Social Networks, Stored Communications Act

It’s Time for Employers to Revisit Their Employment Policies to Be Ready to Address Political Disputes Among Coworkers

Winstead PC on 1/7/2021

With political division in the United States on full display in the midst of a pandemic, Americans are faced with deepening rifts that touch not only their social circles and family units, but also their work lives. It...more

Consumer Protection In The New Economy: Privacy Cases In E-Commerce Transactions or Social Media Activities

ArentFox Schiff on 8/21/2019

As we face mounting data breaches and fears over loss of privacy, the article notes that, “as the public opinion evolves and increasingly concludes that merely possessing private data puts consumers at risk, consumers may...more

Are Changes in Store for the Stored Communications Act?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/25/2016

Last week saw action on two fronts regarding the Stored Communications Act (SCA) – the US federal statute regulating government searches of online accounts in criminal investigations. In Congress, a proposal to reform the SCA...more

Discovery Rules Continue to Evolve for Cases Involving Social Media

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 10/6/2015

Your social media content is not only susceptible to hacking; it’s also susceptible to disclosure requests from civil litigants (see our Sept. 14 blog post for more details) and even prosecutors without your consent if they...more

CFAA and SCA Do Not Prohibit Creation Of A Fake Facebook Page

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/16/2015

The defendants in a case pending in Chicago federal court were accused of contravening Facebook’s terms of use by accessing its computers in order to create a phony page and then using it to ridicule someone. In Bittman v....more

The Uphill Climb Continues for Privacy Class Actions: Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against Facebook, Zynga

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/16/2014

On May 8, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s decision to dismiss with prejudice consolidated consumer class-action claims against...more

A Hurdle To Obtaining Electronic Evidence

Zelle LLP on 7/15/2013

While many cases focus on electronic evidence available on employee laptops and behind corporate firewalls, massive volumes of electronic evidence can be found on the servers of companies that provide electronic processing...more

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