Ashley Madison Settles Online Data Breach Class Action
Remember the Ashley Madison data breach scandal? Well, the website’s parent company may have secured an $11.2 million online class...
Amazon Censured Over Kids’ Apps That Encourage Spending
Amazon settled an FTC COPPA case. Federal regulators charged the online retailer with improperly billing parents for purchases made by...
Maine: The Next State To Secure Residents’ Online Privacy?
Online privacy is becoming a major state’s rights issue. Illinois lawmakers are well on their way to passing a digital...
Facebook Law: Consequences of Hacking Into Another Person’s Account
You wake up one day, power on your phone, and BOOM! Life exploded overnight. An enemy successfully hacked your Facebook account...
Ashley Madison Hack: Can People Sue?
Online purveyor of pro-paramour lifestyles, AshleyMadison.com, encouraged users to “have an affair,” because “life is short.” Well, the company’s lifespan...
FTC Favors Companies With Data Breach Contingency Plans
A couple of months ago, Mark Eichorn quietly posted a significant post on the Federal Trade Commission’s blog. In it,...
Native Advertising Laws: A Very Brief Summary
Media chatter suggests that the Federal Trade Commission has turned its gaze towards “native ads” – a.k.a., sponsored content. At...
Can You Be Prosecuted For “Inappropriate” Things You Say Online?
Do you treat Google as a confessional or a digital counter spy? If someone stumbled upon your private searches, would...
Explained: The Arizona Data Breach Notification Law
By the end of this post, you’ll understand Arizona’s “data breach notification law” and what you’re legally required to do...
Social Media’s Stand Against Revenge Porn
Twitter is taking a stand against “revenge porn.” Perhaps the “Fappening” drove them to change. Or maybe the social media...