Author Archives: John DiGiacomo

We have been informed that Cruiseplanners.com has suffered a major data breach in which numerous amounts of personal and personally identifiable information has been stolen from the Cruiseplanners.com eREZ system, including credit card information. If you are a victim of this security breach, contact the data privacy attorneys at Revision Legal today.

Domain names are valuable to companies and private individuals alike because they connect entities to the World Wide Web—the Internet Age’s most dynamic, expansive, and heavily trafficked marketplace. Whether dealing in goods, data, or ideas, an online presence is a necessity for almost everyone. However, like all other property, domain names can be stolen. This […]

Establishing Corporate Trademark Procedures Because trademarks can be so valuable to a corporation, it is essential for companies to implement internal procedures aimed at protecting those marks. These procedures should govern the creation, registration, and defending of the corporation’s trademarks. Selecting the mark IP managers should have a solid understanding of the trademark process. That […]

If you are reading this, it is likely that the vast majority of your life’s questionable decisions are behind you. For late millennials and those in so-called Generation Z, the Internet has not only served as a source of research and entertainment, but it has also served as persistent documentary evidence of past actions and […]

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), codified as 18 U.S.C. § 1030, provides for civil actions arising out of various cyber infractions. The CFAA prohibits: (1) the unauthorized accessing (2) of a “protected” computer (3) with the intent to either (a) obtain information, (b) further a fraud, or (c) damage the computer or its […]

Various large website privacy policies have been scrutinized in the media lately, including those from Google, Reddit, and Facebook. No court has addressed at length whether a privacy policy constitutes an enforceable contract, but, under existing precedent related to clickwrap and browsewrap agreements, it is safe to presume that some privacy policies may be considered […]

Purchasing a domain name is one of the first and most important steps new businesses take in the Internet Age. But “purchasing” a domain name does not lead to ownership. In fact, domain names are technically leased from the domain name registry. This is a common misconception to be sure, and it’s important for domain […]

In the emerging world of data privacy breaches, new litigation makes clear that data breaches may ultimately destroy a business. In a recent case, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has ruled that the FTC has the authority to investigate data breaches until a final action is issued by the regulatory body. […]

The prevalence of online advertising, the rise of websites that collect personal information (like social networking sites), and the enactment of several federal statutes protecting online users have resulted in more and more lawsuits claiming breaches of privacy. Many of these lawsuits have conglomerated into class action suits, which are more likely to be litigated […]

If you are a United States-based company that collects personal or personally identifiable information from residents of the European Union, maintains an office in the European Union, or processes data on servers in the European Union, then it is time to take data privacy compliance seriously. Though the United States has limited laws concerning data […]