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McGlinchey Stafford

TikTok on the Clock: Proposed Legislation to Unwind TikTok from Ownership Group

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On March 13, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act) in a bipartisan vote, which would require the popular social media site TikTok...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

TikTok Ban on Government Contractors’ Devices

In recent years, TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the United States, with more than 150 million users, and the most popular smartphone app in the United States. Despite its widespread popularity...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

It May Be Time for TikTok to Change its Ways if State AGs Have Any Say

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While State Attorneys General have been clear that social media companies are generally on their radar for a variety of consumer protection concerns, TikTok has been the latest to make headlines in recent weeks. For example,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The FCC Wants You to Delete TikTok

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr asserted that TikTok poses an “unacceptable national security risk” in a letter to the CEOs of Google and Apple urging the companies to remove the app from their mobile app stores. According to...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

TikTok, Nosy Apps And Your IT Security: What Employers Should Know

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Memes, funny videos and entertaining dance routines are often what go viral on social media these days … but earlier this year, it was a warning about social media that became the talk — or should we say Tok — of the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #247 – TikTok in Multiple Cross Hairs

I have never been a fan of TikTok. In general, I do not trust any Chinese technology companies because of the influence and requirements the Chinese government wields over them....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Countries and Companies Cool on TikTok, As Microsoft Proposes US Solution

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In early July, the Indian government banned many Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, claiming they pose a “threat to sovereignty and integrity.” India’s Ministry of Information Technology acted “in defense of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Children's Online Privacy Education (COPE)

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Especially with their children now homebound, bored and seeking virtual social contact, many parents are particularly concerned about educating their children – preschool through high school — of the risks inherent in social...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Facebook Suspends Apps That Scrape Data From Its Platform Following Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Facebook announced on September, 20th, that it has suspended tens of thousands of apps from interoperating with the Facebook platform alleging misuse of Facebook members’ personal data. This is a continuation of the Cambridge...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Data Mining Dangers

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Last week, Apple removed Facebook's data-security app Onavo Protect from its app store for alleged violations of Apple's data-collection policies. Onavo, which has been available as a free download through Apple's app store...more

K2 Integrity

Protecting Your Privacy Online Is Possible

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Navigating the crossroads of security and convenience is a balancing act, but it can be done. Two minutes. That’s all it takes to perform a Google search on yourself—or anyone you choose—and obtain a virtual encyclopedia...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - October 2015 #2

"Flying Rabbi" Suit Crash Lands in NY Appellate Court - A New York man was unsuccessful in his lawsuit accusing Jimmy Kimmel of misappropriating his image during a skit on the late night TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update Volume 6, Issue 4

Five social media law issues to discuss with your clients - The explosive growth of social media has clients facing legal questions that didn’t even exist a few short years ago. Helping your clients navigate this...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Social networking service, MeetMe, Inc., settles minors’ privacy violations for $200,000

On August 19, 2015, MeetMe, Inc. (MeetMe), a social networking website and mobile app, agreed to pay $200,000 and to change its privacy policies to settle a lawsuit alleging that MeetMe distributed teenagers’ geolocation and...more

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HR Has More Important Things To Do

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On Tuesday, Salon published an article titled “5 Ways Corporate HR Departments Monitor Your Movements – Even When You’re Not Working.” Because we’re always interested in the subject of employee monitoring, we eagerly clicked...more

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