Communications & Media Law, Science, Computers & Technology, Labor & Employment Law

It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

by David Johnson, Joshua B. Konvisser | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 5/7/2013

Imagine you grab your phone only to find it locked, with all of your applications, pictures, and contacts permanently deleted. Imagine your employer's IT department remote-wiped your phone because they mistakenly believed it...more

[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account? [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 5/1/2013

Is it ever NOT okay to delete your social media account? That's the question we ask in this JD Supra Legal Perspective. And for an answer, we look at recent coverage of a case in which an airline worker in New Jersey...more

AP Hack Demonstrates the Power of 140 Characters #Twitter

by Donna Ray Berkelhammer | Sands Anderson PC on 4/30/2013

Many small and medium business owners are overwhelmed by the social media choices available to them, and unsure of which might best fit their target clients and markets. Twitter, being a relative new kid on the block, can be...more

Personal Smartphones: A Ticking HIPAA/HITECH Time Bomb?

by Cory Fox | BakerHostetler on 4/10/2013

In this brave new world of health information privacy, many industry experts and healthcare organizations have emphasized the need to secure portable electronic devices such as laptops, issued to employees. But a recently...more

Cyberattacks a mounting challenge for employers

by Paul Cowie, Dorna Moini | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/10/2013

In a recent panel discussion, one of the speakers was a so-called "ethical hacker" - a hacker-turned-protector of employers' confidential information. As someone at the forefront of cyberattacks, the ethical hacker's opinion...more

So You Want to Create an App?: Important Legal Considerations for Nonprofits

by Krista Coons, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 4/9/2013

In this presentation: - Apps! A Mobile Revolution - But, What Exactly Is an App? - Apps vs. Websites: A Primer - Legal Considerations - Why Does IP Ownership Matter? - Creation of...more

BB&K Police Chief Bulletin: Public Records - Public Records Act May Require Disclosure of Content Stored on Personal Devices of...

by Paul A. Cappitelli, G. Ross Trindle III | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/9/2013

Overview: A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge recently ruled that the California Public Records Act (PRA) required government agencies to disclose communications relayed through the privately-owned personal devices of...more

Feeling Cyber-Secure: Avoiding The Devastating Hacker

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 4/8/2013

Pro-actively drafting cybersecurity policies and protocols is like doing a will for yourself, or an employee manual for your company. The thought process is that there is nothing imminently pressing that requires me to think...more

Social Media Law Report - Who Owns Your LinkedIn Account, FTC Guidance on Social Ads, More... [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 3/26/2013

Our latest edition of the Corporate Law Report focuses on issues at the intersection of social media and the law: - Eagle v. Edcomm (aka: Who owns your LinkedIn account) - bringing social media charges against employees...more

Who Owns a LinkedIn Account? An Update to Eagle v. Edcomm, Inc.

by Christophe Difo | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 3/20/2013

In October 2012, we told you about the case of Eagle v. Edcomm, Inc. pertaining to whether an employee’s LinkedIn account belongs to the employee (Linda Eagle) or to her employer (Edcomm). At that time, the United States...more

A Personal Email Records Management And Privacy Problem

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 3/19/2013

The use of personal email for business is a significant problem for records retention and privacy programs. On March 18, 2013, the British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPBC) announced an...more

Harvard's Secret E-Mail Search: The Intersection of Internal Investigations and Digital Privacy

by Benjamin Fischer | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 3/14/2013

Earlier this week, Harvard University acknowledged the fact that, in the wake of last summer’s cheating scandal that rocked the campus, it had secretly searched the e-mail accounts of 16 Resident Deans. The e-mail search was...more

Social Networking Contacts Could Be Trade Secrets

by Eunice Majam-Simpson, Janice Mock | Nossaman LLP on 3/13/2013

Like it or not, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social media is playing a larger role in our everyday business lives. Nowadays, many companies are using social networking to maintain their client list and further...more

Don’t Let Your Employer Hijack Your LinkedIn Account

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 3/11/2013

While the Phonedog case is the one everyone thinks of when employer ownership of employees’ social media accounts comes up, another case indicates that it remains a very tricky issue. ...more

Two Key Elements Every Social Media Policy Should Include [Video]

by Fenwick & West LLP on 3/4/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken actions to protect employee free speech on social media, and, let’s face it – most, if not all, of your employees have at least one social media account. In consideration of...more

Be Careful What You Ask For: Michigan Limits Employer Access To Personal Social Media

by Robert C. Ludolph, Adam Wolfe | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/13/2013

Michigan’s Internet Privacy Protection Act (IPPA) prohibits employers from gaining access to applicant and employee personal Internet accounts. When the IPPA became effective on December 28, 2012, Michigan joined Maryland,...more

Social Media Privacy Bills Proposed From Coast (Maine) To Coast (Washington)

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 2/12/2013

From coast to coast and in the nation's capital, legislators continue to push for laws protecting the social media privacy of employees and applicants....more

Levick Weekly - February 8, 2013: Spotlight On OutSourcing Boeing Scrambles As Toyota Triumphs

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick, Dan Rene | LEVICK on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: - Spotlight On Outsourcing Boeing Scrambles As Toyota Triumphs - Labor Unions Seek To Stop The Bleeding - Threat Management - Handicapping The Tech Brand Wars - Sequestration - Athlete Endorsers...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

by Amanda Bakale, Tiffany Cheung, Jacob Michael Kaufman, J. Alexander Lawrence, Christine E. Lyon, Julie O'Neill, Matthew R Galeotti, Jesse Soslow | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 2/1/2013

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we explore the challenges that arise when employers and employees battle over work-related social media accounts; we...more

Privacy Update - January 2013

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/31/2013

In This Update: - Video Privacy Protection Act Amended to Allow Sharing of Online Viewing Histories Through Social Media Platforms - New State Laws Prohibit Employers From Requesting Social Media Passwords From...more

Corporate Law Report: Managing Cyber Risks, BYOD, Obama's NLRB Crisis, Iran Sanctions, and More [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 1/31/2013

Our latest Corporate Law Report looks at: - top ways to manage cyber risks in the workplace; - the growing trend of employees bringing their own electronic devices (BYOD) to work; - new reporting requirements as a result...more

Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 1/21/2013

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - USPTO Dives Into Software Patent Debate With New Group - The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's...more

Lessons Learned in 2012

by Franc E. Del Fosse III | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/10/2013

As one calendar year ends and the next begins, it is natural to look back to take an inventory of lessons learned and to look forward in an attempt to implement such lessons. The year 2012 certainly had its fair share of...more

Second of a series: Privacy and Security Issues for 2013

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 1/5/2013

Our series over the next 10 days will highlight the top issues, as we see them, in privacy and security for 2013. Yesterday, we looked at the increase in cybcersecurity disclosure by public companies, triggered by the...more

Fifth Circuit Holds Data On Personal Cell Phone Not Protected By Stored Communications Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/4/2013

On December 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the Stored Communications Act (SCA) does not apply to data stored in a personal cell phone and affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to...more

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It's 2013. Do You Know Where Your BYOD Policies Are?

[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account? [Video]

AP Hack Demonstrates the Power of 140 Characters #Twitter

Personal Smartphones: A Ticking HIPAA/HITECH Time Bomb?

Cyberattacks a mounting challenge for employers

So You Want to Create an App?: Important Legal Considerations for Nonprofits

BB&K Police Chief Bulletin: Public Records - Public Records Act May Require Disclosure of Content Stored on Personal Devices of...

Feeling Cyber-Secure: Avoiding The Devastating Hacker

Social Media Law Report - Who Owns Your LinkedIn Account, FTC Guidance on Social Ads, More... [Video]

Who Owns a LinkedIn Account? An Update to Eagle v. Edcomm, Inc.

A Personal Email Records Management And Privacy Problem

Harvard's Secret E-Mail Search: The Intersection of Internal Investigations and Digital Privacy

Social Networking Contacts Could Be Trade Secrets

Don’t Let Your Employer Hijack Your LinkedIn Account

Two Key Elements Every Social Media Policy Should Include [Video]

Be Careful What You Ask For: Michigan Limits Employer Access To Personal Social Media

Social Media Privacy Bills Proposed From Coast (Maine) To Coast (Washington)

Levick Weekly - February 8, 2013: Spotlight On OutSourcing Boeing Scrambles As Toyota Triumphs

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

Privacy Update - January 2013

Corporate Law Report: Managing Cyber Risks, BYOD, Obama's NLRB Crisis, Iran Sanctions, and More [Video]

Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

Lessons Learned in 2012

Second of a series: Privacy and Security Issues for 2013

Fifth Circuit Holds Data On Personal Cell Phone Not Protected By Stored Communications Act

[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account? [Video]

Social Media Law Report - Who Owns Your LinkedIn Account, FTC Guidance on Social Ads, More... [Video]

Two Key Elements Every Social Media Policy Should Include [Video]

Corporate Law Report: Managing Cyber Risks, BYOD, Obama's NLRB Crisis, Iran Sanctions, and More [Video]

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