Richard B. Newman on Inside Edition We periodically publish guest posts from Internet Law Attorney and Regulatory Investigation Lawyer Richard B. Newman on topics that affect our readers. Key Takeaways from the FTC’s Landmark Privacy Report Now, more than ever, it is critical that companies adopt meaningful and compliant privacy policies. On March 26, 2012 the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) published a landmark privacy report entitled … [Read more...]
Communications Decency Act Publisher Immunity Not Motive-Based: Yelp Wins Extortion Case
This is a guest post by Internet Attorney Richard B. Newman which shares with us the status of the most recent lawsuit brought against Yelp alleging manipulation of reviews. Because the cases are being brought under the Communications Decency Act, the outcome affects bloggers even if they never use Yelp because the outcome sets precedents for the application of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. … [Read more...]
Internet Legislation Proposed to Address Consumer Privacy and Data Security Issues
Update: 10/19/16 Police Scanning Driver's Licenses to use in criminal investigations. Georgetown law: Half of All American Adults Are Already In a Police Facial Recognition Database ~ more details in The Perpetual Line-up (PDF) This is a guest post by Richard B. Newman - Internet Attorney Data security and consumer privacy are hot-button issues these days. They are gaining momentum and many - including the Obama administration - believe that it is time for a new regulatory … [Read more...]
The Evolving Legal Landscape of Employee Social Media Policies and FTC Regulatory Compliance
This is a guest post by Richard B. Newman -Internet Law Attorney on the importance of businesses of all sizes having written social media policies. Employee social media policies are becoming increasingly more prevalent. As a rule of thumb, company social media policies should always urge employees to utilize common sense and to always refrain from disclosing proprietary information. The same holds true for … [Read more...]
