Cases involving major technology companies. Laws that pertain to how digital information is generated, stored and managed.
By C. Ryan Barber | May 11, 2017
Months after Apple faced off with the FBI over an order to unlock an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooting investigation, Amazon.com Inc. was thrust center-stage in its own digital privacy debate when Arkansas prosecutors demanded data from a murder suspect's Echo device. Amazon initially objected to the demands last year, only to later grant access after the suspect consented to the release of the data. Speaking Thursday at a Consumer Federation of America conference in Washington, an in-house lawyer at Amazon stated flatly: "No, Echo is not spying on you."
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By C. Ryan Barber | May 5, 2017
Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Polizzi, the "Jersey Shore" star better known as Snooki, and the former baksetball star Allen Iverson were among the celebrities the Federal Trade Commission recently sent letters to as part of the agency's push to promote clearer disclosures of business relationships in endorsement deals. The FTC in its announcement last month about the letters did not name any of the celebrities and stars who received them. The National Law Journal obtained the FTC letters through a records request.
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By Todd Cunningham | May 4, 2017
There's not much doubt as to what is the most anticipated crime drama of this summer's TV season. It's the one currently unfolding, about how the FBI, studios, networks and post-production companies will deal with the ransom demands of a hacker.
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By Ross Todd | May 3, 2017
Amicus briefs poured into the California Supreme Court from technology trade organizations and individual companies in Hassell v. Bird.
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By David Ruiz | April 28, 2017
Former commissioner for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Julie Brill will be deputy general counsel and report directly to Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith. Brill joins the company after roughly a year with Hogan Lovells.
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By Ben Hancock | April 28, 2017
A recent San Francisco case spotlights the particular challenges faced by Google's approach in waging courtroom battles over data storage.
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By Cheryl Miller | April 27, 2017
Airbnb Inc. will institute anti-bias training for its employees and track how often guests of color are denied short-term rentals under terms of an agreement with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing announced Thursday.
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By C. Ryan Barber | April 19, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission is keeping tabs on the growing trend of brands hiring so-called "influencers"—athletes, celebrities and others with large followings—to promote their products on social media. Up until Wednesday, the agency has put the burden of ensuring proper advertising disclosure on the brands. The agency sent 90 letters to influencers and marketers informing them of their responsibility to "clearly and conspicuously" disclose the business relationships behind social media posts.
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By Scott Graham | April 17, 2017
The advocacy group didn't contest an Australian suit and argues the injunction isn't enforceable in the United States.
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By Rhys Dipshan | January 2, 2017
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is set to come online in May 2018, but considerations remain for companies in their compliance efforts.
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