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Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 23 2010

A South Carolina court of appeals has held that a defendant's unauthorized access of e-mails on a Yahoo! account server violated the Stored Communications Act (SCA

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 21 2011

A lawsuit filed in the federal court for the Eastern District of Texas earlier this month alleges that Google's Gmail service violates users' privacy by reviewing the contents of each e-mail and using that information for purposes of targeting advertisements

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 14 2011

On February 3, 2011, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California provisionally denied approval for a proposed settlement of the class action brought against Hughes Communications regarding early termination fees and download limits, as well as claims for violation of California's false advertising and unfair competition laws

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 17 2011

On January 7, 2011, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that is likely to have a significant impact on the regulation of online privacy

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2010

The US Department of Commerce launched an initiative last week to take a close look at how the Internet economy impacts individual privacy, with the goal of providing advice to the White House on how both the President and government policymakers can resolve privacy concerns

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 28 2010

On June 23, 2010, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment in favor of YouTube and Google and against Viacom and various other copyright holders who claimed that YouTube and Google are liable for their users' acts of copyright infringement

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 7 2010

The FTC has released a pamphlet titled Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online that "helps parents protect their kids and talk to them about living their lives online."

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2010

The State E-rate Coordinators' Alliance criticized the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) in recent comments regarding a rulemaking under the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 14 2011

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced last week that it has settled its lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Revenue

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 31 2011

On October 26, 2011, the United Kingdom’s High Court, Chancery Division ruled that British Telecom has two weeks to implement an order requiring it to block its customers’ access to Newzbin2, a file-sharing site against which six Hollywood studios (Studios) have secured an injunction