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Do Mandatory Age Verification Laws Conflict with Biometric Privacy Laws?–Kuklinski v. Binance

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. Doing age assurance/age verification raises substantial privacy risks.

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Instacart’s Privacy Policy Protects Stripe from Consumer Privacy Claims–Silver v. Stripe

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Instacart purports to bind consumers to its privacy policy via this screen: (Sorry for the poor image resolution. The court says Instacart creates an enforceable sign-in-wrap (ugh): The Court finds Instacart’s privacy policy conspicuous and obvious for several reasons. Airbnb , the green font for the privacy policy link is NBD.

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. Image Sources : Shutterstock] Protection Under Copyright Act, Licensing & Contractual Issues for the Celebrities A celebrity is a well-known person. However, the industry is still dealing with a slew of legal issues daily.

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Forwarding Piracy Warnings Violates Privacy Law, Dutch Court Rules

TorrentFreak

According to Ziggo, linking IP addresses to specific subscribers raises serious privacy concerns, even if the personal information isn’t shared with BREIN. While BREIN has a license to process the personal information of alleged infringers, Ziggo doesn’t. This was a severe setback for the anti-piracy group.

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7 KEY TAKEAWAYS - Coexisting: Synergies and Tensions Among Open Source Software, Privacy, and Patents

JD Supra Law

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Michael Pavento, Stephen Dew, and Tony Glosson, recently spoke on a panel at the firm’s annual Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar (KTIPS) on the topic of “Coexisting: Synergies and Tensions Among Open Source Software, Privacy, and Patents.” By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

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YouTube Orders ‘Invidious’ Privacy Software to Shut Down in 7 Days

TorrentFreak

Invidious: A Privacy Front-End For YouTube Invidious describes itself as an open source alternative front-end to YouTube. A Public Invidious Instance The software is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and, for those with nominal technical skills, Invidious can be self-hosted on relatively modest hardware using Docker.

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Ontario Ministry Of Government And Consumer Services Launches Consultation On Modernizing Ontario’s Privacy Protection Framework

IPilogue

Imtiaz Karamat is an IP Osgoode Alumnus and Licensed Lawyer in Ontario. On June 17, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) announced the launch of public consultation on the MGCS’ white paper, which outlines proposals for reforming Ontario’s privacy protection framework. .

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