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Learning from the past: the FTC bans undisclosed history sniffing

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 12 2012

It has been said that we must learn from the past to profit by the present

New California law protects employee use of social media

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • September 28 2012

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a new law protecting employee use of social media by prohibiting an employer from requiring or requesting an employee or applicant for employment to disclose a username or password for the purpose of accessing the employee’s personal social media

In clickwrap data pass contract dispute. Second Circuit sacks e-mail notice of post-transaction terms

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 25 2012

In an important opinion on the enforceability of online contract terms, Senior Circuit Judge Robert D. Sacks walks through the last decade and a half of online contracting law on the way to invalidating an arbitration provision in an agreement involving a so-called Web loyalty program

This is one of the top ten best blog posts ever written about online defamation

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 17 2012

Although we have confidence in the quality of our work, the headline above might be viewed by some as mere hyperbole or rhetorical exaggeration

Shaking up the settlement process: FTC reconsiders whether companies can deny wrongdoing while settling privacy violation claims

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 24 2012

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced settlements of cases brought against Google and Facebook for alleged privacy violations

Illinois second state to prohibit employers from requiring applicants and employees to divulge social media passwords

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 8 2012

On August 1, 2012, Illinois' governor signed a law (Public Act 097-0875) to make it unlawful for an employer to request or require that an applicant or employee provide any password or other related account information in order to gain or demand access to the account or profile on a social networking website

California District Court dismisses privacy class action lawsuit against LinkedIn

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 8 2012

A California District Court has dismissed with prejudice a class action lawsuit filed against LinkedIn on behalf of its registered users, finding the allegations too speculative to sustain a lawsuit

Michigan court assesses electronic signature authentication under UETA in online insurance transaction

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 30 2012

The acceptance of electronic signatures in commercial transactions has become so commonplace that disputes about their use are relatively few

European data protection authorities publish guidelines clarifying exemptions to cookie consent requirement

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 29 2012

On June 7, 2012, the Article 29 Working Party, an independent advisory body composed of representatives from the national data protection authorities of the EU Member States, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European Commission, issued Opinion 042012 regarding which types of cookies are exempted from the informed user-consent requirement under Directive 200258 of the European Parliament (the E-Privacy Directive

Acting NLRB GC issues additional report on social media - somewhat useful

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2012

The Acting General Counsel of the NLRB has issued today an "updated" report on social media cases