiz Settles COPPA Allegations with NJ AG]( New Jersey Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Unixiz, operator of the i-Dressup site, reached an agreement with the New Jersey Attorney General to settle charges that the company had violated the… [Privacy shield team issues guidance]( Reed Smith LLP This month, the Privacy Shield Program posted answers to Frequently Asked Questions. The Privacy Shield provides a mechanism to comply with data… [PTAB was wrong to ignore an applicant’s prosecution disclaimer because of examiner’s reasons for allowance]( Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP Despite disagreeing with the PTAB’s preferred claim construction, the Federal Circuit in Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Google LLC, Case No. 2016-1249 (Fed. 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Circuit Court this week, Internet service and public interest group appellants against the FCC's "Internet… [Potential(ly) Reach(ing): Facebook Sued Over Inflated Audience Numbers]( Reed Smith LLP On August 15, Danielle A. Singer and her company Project Therapy, LLC (dba Therapy Threads) filed a class-action complaint against Facebook, Inc. over… [Circuit Affirms Conviction under Biological Weapons Act]( Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP In United States v. Le, No. 16-819, the Second Circuit considered the constitutionality of the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 and… [Michigan Department of Treasury Levels the Playing Field Regarding Sales Taxes from Online Retailers Beginning Oct. 1]( Michigan Dickinson Wright In the wake of the United States Supreme Court overturning Quill v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), by its ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 138… [Website Settles COPPA Charges With New Jersey AG]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP To settle charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a California-based website reached a deal with the New Jersey… [4 Key Takeaways from FinCEN Director’s Speech on Cryptocurrency]( Steptoe & Johnson LLP The Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has principal responsibility for issuing and enforcing federal anti-money… [Second Backpage Conviction Shows Ongoing Risks for Content Providers]( Arizona Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Earlier this week it was reported that Dan Hyer, the sales and marketing director of Backpage.com plead guilty in Arizona federal court to conspiring… [Snoops on a Plane: Looking for Privacy in all the Wrong (Public) Places]( Ohio Faruki Ireland Cox Rhinehart & Dusing PLL Two strangers sitting next to each other on a transcontinental flight strike up a conversation and end up falling in… [Under Patent Venue Statute, Servers Housed in Texas District Count as Regular and Established Place of Business]( Fenwick & West LLP The District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has denied Google’s motion to dismiss or transfer the patent infringement case SEVEN Networks v… [Can social media posts be tortious or criminal?]( Thompson Coburn LLP Drawing the line between protected speech and unprotected action is one of the oldest issues under the First Amendment. 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