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Yes, I really am Angela Merkel

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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Germany
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May 4 2013

Facebook can keep forcing its German users to disclose their real names in order to register for and continue using the social network, after an

German regulator fines Google over privacy violations

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Germany
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April 27 2013

A German privacy regulator has fined Google Inc. 145,000 (around $189,000) for violating the country's data protection laws. The Hamburg

Google challenges NSL

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USA
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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

FTC publishes new guidelines on internet advertising

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USA
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March 30 2013

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission published its updated guidelines on Internet advertising disclosures. The FTC Staff Report, ".com

Court tosses spam out of the frying pan and into the fire

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USA
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March 2 2013

The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota has held, in Gage E. Services, LLC, v. AngelVision Technologies, Inc., that the CAN-SPAM Act

California Credit Card Act does not cover internet downloads

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USA
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February 23 2013

According to the California Supreme Court, when California enacted the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1991 to protect consumers' personal

WTO authorizes IP piracy by Antigua

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Antigua, USA
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February 14 2013

In the old days, governments could issue "letters of marque" authorizing privateers to capture enemy vessels and keep some of the booty. (Heck, the U

Canada almost ready to implement anti-spam law

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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Canada
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January 19 2013

Industry Canada has published revised draft regulations on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), which was passed in 2010 but is still not in effect

China passes strict electronic privacy law, without irony

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China
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January 19 2013

China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, a subsection of China's full national legislature, has enacted a new national

Google search practices mostly OK’d, but patent practices must change

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USA
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January 5 2013

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it found that Google did not violate anti-competition law by favoring its own products and services in some

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