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The Legal Intelligencer

Vizio Settlement Highlights FTC Strategy for Consumer Internet of Things Privacy, Security

The action against the smart TV manufacturer's surreptitious data collection demonstrates legal challenges posed by internet of things devices.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

The Internet of Things Means a Big Dilemma for Big Law Discovery

While devices like Apple's Siri and facial recognition technology used for security access may simplify and even expedite many of the tasks encompassing our daily lives, they pose considerable dilemmas, ranging from the ethical to privacy, ownership, and litigation.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Storm on the Horizon: 4 Things to Know in Prepping for General Data Protection Regulation

At Legalweek's “Finding a New Safe Harbor: Using Technology and 1LR to Comply With Cross-Border Data Privacy Rules” and “Update on Effects of Brexit on Privacy and Data Protection Considerations” sessions, panelists sought to impart a sense of urgency, focusing not only on the consequences and reach of the regulation, but the unique and complex challenges it will create for legal professionals.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

50 Cent Goes After Reed Smith for $35 Million in Sex Tape Trial Loss

The rap star is suing his former law firm over a $7 million loss to a Miami legal team representing a Pembroke Pines woman.
28 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Is It Truthful? Then the Media Has a Right to Publish It

In his recent commentary, "The Downfall of Privacy and the Enforcement of the Law," Cliff Rieders addresses a number of legal and political challenges relating to informational privacy in the digital age. Rieders' commentary raises a number of thoughtful questions. Nonetheless, his remarks specifically about the right of the press to publish information that has been illegally obtained, including by hacking, merit a second look. This is an area where the law is very clear.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Rejects Suit Over Face Scanning for Video Game

Two athletes whose images were scanned for a video game have been bounced from court on their claim that the game maker violated a law protecting biometric information.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Lawyers for Pokemon Go Maker Try for KO of Property Owners' Suit

Lawyers for the company behind Pokémon Go have taken their first swing at knocking out a lawsuit that tests whether property owners can hold the makers of augmented reality games liable for players' actions in the real world.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Whither Breach Notification Laws?

In his E-Communications column, Stephen Treglia writes: What sense can businesses that possess their customers' or clients' personal data make of the new administration's unclear stance on cybersecurity regulations? Many entities have either already invested heavily in developing internal policies and security staff to avoid regulatory penalties or civil lawsuits or are planning to do so in the very near future. Should they continue to do so or should they dismantle or halt the process?
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Managing Your Company's Cybersecurity Risks

Gregory J. Bautista lays out some steps to implementing a cybersecurity plan that's right for your organization, writing that starting with cost-effective preventative and educational measures such as employee awareness training can be the best investment you can make.
17 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Michaels Class Action Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction Under 'Spokeo'

A federal judge in Newark has dismissed a proposed class action in multidistrict litigation against Michaels Stores Inc. for failure to plead subject matter jurisdiction under the Supreme Court's recent decision in "Spokeo v. Robins."
9 minute read

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