Internet Privacy Protection Acts

International Internet Privacy Sweep

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 5/7/2013

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has announced that the Federal Trade Commission, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, the OPC and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British...more

New Mexico Passes Social Media Privacy Act

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/24/2013

New Mexico has joined California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and Utah in enacting legislation to protect the online privacy of job applicants....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

Data Privacy Day 2013 Post #3 — Look out for the Maryland Privacy Police!

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 1/29/2013

Maryland’s Attorney General, Douglas Gansler, announced today that Maryland has a new Internet Privacy Unit to monitor the data collection practices of online companies. According to the Attorney General’s press release, the...more

China’s New Online Information Protection Law

by Ron Cai, Fraser Mendel, Lin Zhu | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/10/2013

On Dec. 28, 2012, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress enacted a 12-article Decision on Strengthening Online Information Protection (the “Decision”), without public consultation and after just one...more

China Adopts Privacy Legislation Strengthening Online Personal Data Protection

by Erica Gann Kitaev | BakerHostetler on 1/8/2013

China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, closed out 2012 with the approval of rules to enhance the protection of online personal information....more

New Michigan Law Prohibits Employers From Asking Applicants And Employees For Access To Personal Internet Accounts

by Matthew A. Carmona | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/7/2013

The apparent practice by employers of requesting access to employees’ and applicants’ social media accounts, such as Facebook and Twitter, has led the state of Michigan to pass the Internet Privacy Protection Act (PA 478 of...more

Michigan's New "Internet Privacy Protection Act" Sets Limitations for Employers and Employees

by William Balke, Philip Gordon | Littler on 1/7/2013

On December 28, 2012, Michigan joined California,1 Illinois,2 and Maryland3 in enacting a social media password protection law when Governor Rick Snyder signed the "Internet Privacy Protection Act" (IPPA or the "Act"). In an...more

Michigan -- The Latest State to Ban Employers From Accessing Password Protected Social Media Accounts

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 1/4/2013

On Friday, December 28, 2012, Michigan became the fourth state to ban employers from accessing password protected social media accounts....more

Password Protection For Employees

by Jennifer McLaughlin | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 1/4/2013

Along with the New Year comes new legislation. The prominent role of social media in our society has prompted some employers to require that employees and applicants provide user information and passwords to their social...more

A Three Course Meal For The New Year

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 1/4/2013

Happy New Year. So much has happened while you spent the holidays undoubtedly velobinding and wrapping the 2012 archives of this blog for your friends and loved ones. So I thought I’d welcome everyone back by updating some...more

Michigan Becomes the Sixth State to Enact So-Called “Facebook Password” Law

by Michelle P. Crockett, Adam S. Forman | Miller Canfield on 1/3/2013

As we alerted you on December 21, 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill 5523, known as the Internet Privacy Protection Act (IPPA). On December 28, 2012, Governor Snyder signed the IPPA, which took effect...more

Michigan’s Internet Privacy Protection Act

by Adam S. Forman, David G. King | Miller Canfield on 12/24/2012

On December 13, 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill 5523, known as the Internet Privacy Protection Act (IPPA), which if signed by Governor Rick Snyder, will become effective immediately....more

Michigan’s Internet Privacy Protection Act and Its Effect on Educational Institutions

by Michelle P. Crockett | Miller Canfield on 12/24/2012

On December 13, 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill HB 5523, known as the Internet Privacy Protection Act (IPPA), which, if signed by Governor Rick Snyder, will become effective immediately....more

Michigan’s Internet Privacy Protection Act and Its Effect on Employers

by Adam S. Forman | Miller Canfield on 12/24/2012

On December 13, 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill HB 5523 known as the Internet Privacy Protection Act (IPPA), which, if signed by Governor Rick Snyder, will become effective immediately....more

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