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Feds delay enforcement of internet gambling law

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 12 2009

The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve issued a joint final rule which includes a six-month extension for compliance with regulations implementing certain provisions of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA

Supreme Court takes case on employer monitoring

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on December 14 that it will review the Ninth Circuit's decision in Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co., which held that a government employee and persons with whom he communicated had a reasonable expectation of privacy in personal text messages that were sent and received on an employer-provided pager, despite the employer's express policy that use of its computer network was subject to monitoring

FDA emphasizes importance of cybersecurity for medical devices

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2009

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a reminder to the makers and users of medical devices that cybersecurity is an important and shared responsibility in the health industry

Will Congress finally get around to passing a federal breach notification law?

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2009

Don't hold your breath

Google challenges NSL

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 6 2013

On the heels of the district court's decision, Google reportedly filed suit in the same court (pursuant to 18 USC 3511) to set aside or modify

CAN-SPAM does not preempt claim under California spam law, court holds

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 2 2010

Last month, in Asis Internet Services, et al., v. Subscriberbase, Inc., et al., a federal district court in California held that the CAN-SPAM Act does not preempt a claim under a California spam law even though such a claim does not require proof of all the elements of a common law fraud claim

FTC and EC target hidden advertising in online social media

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • European Union, USA
  • -
  • January 9 2010

The Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission each issued guidance last month that requires disclosure of marketing relationships between seemingly independent "endorsers" of a product on a website and the product's advertiser

Who watches the watchers? The FTC

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 18 2010

ControlScan, Inc., a company that certifies the privacy and security of online retailers, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false or misleading claims to consumers about the extent and frequency of its verification practices

Court refuses to enforce take-down injunction against website

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 22 2010

A federal district court in Illinois has ruled in David Blockowicz, et al., v. Joseph David Williams, et al., that a website is not required to remove defamatory remarks despite an injunction against the persons who posted the remarks on the site

Craigslist and Facebook don the CDA aegis

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 31 2009

A federal court in Illinois ruled in Dart v. Craigslist, Inc., that Craigslist may not be held liable for hosting and organizing user-generated classifieds advertising prostitution

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