Mobile Devices, Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

California Joins Other States with the Passage of CalECPA

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/13/2015

Law enforcement requests for electronic information, particularly from technology companies such as Google and Twitter, have skyrocketed in recent years. In response, several states—Maine and Texas in 2013, Utah in 2014 and...more

Internet of Things – What does it mean for business?

K&L Gates LLP on 9/10/2015

What is the Internet of Things? The 'Internet of Things' (IoT) is a catchphrase describing the increasing interconnectedness between smart devices and sensors facilitated through their connection to the internet. It's not a...more

FCC Releases Open Internet Order

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/17/2015

On March 12, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or “Commission”) released the full text of its Open Internet Order (“Order”). The rules adopted in the Order will become effective 60 days after publication in the...more

Special Legal Challenges in Reclassifying Wireless Broadband As a “Telecommunications Service”

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/17/2015

As noted in the main text, the Order’s analysis of wireless broadband proceeds in two steps. First, as noted there, the Order reviews the technical and market characteristics of broadband Internet access service (BIAS) in...more

Net Neutrality/Open Internet Order

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/27/2015

At its open meeting today, Feb. 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 along party lines to adopt an order on net neutrality, or open Internet. The text of the order is not yet released but, based upon...more

Authentication of Social Media Evidence: Best Practices

McManis Faulkner on 7/1/2014

While the need to authenticate evidence is not new, the types of evidence that trial lawyers need to authenticate is. Social media evidence is one example. While not the type of evidence most practitioners are accustomed...more