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Privacy Policies in Spotlight as Feds Investigate Facebook's Data Deals

Facebook is facing scrutiny over alleged deals with Amazon, Microsoft and others that allowed companies to obtain users' data without their consent. It's a reminder to all in-house counsel: privacy policies need to be transparent.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

As Calls to Break Up Big Tech Grow, Spotify Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple

Less than a week after Sen. Elizabeth Warren's call to break up big tech, Spotify has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the European Commission—the same regulators that fined Google $5 billion over antitrust concerns last year.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Securities Lawyers Weigh In on Elon Musk's Latest SEC Clash

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's counsel claimed the SEC has "no basis to issue contempt sanctions against him" in a filing Monday, adding cited First Amendment concerns. But some lawyers said Musk's second round of incorrect, Tesla-focused tweets didn't meet the "low bar" the SEC agreement set.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Privacy Notices, Opt-In Clauses Debated as US Regulators Shape Federal Privacy Law

Tech giants' privacy counsel and U.S. senators discussed opt-in policies, lengthy, legalese-filled privacy notices and location tracking at a hearing Tuesday morning. The discussion aimed to further shape a potential U.S. federal data privacy law, which could preempt the California Consumer Privacy Act.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Message Encryption Raises Legal, Safety Complications for Tech Platforms

As Facebook moves toward privacy-focused messaging, encryption's legal and ethical complications could come into play.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

LexisNexis General Counsel Talks Legal Tech, Sticking to a Budget and the Rise of In-House Counsel

Ian McDougall, the general counsel of LexisNexis, offered his predictions on legal tech adoption, increasing legal department sizes and changing inside-outside counsel relationships at a Stanford event.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Google's Global Affairs Head Warns of EU Copyright Directive's 'Unintended Consequences'

Google's legal department head Kent Walker urged EU lawmakers to amend controversial aspects of its pending copyright directive before an upcoming final vote.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lyft Files to Go Public, Speeding Past Uber in Their Race to an IPO

Lyft has filed to go public, pulling ahead of competitor Uber in the race to an IPO. It's the first time Lyft general counsel Kristin Sverchek has taken a company public.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wickr's Top Lawyer Heads to Cybersecurity Startup as General Counsel

Jennifer DeTrani, the top lawyer at ephemeral messaging service Wickr, has moved to a new general counsel role at cybersecurity startup Nisos.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Hits Musical.ly With Record-Setting $5.7M Fine Over COPPA Violations

Musical.ly, also known as TikTok, has been hit with the highest-ever FTC penalty for COPPA violations. The FTC alleged Musical.ly collected young children's data without parental consent.
3 minute read

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