TorrentFreak

JUNE 9, 2023

The most visible cost to the user is advertising, lots and lots of advertising. Invidious: A Privacy Front-End For YouTube Invidious describes itself as an open source alternative front-end to YouTube. Premium products aside, YouTube is free to use. A Public Invidious Instance The software is licensed under AGPL-3.0

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2022

VPNs are valuable tools for people who want to use the Internet securely with decent privacy. anti-abortion laws have increased the interest in privacy services as potential criminal penalties come into play. One of the problems, however, is that not all VPN services take privacy seriously. This isn’t a new revelation.

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Michael Geist

JANUARY 31, 2024

It may be the most dangerous Internet bill you’ve never heard of since it contemplates measures that raise privacy concerns, website blocking, and extend far beyond pornography sites to include search and social media. Ensure compatibility of Canadian regulations on age-verification with international standards.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 4, 2022

First off today, Michael Kan at PC Magazine reports that India is enacting a new policy that, if enforced, would require virtual private network (VPN) providers to collect, store and turn over user data. According to the Indian government, the new policy takes effect June 27. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

It further alleged that the company “did not have any policies in place to remove sensitive locations from the raw location data it sold.putting consumers’ sensitive personal information at risk.” When you turn location services on, all of those apps are tracking your specific location.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Regulators have sought to suppress online targeted advertising for years, with only minimal success. In turn, advertisers have fled Twitter. Then, in Liapes v. seriously, are you still posting THERE???)

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43(B)log

APRIL 15, 2024

Although she alleged violations of the federal and Minnesota wiretap statutes and the Minnesota health records statute (which all survived the motion to dismiss), I’ll focus on claims under the Minnesota consumer fraud statute, the Minnesota deceptive trade practices statute, and common law claims of invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment.

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IPilogue

JULY 13, 2022

As discussed in part one , Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report in late May outlining the privacy risks school children face across the globe. However, Canada still falls behind in implementing modern privacy legislation that addresses child consent.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. Data Privacy : Systems should be developed with built-in protections from abusive data practices for individuals and the ability for individuals to have agency over how their data is used. Patents On February 14, 2023, the U.S.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

I always enjoy these and recommend the free GALA webinars to those interested in advertising law; I joined in progress due to some technical difficulties on my end. Kelly Harris: In Canada, Competition Bureau brought enforcement action against FB for misleading privacy representations even though it’s a free service.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced its new initiative in investigating the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and the related technologies. Generally, the CPPA will focus its regulatory efforts on retail, advertising platforms, online platforms, and hospitality sectors.

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2023

Although publicity rights initially emerged as a privacy interest, I find that students are quick to see its kinship to trademark law and unfair competition. While typical privacy rights focus on personal interests and one’s peace of mind, the right of publicity is more economic and commercial in nature. What do you think?

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new enforcement focus on streaming apps’ failure to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Lastly, a streaming service’s privacy policy should also be easily accessible to the consumer and include details on individual CCPA rights.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2024

While accessing blocked websites and communicating in relative privacy is now fairly common, the government would like sites carrying “illegal information” to remain inaccessible. Advertising and recommendations help to quickly spread the news but for Moscow, that’s unacceptable and needs to change.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

Researchers from the Mozilla Foundation reviewed the privacy policies of 32 mental health apps ranging from guided meditation to telehealth counseling services and flagged 28 of them as having “Privacy Not Included.” But don’t compromise your data to do it – good privacy habits are self-care too.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Whereas this final page bolds certain important information about the trial membership, for instance, that prospective members can “Cancel anytime” and that they will be provided “1 month (and 45 credits) to book any classes [they] want,” no such bolding is applied to the text notice linking to the Terms and Privacy Policy.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Over in the Senate, the Fiscal Responsibility Subcommittee will discuss how changes to privacy policies in Big Tech firms have impacted targeted advertising activities for a wide swath of the economy.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This Act explains the significance of support when it comes to the enrollment of trademarks for the matter of Publicity or Privacy, and The Copyrights Act 1957 [iv] defines word “performer” as an actor, singer, musician, dancer, acrobat and juggler etc. which follow and have codified legislation on publicity rights in general for sports.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 11, 2023

There are significant overlaps and considerations to think of with the roll-out of a privacy policy, consumer protection laws, and a range of different agreements including those related to advertising, purchase and sale, events, and content production freelancer rights.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Age Estimation: The Act requires online providers to estimate the age of child users so that the highest privacy setting is applied when a child visits the site. High Default Privacy Settings: The Act requires a “high” level of privacy setting as the “default” for children visiting a site.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front.

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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The focus of these actions spans a range of issues, from anti-competitive behavior to data privacy, and more. In October 2020, the Department of Justice and eleven state attorneys general jointly filed a lawsuit against Google, aiming to curb the company’s monopolistic control in the search engines and search advertising markets.

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Michael Geist

JULY 18, 2023

Meta has started advertising on its own platform its intention to stop news sharing on both Facebook and Meta, steadily reaching about 100,000 users per day. By choosing politics over good policy, Rodriguez and the lobby groups who called the shots have created a worst case scenario in which everyone loses.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 8, 2021

To kick off the final day of the National Advertising Division’s (NAD) 2021 virtual conference last week, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter gave a keynote address laying out her views on consumer privacy and the digital data economy writ large. Myth #1: “Privacy” is the only concern for consumers in digital markets.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The only question was what limits the CRTC might establish through new rules on exemptions (the government could also do so through a policy direction, but that remains in draft form). Further, this is mandated disclosure of personal information (including the inferences of revenues for individuals) which carries privacy implications.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Some are more aggressive than others, such as New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, who recently sued Rovio Entertainment, the maker of Angry Birds, alleging that Rovio violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting data on players under the age of 13 and disclosing it to advertisers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Any legal policy that encourages data snarfing must simultaneously contend with the potentially anti-competitive and anti-social effects of preventing legitimate players from snarfing, along with the potentially massive privacy and security risks that data snarfers create. ” Oof. My topline conclusion: ¯_(?)_/¯.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Companies should also be mindful of existing state privacy and negative option laws, as well as forthcoming state regulations, including the CCPA regulations that affect requirements about customers’ rights and method of consenting or opting in for data collection.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

This discussion is part of the EU Industry Days 2022 , an annual event that highlights industrial frontrunners and ongoing industrial policy discussions whilst improving the knowledge base of European industry. However, it is never impossible to catch up with the best IP events. The registration for the event can be made here.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

State privacy laws are changing rapidly in the U.S. We anticipate that more state legislatures will continue to enact privacy laws to protect consumers due to the absence of a federal privacy law. The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act will go into effect on July 1, 2024. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2025.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 9, 2023

My view is that unlike Bills C-11 and C-18, which create cross-industry subsidy models funded by tech companies to support government policy, appropriate taxation models is the far better approach to ensure that companies “pay their fair share”. But what if the user uses a privacy tool to limit the tracking?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

This is the latest ruling in an investigation by DC Attorney General into Meta’s content moderation practices, especially regarding COVID-19 policies. Defendants deny that the Resort targets Massachusetts or its residents with advertising. District of Columbia , 2023 WL 5964764 (D.C. The Resort, they attest, “targeted divers.”

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Dark patterns were also specifically called out in a number of new state privacy laws. These include: Advertisements deceptively formatted to look like independent, editorial content. To illustrate, the below includes a hidden subscription; even though the offer is advertised as a free trial, it charges a recurring fee.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Read literally, all advertising “allow[s] for arranging the sale or purchase of goods,” so this law potentially obligates EVERY ad-supported publisher to undertake the content moderation obligations the bill imposes on online marketplaces. ” [Does this create an affirmative obligation to include images?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2023

15/2020 Consumer Protection Law outlines the obligations of suppliers, consumer rights and obligations, product safety requirements, warranties, advertising regulations, and dispute resolution mechanisms. Misleading advertising can lead to penalties of imprisonment for up to two years and fines ranging from AED 10,000 to AED 2,000,000.

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