Right to Privacy

Warrantless Cell Phone Searches – A Look at the Case Law

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/14/2013

When a person is arrested with a cell phone, law enforcement officers will likely want to search the phone’s contents. Today’s smart phones are a treasure trove of contacts, calendars, voice and text messages, e-mail,...more

California Employers, Bite Your Tongue: Oral Communications May Give Rise To Privacy Claim

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/1/2013

The California Court of Appeals held in Ignat v. Yum! Brands, Inc., +214 Cal. App. 4th 808 (2013), that an employee may file an action against an employer for the public disclosure of private facts about the employee even if...more

Cameras Snap Your License Plates for Huge Databases [Video]

by Lawyers.com on 4/24/2013

The government and private companies are using automatic license plate readers (LPRs) to gather the license numbers of cars on the streets of cities and towns across the country. These gadgets snap pictures of the plates,...more

Corrections Officer Posts Gory Injury Pic on Facebook

by Lanier Law Group, P.A. on 4/10/2013

A correction officer at Rikers Island snapped a photo of a nasty wound which resulted from a random attack in the visitors’ center and shared it on Facebook with the caption of "The Things That Happens On The Island Shhh"....more

Canadian Courts Consider Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace

by Bennett Jones LLP on 2/1/2013

The Supreme Court of Canada (in Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd. v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30) and the Alberta Court of Appeal (in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707 v....more

Controversial Film “Escape From Tomorrow” Shows Need to Protect Intellectual Property

by Joan Archer, Matthew Kreutzer | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 1/31/2013

“Escape From Tomorrow,” one of the most controversial films at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, has put copyright and trademark law, as well as the question of what constitutes parody, in the spotlight. The film reminds...more

The Police Are Watching Your Google Searches

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 1/29/2013

Google released a transparency report last week showing that government snooping into your personal data is on the rise. The numbers released by the Internet giant show that law enforcement officials in the United...more

The Fake Facebook Profile And The Veiled Victim

by Margot Patterson | Dentons on 1/10/2013

Originally published in Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada - December 2012 Volume 13, No. 8. In A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc., the Supreme Court of Canada determined that a 15-year-old can proceed anonymously...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

Employees Have No Inherent Right to Privacy in Social Media Postings

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 12/5/2012

A Texas court recently ruled that employees have no inherent right to privacy in their Facebook postings and social media activity and that, under certain circumstances, employers still may be able to take adverse action...more

Illinois Becomes Second State To Enact Social Media Password Ban

by Kwabena A. Appenteng | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/2/2012

On August 1, 2012, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law that will make it unlawful for employers to ask job applicants and current employees to provide passwords or log-in information for their social networking...more

Illinois Bans Employers From Requesting Social Networking Information

by Kwabena A. Appenteng | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/2/2012

On August 1, 2012, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law that will make it unlawful for employers to ask job applicants and current employees to provide passwords or log-in information for their social networking...more

Union President Had Expectation Of Privacy In Private Facebook Posting, New Jersey District Court Holds

by Jocelyn A. Merced, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/16/2012

In Ehling v. Monmouth Ocean Hosp. Serv. Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74558 (D.N.J. May 30, 2012), a supervisor convinced an employee to access the private Facebook account of the plaintiff (a co-worker and the union...more

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Warrantless Cell Phone Searches – A Look at the Case Law

California Employers, Bite Your Tongue: Oral Communications May Give Rise To Privacy Claim

Cameras Snap Your License Plates for Huge Databases [Video]

Corrections Officer Posts Gory Injury Pic on Facebook

Canadian Courts Consider Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace

Controversial Film “Escape From Tomorrow” Shows Need to Protect Intellectual Property

The Police Are Watching Your Google Searches

The Fake Facebook Profile And The Veiled Victim

Password Protection For Employees

Employees Have No Inherent Right to Privacy in Social Media Postings

Illinois Becomes Second State To Enact Social Media Password Ban

Illinois Bans Employers From Requesting Social Networking Information

Union President Had Expectation Of Privacy In Private Facebook Posting, New Jersey District Court Holds

Cameras Snap Your License Plates for Huge Databases [Video]

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