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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 (844,199 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [FTC Alleges Two Commercial Website Operators Failed to Protect Consumer Data]( Troutman Sanders LLP The operators of two websites have agreed to settle claims with the Federal Trade Commission relating to allegations that they failed to take… [Is the war on piracy over?]( MARQUE Lawyers The Expendables 3, part of a star-studded movie franchise, was released to cinemas in 2014. 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Gowlessence produces cleansers, creams and serums that its customers… [Four Ways for Leases to Keep Up with Innovative Retail]( Goulston & Storrs PC Industry experts seem to agree that while traditional retailers may be on the decline, innovative stores that focus on “experiential retail” --… [Washington State Comprehensive Privacy Bill Loses Steam, Data Breach Law Amendment Heads to Governor’s Desk]( Washington Sidley Austin LLP As the legislative session drew to a close, what once seemed like an inevitability suddenly looked unlikely. 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If the vendor will have access… [Design Is Not Content: Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds That Communications Decency Act Provides Immunity to Website Against Negligent Web Design Claim]( Wisconsin Reed Smith LLP Does the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provide immunity to a website against allegations that its design and operation enabled a third party to… [Clear as MUD: NIST Issues Draft Guide for Securing Internet of Things (IoT) Devices]( Adams and Reese LLP Target audience: Companies manufacturing IoT devices, businesses connecting IoT devices to their networks and seeking to protect those networks… [CIPL President Bojana Bellamy Honored with 2019 IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award]( Washington Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP On May 3, 2019, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) honored Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) President… [World Password Day]( Sirius Legal World Password Day is a celebration to promote better password habits. Passwords are critical gatekeepers to our digital identities, allowing us to… [Senator Markey Announces ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’]( Texas Washington Arent Fox LLP Federal US News Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has introduced a Privacy Bill of Rights Act that would create rules that stop companies from using… [Episode 262: Udderly indefensible facial recognition scandal may drive new privacy mooovement]( Audio Steptoe & Johnson LLP Have the Chinese hired American lawyers to vet their cyberespionage tactics - or just someone who cares about opsec? Probably the latter, and if… [$3 Million Settlement for Exposure of and Latent Response to Exposure of 300,000 Patients’ Protected Health Information]( Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Touchstone Medical Imaging (Touchstone) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entered into… [Bad influence? The insidious rise of social media marketing]( Lexology Flat stomach tea. Meal replacement shakes. 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Have you ever grown frustrated because you could… [FinCEN Penalizes Peer-to-Peer Virtual Currency Exchanger for Violating BSA]( California Covington & Burling LLP On April 18, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced an enforcement action against Eric Powers… [FinCEN Brings First Action Against a P2P Virtual Currency Exchanger]( Latham & Watkins LLP The US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) does not care if you are a multinational corporation or an individual… [Senator Wants to Ban Loot Boxes and Pay-to-Win Aimed at Kids]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP In the latest salvo in the ongoing debate about whether certain game mechanics are exploiting kids, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced that he has… [More From the FTC on the Jewelry Guides, Including Guidance on the Use of Hashtags]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Last month, we reported that the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to jewelry marketers that questioned whether their advertising complies… [California Appellate Panel Upholds Validity of Pricing Statute]( California Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Siding with the government, a California appellate panel held that section 17501 of the Business & Professions Code was not unconstitutionally vague… Event notice [If at first you GDPR, CCPA, CCPA again]( Fox Rothschild LLP Online, 22 May 2019 [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Digital content regulation and management in Belgium]( Lydian A structured guide to digital content regulation and management in Belgium [Digital content regulation and management in Luxembourg]( NautaDutilh A structured guide to digital content regulation and management in Luxembourg [Social media law: Memes]( Gowling WLG Meet Gowlessence, the latest beauty brand to pop up on your social media feed. 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