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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 (908,278 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [What is the IAB’s CCPA Compliance Framework for “Do not sell my personal information?”]( California Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP The Interactive Advertising Bureau (“IAB”) is a trade association comprised of companies that participate in digital marketing, including media… [Evaluating Risks in the IoT Supply Chain]( Iron Mountain Inc The Internet of Things (IoT) is still at a nascent stage. That, among other things, means significant risk exists in the IoT supply chain - and much… [Do cookie banners receive different acceptance rates depending upon how many choices are provided to website visitors?]( Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Most cookie banners can be classified into one of three general categories: (1) notice only banners, (2) notice + opt-out banners, and (3) notice… [Commerce Department Proposes Rule to Review Broad Range of ICTS Transactions]( Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP On November 26, the US Department of Commerce issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) implementing new restrictions designed to protect… [Predictions for Intrusions and Scams in 2020]( Robinson & Cole LLP The predictions set forth in Experian’s Seventh Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast make sense and are worth a read. We are starting to see these… [Pensacola Hit with Cyber-Attack]( Robinson & Cole LLP Just hours after the shooting incident at the Pensacola Air Station last week, city officials in Pensacola discovered that the city was the victim of… [The idiot's guide to why you should not steal a domain name at gun point]( Iowa Eagle & Gate Every so often there’s a story in the media that beggars belief, like the idiot in America who tried to steal an internet domain name at gunpoint… [General Assembly in Veto Session Modifies Local ROT Again]( Duane Morris LLP In June of this year, the General Assembly modified the Local Retailers Occupation Tax ("ROT") by expanding its imposition to not only Illinois… [NYDFS Proposes Guidance on Recognition of Virtual Currencies]( New York Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP The New York State Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") proposed a regulatory framework for licensed virtual currency firms listing new coins… [Episode 293: Around the World in 80 Hacks]( Audio Steptoe & Johnson LLP Even with a “phase one” trade deal with China apparently agreed, there’s of course plenty still at stake between China and the US in the tech space… [FCC Admonishes and Cites ISPs for Failure to Comply with the Transparency Rule]( Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (EB) has issued sixteen Admonishment Orders and eight Citation and Orders (collectively, “Orders”) to Internet Service… [Technological change continues to drive automotive M&A]( White & Case LLP The secular move towards tech-enabled vehicles combined with the rising tide of environmental legislation is forcing mergers, acquisitions, joint… [Interest-Based Advertising: It's Not Just About CCPA]( Hopkins & Carley Interest-based advertising has been heavily discussed with the impending advent of CCPA. However, companies that rely on interest-based advertising… [Privacy Peril: Is Your Smart TV Too Smart?]( Bass, Berry & Sims PLC If you are one of the consumers who purchased a smart TV on Black Friday or Cyber Monday or if you’re lucky enough to receive one as a gift this… [The Access Act: Can Data Portability Increase Online Platform Competition?]( Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Even as the debate continues about the effects of giant technology platforms on U.S. culture and society, federal lawmakers remain focused on… [EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Right to Be Forgotten in Search Engine Cases]( Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP On December 11, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published its Draft Guidelines 5/2019 (the “Guidelines”) on the criteria of the… [The CCPA is Only Two Weeks Away and Only 6% Of Companies Have Deployed a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” Link]( Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP As the CCPA’s effective date approaches, businesses are actively monitoring how companies will update their websites and privacy notices to comply… [Interview on Disinformation and Deepfakes With National Security Law Today Podcast]( Audio Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP On December 6, the American Bar Association’s National Security Law Today podcast shared an interview with Senior Associate Matthew F. Ferraro about… [Privacy Tip #219 - Holiday Shopping Tip for Internet-Connected Gifts]( Robinson & Cole LLP Holiday shopping is in full gear and everything seems to be an Internet of Things (IoT) device. It continues to amaze me how folks will buy IoT… [Deadlines For DMCA Agent Renewals Fast Approaching]( Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth December is a time for holiday parties and end of the year celebrations. For many internet service providers, it will also be the time to renew their… [ADA Website Compliance: It’s back to the trial court for Domino’s Pizza]( Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP On October 7, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Domino’s Pizza LLC, sending Domino’s back to the trial court to determine if… [The IOT is Here and so is the Regulation]( McGuireWoods LLP For years, we have waited with bated breath the arrival of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) to transform garages into smart factories, cars into… [Netflix docuseries Broken highlights prevalence of counterfeit cosmetics products on online marketplaces]( Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP The counterfeiting epidemic continues to spread, and virtually no product category is immune. Broken, a new Netflix docuseries highlights how… [Parents Sue TikTok for COPPA Violations, Settle for $1.1M]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Within days of two parents of underage children filing a putative class action against TikTok’s parent company, asserting violations of the… [Recent legislation requires tax-exempt organizations to e-file forms]( Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP The Taxpayer First Act, enacted July 1, 2019, requires tax-exempt organizations to electronically file information returns and related forms. The new… [What concerns have been raised with the IAB’s Do Not Sell Framework?]( Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP The Interactive Advertising Bureau (“IAB”) is a trade association comprised of companies that participate in digital marketing; its members include… [NLRB Restores Employers’ Right to Restrict Employees’ Personal Use of Company Email and Other IT Resources]( Ogletree Deakins In Caesars Entertainment d/b/a Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Case 28-CA-060841 (December 16, 2019), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)… [Does Elon Musk’s Defamation Defense Verdict Spell “Open Season” for Social Media Insults? Answer: Nope.]( California Venable LLP On December 6, a federal jury in the Central District of California found that Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not defame cave diver Vernon Unsworth by… [Episode 294: Examining the DOJ Inspector General’s FBI-FISA Report]( Audio Steptoe & Johnson LLP For this special edition of the Cyberlaw Podcast, we’ve convened a panel of experts on intelligence and surveillance legal matters. We take a look at… [Year End Website and Mobile App Tune-Up]( Hopkins & Carley With the year-end fast approaching, companies of all sizes should take the time to review their websites (including their hosted and SaaS platforms)… [Intel puts connected devices patent portfolio up for sale]( IAM In the summer Intel briefly sent the patent deals market into a frenzy with the news that it was auctioning two patent portfolios covering around 8… [New Online Political Advertising Rules Coming to California January 1]( California Covington & Burling LLP Amid ongoing focus on how social media and other companies approach online advertising, California’s latest effort to require disclosure of online… [Purple Communications, Inc. Overruled: Employees have no presumptive statutory right to use employer equipment, including email systems, under the NLRA]( Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision yesterday in Caesars Entertainment d/b/a/ Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, 368 NLRB No. 143… [Law à la Mode: Issue 29 - Subscribed, sealed, delivered: The rise of the subscription box retail model]( DLA Piper By paying a regular fee, subscribers receive a recurring delivery of products, often picked at random for the customer by the supplier… Event notice [10 things you need to know to protect your cannabis brand]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Online, 23 January 2020 [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [双11来袭 | è·¨å¢ƒç”µå•†çš„åº•çº¿æ„è¯†æ ‘ç‰¢äº†å—ï¼Ÿ]( King & Wood Mallesons 作者：冯晓鹏 刘艺涵 近年来，跨境电商的发展可谓欣欣向荣，方兴未艾。众所周知，跨境电商售进口商品多为日常消费品，当快消商品和网红爆款遇上“双11”，今年跨境电商会在这个“全民狂欢”的日子里如何“八仙过海各显神通”，仍颇值得关注。 图片来自艾媒报告[1]… Event notice [10 things you need to know to protect your cannabis brand]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Online, 23 January 2020 Other top stories [Virtual currency market trends and regulation in the USA]( [Hedge Fund Firms - What Do You Need to Consider Under the CCPA?]( [Are shareholders considered “consumers” under the CCPA?]( [Who is Responsible for Protecting the Data in your SaaS Relationship?]( [CASE Act promises fast track for small copyright claims, but is it the right track?]( [Regulation Round Up - November 2019]( [The USA is investigating social media app TikTok - what does this mean for social media platforms & transparency?]( [trading naked? invest in your brand wardrobe!]( [Privacy for America Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership]( [Spate of FDA and FTC Warning Letters Sets Stage for Wave of False Advertising Consumer Class Action Lawsuits]( International developments [Beware your automatic email footer!]( [.xxx blocking service to end - new AdultBlock service to take its place]( [Dutch DPA Issues Cookie Compliance Statement]( [A new draft code of practice for consumer IoT devices - hardening IoT supply chains]( [The drive for automation]( [New cryptography law comes into force]( [Russia’s Sovereign Internet Law comes into force]( [5 things you need to know about Singapore’s controversial new fake news law]( [CRTC Enforces CASL in Case of Malware Distribution]( [Indonesia Now Has Specific E-commerce Regulation]( Event notice [ABA International Law Section 2020 Annual Conference]( American Bar Association New York, 9 December 2019 - 24 April 2020 [Lexology Live: Mumbai]( Lexology Mumbai, 24 February 2020 [Managing Trademark Assets Europe 2020]( World Trademark Review London, UK, 28 January 2020 [Unsubscribe]( | [Disclaimer]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Contact]( [Law Business Research]( [© 2006-2019 Law Business Research](