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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 (634,273 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Compliance via Smartphone: Eight Tips for Building an App]( Association of Corporate Counsel Eight tips to better communicate via a compliance app with your employee base... [Key issues for sellers to consider when selling trade receivables on electronic platforms]( Reed Smith LLP Online receivables auction platforms are growing in number and prevalence, spurred by commercial and regulatory developments in the commodities and… [Reminder: FCC Filings Due March 2017]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP The Local Competition and Broadband Report, containing data as of December 31, 2016, must be filed by Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The report requires… [Online copyright infringement is still actionable in New Zealand]( Litigation {NAME}s The New Zealand High Court has ruled that Kim Dotcom and other Megaupload executives are still eligible for extradition. While online copyright… [Australia - New Disclosure Requirements for Native Advertising]( Baker McKenzie From 1 March 2017, the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) Code of Ethics (Code) will include a new provision that requires… [Gaps, Gaps Galore: Avoid Being Locked Out Of Your Room, Your Records And What You Think Is Covered By Your Insurance]( Blog Hunton & Williams LLP Reports of recent cyberattacks continue the discussion we started with yesterday’s blog post about common hurdles to coverage. The hurdle for today’s… ["Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)" Policies]( Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP Host Leigh Tyson interviews Susan Bassford Wilson, co-chair of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete's e-Law Practice Group, about "Bring Your Own… [Social media - risks and opportunities for schools]( Michelmores LLP With the ever increasing variety of websites and apps, social media cannot be ignored. More and more children are using mobile phones and opening… [Florida Passes the Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act]( Florida Shumaker Loop & Kendrick The Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (the "Act") took effect as of July 1, 2016. The digital world is growing at an exponential rate… [Snapchat IPO: Here's what tech firms should know about going public]( Ashfords LLP Snap Inc. is aiming to raise $3bn at a $25bn valuation through an IPO. Whilst many IPOs "pop" on their first day of trading, Snap (the company behind… [Insurance Industry Exploration of Blockchain Expands]( Blog Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP The insurance industry’s exploration of blockchain-based solutions continues to expand, potentially impacting future policies available to commercial… [Court Allows Microsoft to Challenge Secrecy of User Data Requests]( Pennsylvania Litigation Morrison & Foerster LLP Add another chapter to the ongoing debate over government access to private communications. Last week, the District Court in the Western District of… [Landmark EU-US data privacy court case commences in the High Court]( Litigation Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP In proceedings by the Data Protection Commissioner (“DPC”) that commenced on 7 February 2017 in the Irish High Court, the DPC is asking the High Court… [The science behind brand protection in the Deep and Dark Webs]( MarkMonitor Inc Cyberattacks are flourishing, in no small part because the perpetrators have become adept at navigating the waters of the Deep Web and the Dark Web… [Data Privacy in a Time of Reaction: "Big Data" versus "The People"]( White & Case LLP Anti-globalization has become a serious theme in Western countries. Right-wing and left-wing political movements converge on the issue. Centrist… [Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast — Interview with John “Four” Flynn, Heather Adkins, and Troels Oerting]( Blog Steptoe & Johnson LLP In this Episode, Stewart Baker goes to RSA and interviews the people that everyone at RSA is hoping to sell to - CISOs. In particular, John “Four”… [To Resist Top Business Cyberthreat Ransomware, it's All About Prevention]( Blog Gardere Well, the results are in and we have a winner... ransomware wins first place for the top global cybersecurity threat of 2016. According to a… [Mobile apps help to make the commercial world go round - bad actors slow the process]( Corporation Service Company Mobile commerce accounted for 40% of online commerce on a worldwide basis in 2015, according to a report published by Flurry, an analytics blog… [Alternative strategies for fighting counterfeits online]( Litigation Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Faced with the continually expanding sale of counterfeit products online, more than ever, brand owners need to adapt and explore new and different… [The Ascendency of Accessibility: Surge in Website Lawsuits Continues]( Blog Goulston & Storrs PC The proliferation of accessibility lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has not abated. It is well-documented that… [Trends in behavioral advertising: What you need to know about cross-device tracking]( Blog Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a staff report (available here) on the trend to link consumers’ online behavior across multiple… [Privacy Perils: Social Engineering Fraud - the C-Suite Maneuver]( Bass, Berry & Sims PLC It's a common misconception that cyber-criminals use sophisticated technical tools to hack into a person's computer or online accounts. More often… [Podcast: If Looks Could Kill … Your Wireless Siting Application]( Blog Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Many (most?) wireless siting applications that face opposition involve some level of NIMBYism - but you can’t just dismiss the NIMBY naysayers and… [Growth of Digital—Home and Abroad]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP If there is one truism in the world of digital media, it is the simple fact that our technology and consumption habits are evolving in tandem with one… [Internet-connected devices, the next tool to solve crime?]( Litigation Maddocks Internet-connected devices enable individuals to interact and store personal information digitally, heralding in a new era of personal computing and… [Google Ruling may give Government an Opening to Broaden its Power Under Outdated Stored Communications Act]( Litigation Blog Nossaman LLP As technology progresses and the world becomes even more interconnected, the scope of the Stored Communications Act ("SCA" or "Act") has become a… [Data Privacy and Cannabis? You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby…]( Blog Seyfarth Shaw LLP Data privacy and the cannabis industry. The growing intersection of the two is yet another sign that cannabis has come a long way from the black… [Social Media and Attacks on Traditional, Investigative Journalism]( Blog Duane Morris LLP Once upon a time, we received news in traditional formats from finite media sources by way of newspapers, television, and radio. And the news we… [Plaintiffs Face Challenges in Cellular Phone Application Privacy Litigation]( California Litigation Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP On February 13, 2017, a District Court in the Northern District of California granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a claim brought… [Megaupload executives still eligible for extradition: summary of latest decision in Dotcom case]( Litigation {NAME}s It has been more than five years since Megaupload's cloud services were shut down, and its top executives arrested. Now, two New Zealand courts have… [Comments Sought of FCC Privacy Regime]( Blog Davis Wright Tremaine LLP On Friday, the Federal Register published the FCC’s January 17th Public Notice of the fact that eleven Petitions for Reconsideration were filed in the… [Do You Know Where the Data Is?]( Litigation Blog Jennings Strouss & Salmon PLC Even with new rules governing proportionality and relevance, preserving and collecting electronically stored data remains an issue in many litigations… [Starting March 1st NY Cybersecurity Regulation requires Incident Response Plans (IRP)!]( Blog Gardere The new law among other things “includes requirements that financial and insurance institutions retain a CISO, report cybersecurity incidents within… [The New York Department of Financial Services Issues Its Final Cybersecurity Regulation]( New York Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP On February 16, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") issued the final version of its cybersecurity regulation. The regulation… [Walking the tightrope: harmonising trademark enforcement and bullying]( Remfry & Sagar Much as in the case of personal bullying, the stereotypical description of trademark bullying plays on the David and Goliath story. 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Choo Limited continues its success in its fight against cybersquatting with another favourable decision from the World… [The new gTLD application process: preparing for Round 2]( NetNames Limited Despite all the rumours and mutterings in and around the domain name community, there is still no news on when the Round 2 application window will… [L’usurpation d’identité numérique via un nom de domaine]( FR Derriennic Associes La société française CHANTELLE a déposé une plainte auprès du Centre d’arbitrage et de médiation de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété… [The UDRP: a dispute resolution policy to stand the test of time?]( Litigation Safenames Ltd There is no doubt that the UDRP offers many benefits to trademark owners, with owners prevailing in approximately 90% of all cases; but does it go far… [Social media takedown: surveying the available tools]( Lane IP Even with official pages in place and an internal social media policy to ensure the positive management of complaints or negative press, social media… [gTLDs: The luck of the .IRISH]( Blog Hogan Lovells The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launched the application process for new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in January… Other top stories [Dentons' pick of global regulatory trends to watch in 2017]( [Are Digital Wallets Making Cash And Credit Cards Obsolete?]( [“You’re Fired” - The Growing Fallout from Celebrity Rants]( Blog [Streaming Music Services in the Workplace. 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