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Social Media Day: Educating Employees On The Risks Of Social Media

K2 Integrity on 6/30/2025

Social media is used by both organizations and employees—as a marketing tool for business, for entertainment, or for interacting with friends and family....more

The Rise of Online Abuse in Collegiate Sports: Lessons from the NCAA Threat Matrix Pilot Study

Segal McCambridge on 1/8/2025

Online abuse in sports has reached alarming levels, targeting athletes, coaches, and officials, especially during high-profile events. Recognizing the growing threat, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA)...more

New Cyber Security Rules for US Technology Companies Operating in the EU

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/13/2024

The EU is in the course of passing a range of new cyber security legislation which will apply to US businesses who provide services in the EU. One part of that legislative programme is the new Network and Information Security...more

Privacy Tip #401 – Cyberattack Against TikTok Targeted Brands and Celebrities

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/17/2024

TikTok has reported that it is responding to a cyber attack targeting a limited number of known brands and celebrity accounts. The BBC has identified that Paris Hilton’s account as being targeted, but TikTok says it was not...more

FTC Seeks to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Children Online

Jones Day on 12/28/2023

On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to revise the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule to reduce the amount of information...more

Privacy Authorities Press Platforms to Protect Publicly Posted Personal Information

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 9/8/2023

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada and other international data protection authorities recently issued a joint statement urging websites and social media platforms to do more to protect personal information from unlawful data...more

Tips to Avoid the Common Fraudster: Lessons from Corporate Investigations

StoneTurn on 7/11/2023

With scams evolving and growing in volume and maturity, it is more important than ever before to be vigilant about what information is available to nefarious actors. This article provides common scam scenarios, tips for...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/16/2023

Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

New proposed privacy rules for global companies conducting business in Australia

Hogan Lovells on 11/5/2021

The Australian Government has released draft legislation aimed at ensuring Australia’s privacy law remains well equipped to tackle the next digital era. The exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing...more

The Robins Kaplan Privacy Pulse - Court Decisions Question Internet Companies' Liability Shield

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/21/2021

A pair of recent rulings—one in the U.S. and another in Australia—hint at a future in which internet companies may not enjoy the immunity they currently hold for content created by others that appears on their sites....more

A new era for Australian online safety regulation

Hogan Lovells on 8/2/2021

Online safety regulation has, and continues to be, an ongoing priority for regulators globally. Indeed, the Online Safety Bill 2021 (“Bill”) and Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021...more

Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 6/25/2021

Intending to strengthen the privacy of consumers’ online data, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Richard Burr (R-NC) have reintroduced the Social Media Privacy Protection and...more

Privacy Tip #258 – Misinformation on Social Media

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/6/2020

The misinformation on social media about the election results (and other topics) is rampant. Social media companies like Twitter and Facebook are struggling with the balance between the First Amendment right to free speech...more

Privacy Perils: Beware Brand Phishing

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 10/30/2020

We often think of phony financial institution emails as a bad actor’s phishing scheme of choice to capture confidential bank account numbers or other private financial information. While those phishing emails certainly do...more

Digital Crisis PR: Handling Imposters Online

K&L Gates LLP on 8/6/2019

Spotting online imposters isn’t always easy. In this episode, partners Elisa D’Amico and Desiree Moore explain how to identify fake accounts and how to take action against them....more

Using artificial intelligence to fight hate speech

Hogan Lovells on 2/7/2019

Hogan Lovells partner Winston Maxwell spoke at the executive roundtable on artificial intelligence and online hate speech, organised on January 31, 2019 by CERRE, the Centre on Regulation in Europe....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/8/2018

On October 1, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its “Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook” to address continued threats to medical devices that could affect...more

Privacy Tip #159 – Consider Risks When Using Facebook and Other Social Media Platforms

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/5/2018

Facebook announced late last week that it had suffered the largest breach in its history—50 million accounts were compromised, and another 40 million accounts affected—yes, that equals 90 million accounts. ...more

Too Good to Be True: Cyber Safety Tips

K2 Integrity on 9/6/2018

When seasoned investigators are exposed to online scams, the protective warnings they give to others on social media safety and internet fraud suddenly become real. Read on to see how one of our own dodged an online rental...more

Privacy Perils: How Much "I" is TMI?

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/23/2018

In a Privacy Peril last month we noted steps you can take to lockdown your Facebook account so you are not inadvertently sharing data with unintended third parties. While recent revelations have disclosed how extensively...more

Cybersecurity Awareness: Limiting Your Exposure and Visibility

K2 Integrity on 10/18/2017

We spend so much time on our mobile phones and on social media, yet often we don’t think of how these tools are broadcasting our lives as we work and play. With just a few steps, you can limit what you are digitally telling...more

Ashley Madison and Coming to “Terms” with Data Protection

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 8/12/2015

A recent massive data hack of an online dating site Ashley Madison once again proves that what one publishes, says, or does online, even in seemingly private forums, is never completely private. It’s also a reminder that the...more

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