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Saudi Activist Accuses Twitter of Exposing User Data to Hostile State Actors

Activist Omar Abdulaziz claims Twitter failed to safeguard his user information, such as a Twitter password, private email address and telephone number, in August 2013, when the company hired Al Zabarah, when the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia allegedly hired to dig up intelligence on Abdulaziz and his connections.
4 minute read

Law.com

Fourth Circuit Rules that Website's Unauthorized Posting of Stock Photograph Was Not 'Fair Use'

The decision in 'Brammer v. Violent Hues' sheds some light on when re-posting will be a "fair use" and when it will give rise to liability.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

EU's Top Court Limits 'Right To Be Forgotten'

The EU's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union, recently issued a decision limiting a "de-referencing" obligation and declaring that the right to be forgotten is not "absolute." After briefly discussing the right to be forgotten and the de-referencing obligation, Shari Claire Lewis, in this Internet Issues/Social Media column, reviews the CJEU's ruling and explore its implications.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Cookie Placement': 3rd Circuit Leaves Cy Pres-Only Settlement on the Menu, but With Reservations

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that was expected to resolve the appropriateness of cy pres-only class action settlements, 'Frank v. Gaos,' did not turn out the way most observers (including the Third Circuit) anticipated.
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The Recorder

In Cambridge Analytica Privacy Suit, Facebook Asks for Early Appeal

"The question whether alleged data privacy violations give rise to Article III standing is an evolving issue of increasing importance that already has drawn considerable attention from the nation's appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court," wrote Facebook's lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
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The Recorder

Plaintiffs Firm Can't Revive Defamation Suit Over Negative Online Reviews

The Second District Court of Appeal was "troubled" that Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo and name partner Alexander Cohen failed to cite "directly applicable contrary authority" in a case where it upheld a win for a former client's daughter accused of making defamatory posts on review sites, including Yelp and Avvo.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

How Your Firm Can Avoid Getting Scammed and What to Do if You Fall Victim

New forms of cyber crime, including ransomware, hacking and phishing, are being developed and implemented every day. Therefore, it is important to remember that these perils remain ubiquitous and we must share our experiences in order to help others avoid falling victim to similar cons.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Walmart Hires Former Amazon Lawyer as First Chief Counsel of Digital Citizenship

In the newly created role, Nuala O'Connor will focus on leveraging data and technology while also advising on privacy issues, cybersecurity and records management.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Are Owners Entitled to Damages for Extraterritorial Infringement of Their US Patents?

A look at the gray area of infringement of US patents in the US, but with related consequences or actions outside the US, and whether those consequences can form a basis for damages under US patent law.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Upholds Data Miner's Injunction Against LinkedIn

The panel held that the publicly available profile information that data-miner hiQ "seeks to access is not owned by LinkedIn and has not been demarcated by LinkedIn as private" in a way that would invoke the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
4 minute read

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