Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 14 Jul 2016
The tidal wave of New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act ("TCCWNA") claims just swept up a novel argument: a class complaint…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 22 Jun 2016
On June 21, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission settled claims against the purveyors of the “Doctor Trusted” seal certification program. The FTC’s…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 1 Apr 2016
The California Court of Appeals recently determined that the hyperlink to a website terms of use was not binding on users. In Long v. Provide…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 8 Oct 2015
Businesses need to be aware that the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") will monitor and test the "Unsubscribe" feature used with their…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 5 Mar 2015
On February 26, 2015, the Department of Education's Privacy Technical Assistance Center ("PTAC") issued guidance to assist schools, school districts…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 25 Sep 2014
A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit reinforces the importance of obtaining affirmative user consent to the Terms of Use on a website in order for…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 11 Apr 2012
On April 5, 2012, social media giant Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”) filed a civil lawsuit against spammers and makers of spamming software claiming violations of Twitter’s user agreement and various California state and common laws.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 3 Nov 2011
On October 27, 2011, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed claims that Facebook misappropriated users’ names and likenesses in promoting its “Friend Finder” feature.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | USA | 23 Sep 2011
On September 22, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved three separate bills that would establish a national data breach notification standard. Because the bills were approved on a party-line vote, and several other data breach bills currently are under consideration by other Senate committees, the prospects for these three bills in the full Senate are uncertain.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Germany | 25 Aug 2011
On August 19, 2011, the Data Protection Commissioner’s Office of the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein (“ULD”) ordered all businesses in that state “to shut down their fan pages on Facebook and remove social plug-ins such as the ‘like’-button from their websites.”