Social Media
Actor’s tweet ruled to be non-defamatory
Actor's politically charged tweet could be read as a question, rather than a defamatory statement of fact.—Steven M. Richard
Privacy Litigation & Class Action
Judge finds Washington’s cyberstalking law to be unconstitutional
A court finds that Washington's cyberstalking law extends too far to reach constitutionally protected speech.—Steven M. Richard
Third Circuit upholds injunction in favor of company monitoring ex-employees’ Facebook communications
An employer's alleged "unclean hands" in monitoring ex-employees' Facebook communications cannot defeat an injunction preventing the misappropriation of trade secrets and intellectual property.—Steven M. Richard
Financial Institutions
FTC seeks comments on proposed amendments to Safeguards and Privacy Rules to GLBA
FTC proposes amendments to Safeguards and Privacy Rules to comply with legislative changes.—Steven M. Richard
Cybersecurity
New federal data privacy bill encounters state roadblocks
In the wake of the seemingly endless stream of data privacy scandals that surfaced over the past year, lawmakers have renewed the push for the nation’s first comprehensive, bipartisan data privacy law.—Wesley Gangi