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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 (865,999 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Inadequate Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Due Diligence Alleged in Starwood Deal as UK ICO Fines Marriott $125M for GDPR Violations]( Cooley LLP On July 9, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publicly announced its intent to impose a £99M (approximately $123M) GDPR fine on… [AI and IoT Legislative Update: Second Quarter 2019]( Covington & Burling LLP Federal and state policymakers continued to focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”) in the second quarter of 2019… [Third Circuit Holds Online Retailers May Be Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Under Pennsylvania Product Liability Laws]( Pennsylvania Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that online retailers such as Amazon could be held liable for allegedly defective third-party products… [Kiss that money goodbye! Why you must scrutinize payment processing changes at every level of your business.]( Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP The one topic, as of late, that tops the list of incoming phone calls to our Privacy and Data Security practice seems to be from a… [Inside Look: Managing Threat in Today’s Cybersecurity Landscape]( Video Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP In this installment of our Inside Look series, Hunton partners Paul Tiao and Fred Eames discuss the challenges to businesses operating in a constantly… [Texas Rule on “Gig Workers” Takes Effect]( Texas Epstein Becker Green The Texas Workforce Commission (“TWC”), the agency responsible for administering unemployment benefits and assessing unemployment taxes, recently… [FTC Seeks Public Comments to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule]( Reed Smith LLP Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it is seeking public comment on the effectiveness of amendments made by the agency in 2013… [OTA & Travel Distribution Update: The rising importance of metasearch; hotel resort fees still making headlines; hoteliers and short-term rental hosts' challenges with Agoda]( Garvey Schubert Barer Online marketing spend data reported this past week by UK based Mirai demonstrates the growing influence of metasearch… [Breaking: US to ban Facebook Cryptocurrency]( Mills Oakley Leaked documents purporting to be a draft of forthcoming US House of Representatives legislation (and as reported by Reuters) suggests that the US… [FinCEN addresses efforts to counter business email compromise schemes]( Buckley LLP On July 16, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) discussed efforts designed to restrict and impede Business Email Compromise (BEC)… [Antitrust as a Tool to Regulate the FANG Companies: Differing Approaches in the United States and in Europe]( Shearman & Sterling LLP While in Europe antitrust has increasingly been used as a tool to regulate the so-called 'FANG' companies (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google), to… [Who is leading the 5G patent race? July 2019 update - part one]( IAM The long-term vision is that 5G will empower the invention of thousands of new products, technologies and services, increase productivity and allow… [Year To Date Changes To State Data Breach Notification Laws]( Cozen O'Connor With so much attention being paid to the impending California Consumer Privacy Act, it can be easy to forget that other states have privacy and data… [FTC reportedly approves $5 billion privacy settlement with social media company]( Buckley LLP On July 12, it was reported that the FTC has approved a $5 billion penalty against the world’s largest social media company for allegedly mishandling… [Recent federal ruling holds Amazon to strict products liability standard after customer injured by product]( Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP The Third Circuit’s recent ruling, which determined that Amazon.com is subject to a strict products liability standard in Pennsylvania, has obvious… [NAD Lowers TaxSlayer’s Ratings Claim]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP The National Advertising Division (NAD) slayed “#1 Rated” claims made by TaxSlayer LLC, recommending, in its ruling on a challenge brought by… [GandCrab Ransomware Backers Working on New Ransomware REvil]( Robinson & Cole LLP We previously reported that the criminals behind the GandCrab Ransomware were retiring, and that a patch was discovered and companies are urged to… [DNA Information of Thousands of Individuals Exposed Online for Years]( Robinson & Cole LLP It is being reported that Vitagene, a company that provides DNA testing to provide customers with specific wellness plans through personalized diet… [FTC Seeks Comment on COPPA Rule]( Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP On July 17, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission published a notice in the Federal Register announcing an accelerated review of its Children’s Online… [Ransomware attacks: What higher education institutions need to know]( Thompson Coburn LLP The latest university cyberattack has reignited the discussion of internet and data safety in higher education. Monroe College is the latest target… [FTC Requests Public Comments on COPPA Rule]( Keller and Heckman LLP Yesterday, on July 17, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Request for Public Comment on the effectiveness of the Children's Online… [Blockchain Gaming: Buzzwords, bulls and bears]( Bird & Bird LLP The mere mention of the word “blockchain” can trigger conflicting reactions. In some, it creates a starry eyed wanderlust; a belief that anything is… [Fixing Your Website Can Moot ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC The rate of ADA website and mobile app accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts is approaching one every working hour. And in 2019, about 25% of… [Supply Chain Decision: Online Marketplaces At Risk Due To Federal Court Ruling in Oberdorf v. Amazon.com Inc.]( Squire Patton Boggs On July 3, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower district court decision and held that Amazon can be liable as a "seller" for defective… [An Old Hack Comes Back to Haunt (Newly-Public) Slack]( Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Last Thursday, Slack Technologies, Inc. (Slack) announced that it would reset passwords for a number of accounts compromised by a security breach… [FTC seeks comment on COPPA Rule]( Buckley LLP On July 17, the FTC released a notice seeking comment on a wide range of issues related to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule)… [Avoiding Fair Housing Violations in a Hyper-Connected World]( Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Imagine for a moment that you are a newly minted real estate agent fresh out of college. Your contacts are all mostly single, childless, and in their… [Nadeam Elshami Discussed the President's Social Media Summit and His Comments on Citizenship and the Census]( Audio Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP Nadeam Elshami joined Bloomberg Washington Bureau Chief Craig Gordon on to discuss President Trump's meeting on social media companies and his… [Episode 273: What it’s like to live through a big data breach]( Audio Steptoe & Johnson LLP Today, I interview Frank Blake, who as CEO brought Home Depot through a massive data breach. Frank’s a former co-clerk of mine, a former Deputy… [FTC Buys Admission to Online Ticket Sale Workshop]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP After being forced to reschedule due to a government shutdown, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a workshop about online ticket sales. “That’s… [Privacy Tip #199 - Guard Your Cryptowallet: Cryptoheist in Japan Drains $32 million from Exchange]( Robinson & Cole LLP The U.S. government continues to be wary of cryptocurrency, and presently, no cryptocurrency exchange is protected by the FDIC. When you put your… [Social Media Platforms Under Attack in the Senate]( Saiber LLC On June 7, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that §230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”), 47… [When a Cyberattack Might Be Espionage: DC Circuit Decides In re U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data Security Breach Litigation]( District of Columbia Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered Reversing a dismissal at the district court level, the District of Columbia Circuit recently provided further clarity about when the risk of future… [FTC Asks if COPPA Rule Amendments Warrant Further Changes]( Davis Wright Tremaine LLP The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a Request for Public Comment soon to appear in the Federal Register seeking input on the… [Influencer and Content Marketing: IP, Privacy and Compliance Issues]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Editor’s Note: More than 93 million Americans—80% of Internet users—have searched online for a health-related topic.1 In response, healthcare… [CCPA Security FAQs: Does the CCPA Allow an Individual Whose Email Address is Compromised Through a Data Breach to Recover Statutory Damages?]( California Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP The Act generally defines “personal information” as “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could… [Crypto and Blockchain Markets Signal Growth Amid Regulator Skepticism, Hacks and Sanctions Warnings]( Baker & Hostetler LLP The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced early this week that it approved a virtual currency license for Seed Digital… [Trump's Tweets: A Warning That Public Officials' Personal Social Media Posts Might Actually Be The Government's]( Nossaman LLP A recent federal appeals court decision, Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump, concluded that action taken by the President through the use of… [Control Freaks and Bond Villains]( Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP The hippy ethos that birthed early management of the internet is beginning to look quaint. Even as a military project, the core internet concept was a… [Court Holds that Arbitration Clause in “Hybridwrap” Terms Is Unenforceable]( Morrison & Foerster LLP A federal district court in Illinois recently held in Anand v. Heath that a digital marketing company could not force a user to arbitrate because a… [Sweepstakes and Contests: What Healthcare Organizations Need to Know]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Editor’s Note: Prize promotions—such as sweepstakes, contests and giveaways—are popular and effective ways for healthcare organizations to attract… [Practical Pointers: Social Media Guidelines for Public Officials (and the People who Advise Them)]( Hogan Lovells Social media has transformed the ways legislators and their staff interact with constituents. Through social media platforms, our elected officials… [Facebook: Hypothetical Risk Factors are Insufficient Disclosure When the Risk has Occurred]( Stinson LLP The SEC announced charges against Facebook Inc. for making misleading disclosures regarding the risk of misuse of Facebook user data. According to… [KLM and Its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Social Media]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC If you're promoting your airline on social media, what do you think are some of the most effective marketing techniques? How about, "we've got less… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Launch of brand protection service for adult oriented gTLDs]( Hogan Lovells The Registry Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX), which owns 32 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .VIP, .WORK or .LUXE, has recently… [International Criminal Law and Australia’s Cyber Strategy: A Progress Report]( Nyman Gibson Miralis The Australian Government recently released it 2019 progress report, outlining Australia's achievement in line with the objectives of the inaugural… Event notice [GCR Live 2nd Annual IP, Antitrust & Innovation]( Law Business Research Brussels, 8 October 2019 [Latin Lawyer Live 6th Annual Labour & Employment]( Law Business Research Florida, USA, 9 October 2019 [GCR Live 3rd Annual Women in Antitrust]( Law Business Research Washington DC, USA, 12 November 2019 Other top stories [Machine Learning: New Technology Implicates Old Problems]( [California - Update on the latest amendments to the CCPA]( [Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act]( [Stricter Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws May Be Coming Soon to New York: Updates on the SHIELD Act and the New York Privacy Act]( [Critical Technologies, CFIUS and the Trusted Capital Marketplace: A Forecast]( [CCPA Privacy FAQs: If a company receives a ‘right to be forgotten’ request from one consumer, does it have to delete information it obtained from other consumers in the same household?]( [DC Cir. 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