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Category Archives: Social Networks
UPDATE: Arizona Legislature Pulls Back H.B. 2459
Notice to all you comment trolls, Facebook ‘stalkers,’ and general miscreants on the web: the Arizona law that would make it a crime to “annoy” or “offend” someone through the use of “any electronic or digital device” has been recalled … Continue reading
Freedom of Speech On the Internet Is Under Attack, Again
Two stories I heard on the news in the last 24 hours makes me wonder if I accidentally mistook my Hyundai for a souped up DeLorean and drove it to 88 mph. Why the time machine references? Because two proposed … Continue reading
Twitter Tool Allows Centralized Censorship
The social networking service Twitter announced a new tool today that allows it to selectively censor users’ tweets based on a host of criteria. This has taken a lot of heat from some critics but there’s another side to this that … Continue reading
UPDATE 3: SOPA Likely Dead on Arrival, Due to President’s Opposition
Yesterday, President Obama dealt yet another blow to the faltering, studio-backed anti-piracy bill known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and Protect IP Act in the Senate. Already on the ropes after legislators moved to strike … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property, Legislation, Rights and Civil Liberties, Social Networks
Tagged books, copyright, IP, movies, music, piracy, POTUS, torrents
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Is your online game gold real?
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that my law review article about virtual items was published in the William Mitchell Law Review this month. I’m very excited about it, and apparently, I’m not the only … Continue reading
If the ECPA Was a Person, It Could Rent a Car…
This week marked the 25 anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the 1986 law that forms the basis of digital privacy in America. Written broadly to anticipate new forms of technology, it is nevertheless showing its age. If measured … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Mobile Devices, Privacy, Social Networks
Tagged cloud, congress, ECPA, legislature, privacy, storage
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Facebook Sued Over Off-Line Tracking
I realize I’ve become one of those bloggers who goes for days weeks at a time with no updates. I have no excuse. I’m working on a new post that should be up in a few days. In the mean … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Developments, Litigation, Privacy, Rights and Civil Liberties, Social Networks
Tagged browser, cookies, Facebook, privacy, tracking
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Facebook Changes Privacy Policy, Controls AGAIN!
It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means? Time for yet another privacy overhaul over at everyone’s favorite social network. That’s right, Facebook has gone back to the drawing board with their privacy settings and tried to move them more … Continue reading
