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Poland - Cookies Served on a Tray. New Regulations on the Use of Cookie Files

by Oskar Tulodziecki, Marta Wysokinska | K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2013

Regulations in Poland relating to entities providing services electronically (meaning practically all entities running Internet websites) have been amended. These changes derive from the new provisions of the EU law, in...more

The Lessons of the "Street View" Imbroglio: Know What Data You Collect and Don't Collect Data You Don't Need

by Maryanne Stanganelli | BakerHostetler on 4/25/2013

The unintended capture of personal data by Google Street View has resulted in a German Data Commissioner imposing a $189,000 fine on Google this Monday. As anyone who has used Google Maps at the street view level knows,...more

Google AdWords Trade Mark Policy – Important Changes

by Caroline Cossio, Jonathan Feder | K&L Gates LLP on 4/19/2013

Google has revised its AdWords trade mark policy which is currently in place in Australia, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Taiwan, New Zealand, South Korea and Brazil and these changes will come into effect on 23 April 2013. From...more

European Privacy Regulator Issues Important Opinion on the Use of Apps

by Karin Retzer | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/16/2013

On February 27, 2013, the European Article 29 Working Party (a group comprising representatives from all of the data protection authorities of the EU Member States, referred to in this articles as “WP29”) issued an Opinion on...more

DOJ Unseals Indictment Against Online Sports Wagering Operators and Affiliates

by Dan W. Goldfine, Harsh Parikh, Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/12/2013

On April 10, 2013, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against 34 individuals and 23 companies for their involvement with online sports wagers. According to the indictment, Legendz Sports,...more

A Cautionary Tale: EU Probing Google for Possible Privacy Violations

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/8/2013

The increasing difficulties faced by internet providers and data gatherers in the international realm have yet again come to the fore. Privacy regulators in France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and...more

Poland Adopts Heavy Penalties for Telcos Using Cookies without Obtaining "Opt-In" Consent

by Maryanne Stanganelli | BakerHostetler on 4/5/2013

Poland’s Act amending its Telecommunications Law and Certain Other Laws of November 16, 2012, came into effect on March 22, 2013. The law relates specifically to telecommunications companies, and therefore other sectors such...more

EU versus Google: A test case for the viability of a global data protection policy?

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/5/2013

(LONDON) The EU has escalated its existing investigation of Google’s global privacy policy, a policy covering all of Google’s services that was introduced by Google last year. Up until April 3, the French data protection...more

Internet Privacy Laws Under Debate

by Audet & Partners, LLP on 4/4/2013

The explosive pace of new technology has enabled people to connect and communicate in ways never before possible. Lawmakers and Internet advocates must now tango with each other in a scramble to keep up with the technology...more

IP/IT & Media Newsletter - Issue 1/2013

by Daja Apetz-Dreier, Thomas Fischl, Alexander Klett, Stephan Rippert, Kathrin Schlüter, Philipp Süss, Katharina Weimer | Reed Smith on 3/25/2013

In this issue: - Cookies, Clouds and Other Challenges – Retrospect and Prospect in Data Protection - Employee Data Protection – What’s Down the Road? - German Federal Supreme Court Decides Another...more

European Regulators Issue Opinion on Mobile Apps

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/25/2013

On March 14, 2013, the European data protection regulators (the Article 29 Working Party, or WP) issued a 30-page opinion addressing how mobile apps should comply with EU data protection law (the Opinion). The main focus of...more

Historical Reform of the Mexican Telecommunications Industry

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/20/2013

The new President of Mexico, Mr. Peña Nieto, has reached an unprecedented multi-party agreement between his party, the Partido Revolucionario Industrial (PRI), and the rest of the major political forces: the Partido Acción...more

The Rise of Mobile Payments – Impact on M&A Activity in 2013

by Lucy Overbury | MoFo Tech on 3/20/2013

What’s involved? - A recent study by Juniper Research predicted that the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and near field communications transactions – short-range wireless...more

Hong Kong Data Privacy Law Update: Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012

by Gordon Milner, Cynthia J. Rich | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/13/2013

INTRODUCTION - The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (“Amendment Ordinance”) was formally adopted in July 2012. One of the most significant changes the Amendment Ordinance made to the existing Personal...more

Trademark Management and the New Generic Top Level Domains

by Thomas Dover | Nossaman LLP on 3/12/2013

Everyone navigates the Internet. It is the new Grand Commons of society – the place for communication, commerce and information. Web sites populate and inform the internet. Every web site has a domain name such as...more

Decades-Old Japanese Electioneering Law May Get a Web 2.0 Refresh

by Gabriel Meister | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 3/5/2013

Here at Socially Aware, we report regularly on the difficulties inherent in applying long-established laws to new technologies like social media. An interesting example of this is unfolding in Japan: it concerns a decades-old...more

Levick Weekly - March 1, 2013: The Libor Scandal; Prosecutors Have A New Plan

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick | LEVICK on 3/4/2013

In This Issue: - The Food Safety Modernization Act - The LIBOR Scandal - Prosecutors Have a New Plan - Food Safety Compliance - A Hogan Lovells Roundtable - Lessons from the Oldest CEO Succession Plan on...more

What The Cybersecurity Executive Order Means For The Rest Of Us

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 2/26/2013

If you are the CEO of Google, Facebook, Verizon, Comcast, Exxon or Boeing, don’t read this. You have a team of lawyers working for you who have already spent hours analyzing President Obama’s Cybersecurity executive order...more

Dot Anything: Generic Top-Level Domains Update

by David Byer, Gregory Pieris, Chris Round | K&L Gates LLP on 2/21/2013

On January 12, 2012, ICANN, the authority responsible for management of the internet domain name system, launched the new, expanded, gTLD program, which we reported on here. As implementation moves forward, we want to keep...more

Domain Name Seizure – It’s Not Just a U.S. Law Enforcement Tactic

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/13/2013

We have previously reported in this space about the use of domain name seizures by American law enforcement. Recent media reports show that domain name seizure has become the go-to tactic for law enforcement for other...more

Privacy, Data Security and Internet Safety Alert: Tough New EU Data Protection Proposals Edge Closer

by James Drury-Smith, Kolvin Stone | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/7/2013

On Jan. 10, 2013, Jan Philipp Albrecht, the European Parliament’s Rapporteur, presented his report on the European Commission’s proposals for a new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With his recommendations, data...more

A Gatekeeper Approach To Mobile App Regulation Is Developing In The United States

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 2/5/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a Staff Report on February 1, 2013, entitled “Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency.” The FTC Staff Report follows on the heels of earlier recommendations...more

Retention Of Address Book Information In Hashed Form Still Criticized By Canada And Netherlands

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced the results of an investigation into a mobile messaging platform that allows users to send and receive instant messages over the Internet. The OPC coordinated...more

Status Updates – Real Time Notice Recommended By Privacy Commissioner

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced the results of their coordinated investigation into a mobile messaging platform...more

US Tech Companies May Soon be Required to Report Security Breaches to the EU

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/23/2013

U.S. based tech companies that store data on the Internet may soon be required to report the loss or theft of personal information to the E.U. or face sanctions and fines according to legislation being proposed by the...more

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