Socially Aware

April 25, 2012 - Online Promotions, Terms of Use, Privacy, IP
Caveat Emptor, Part II: A Brief Overview of Twitter’s Terms of Service and Related Documents
In our September 2010 issue of Socially Aware , we provided a brief overview of Facebook’s “ Statement of Rights and Responsibilities ,” the social media service’s complex set of terms and conditions that companies frequently “click-accept” with little review (often, in a rush
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April 10, 2012 - FTC, Privacy
FTC’s Privacy Report Suggests Tightening of Privacy Regime, Provides Guidance to Business
By: Julie O'Neill
On March 26, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (the “Commission” or “FTC”) released its much-anticipated final privacy report, Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change. The report builds upon the Commission’s December 2010 preliminary report, and provides recommendations for businesses and policymakers
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January 17, 2012 - DMCA, FTC, Privacy, Copyright, Infographic, IP, Supreme Court
Key Moments in Social Media Law
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January 07, 2012 - Terms of Use, Privacy, Employment Law, IP
Editor’s Predictions for 2012
By: Aaron P. Rubin
To ring in the New Year, the Socially Aware editors provide their predictions regarding social media law and business developments in the coming year (please keep in mind that, if we were good at this prediction thing, we wouldn’t be practicing law for a
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January 06, 2012 - FTC, Privacy
Proposed Facebook Settlement Underscores the FTC’s Privacy Priorities
By: Julie O'Neill
On November 29, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed order against Facebook that builds upon both the FTC’s recommendations from its 2010 draft privacy report and precedents set in the order that it recently imposed on Google. Any business that collects
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January 06, 2012 - Privacy, Discovery, Litigation
Standard for Discovery of Anonymous Internet Users’ Identities Remains in Flux
Plenty of press attention has been given to social media sites’ views on whether their users can use “handles” or pseudonyms instead of their real names. But much of the Internet’s social conversation remains dependent upon that dot-com staple, the anonymous message board. In
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January 06, 2012 - Privacy
Tracking the Trackers: Social Media Companies Face Pressure for Tracking Users’ Browsing Habits
Facebook is facing renewed scrutiny following efforts to explain its data collection practices, which include tracking where and when members and nonmembers are browsing after they visit a Facebook page. At the end of 2011, USA Today reported on how Facebook tracks user browsing
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January 06, 2012 - Privacy
Agreement Reached in Belgium on Google Street View Privacy Concerns
2010 and 2011 witnessed Google’s rollout of Street View , the search company’s mobile panoramic mapping service, in a number of European countries — but not without challenges to the Internet giant, which has had to enter into a variety of agreements with local
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Topic Archives: Privacy

Caveat Emptor, Part II: A Brief Overview of Twitter’s Terms of Service and Related Documents

FTC’s Privacy Report Suggests Tightening of Privacy Regime, Provides Guidance to Business

By: Julie O'Neill

Key Moments in Social Media Law

Editor’s Predictions for 2012

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Proposed Facebook Settlement Underscores the FTC’s Privacy Priorities

By: Julie O'Neill

Standard for Discovery of Anonymous Internet Users’ Identities Remains in Flux

Tracking the Trackers: Social Media Companies Face Pressure for Tracking Users’ Browsing Habits

Agreement Reached in Belgium on Google Street View Privacy Concerns