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A TCPA Litigation Horror Story

Critics say that a law passed in 1991 ensnares legitimate businesses, while letting a plague of overseas scam phone calls, […]

Conundrum For Companies: The GDPR’s “Right To An Explanation”

Europe’s GDPR includes the right to an explanation about the logic involved in automated decisions that affect clients and consumers….

Brace For Class Actions Following CA’s Privacy Law

In addition to mandating enforcement by the state attorney general, California’s sweeping new privacy law creates a private right of […]

Protecting Against Website Accessibility Suits

Last year more than 250 lawsuits, most of them class actions, were filed against companies for failing to maintain websites […]

Internet Entrepreneur Establishes Whistleblower Support Organization

The public view of whistleblowers has dropped precipitously from its high point, which probably was around 2002, when three whistleblowers […]

Exaggerated Privacy Statement Gets A Slap From The FTC

If you are going to make claims about your privacy policy, make sure you can back them up or you […]

3D-Printed Guns Get A Shot In The Arm

Under the terms of the settlement, the plaintiff is now free to post the instructions and the government will pay $40,000 of his legal expenses…

Spoliation Sanctions Can Dwarf What The Case Is Worth

A ruling from the Second Circuit Court earlier this year is a cautionary tale about the importance of implementing sound […]

CA’s New Privacy Law, And Why Insurers Are Paying Close Attention

In many respects, California’s sweeping new privacy law is similar to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation. It puts businesses on […]

Ruling Limits Whistleblowers To Nuclear Option

A Supreme Court decision earlier this year has overturned understanding of the test for employees to gain whistleblower status. Protections against retaliation…

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