Category: Internet Law

International commerce is a huge business, but one of the challenges involved in conducting international business is that different countries may have different laws concerning privacy and the handling of personal data. Many companies in the United States conduct business in Europe, and Europe is well known around the world for being avidly in support […]

The Stored Communications Act, which is codified at 18 USC 121, sections 2701-2712, is federal law that governs the conduct of electronic communication service providers and the voluntary and compelled disclosure of the contents of private electronic communications. The purpose of the Stored Communications Act is to protect privacy of electronic communications that are not […]

Revenge porn is the posting of explicit photos or videos of another person without his or her permission, commonly by exes or a significant other. These videos or photos may have been consensual at the time they were taken, but once they are posted without one party’s permission, liability can ensue. Is Revenge Porn a […]

Earlier this month, I published the following article on Practical Ecommerce about the European Union’s GDPR and how it could effect e-commerce stores. You should read this article. You should take it seriously. I’ll admit it — we lawyers are risk averse. We tend to prepare clients for the terrors in the night that may never come. […]

California law takes the privacy of its residents seriously. Privacy is an inalienable right guaranteed to California residents by the California Constitution. It was the first state to enact laws protecting the rights of Californians to be notified of data security breaches. When it comes to data breaches in California, state agencies and businesses have a duty […]

What is cybersquatting? Cybersquatting, as defined by the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1125(d)): is the registration, trafficking in, or use of a domain name that is either identical or confusingly similar to a distinctive trademark or is confusingly similar to or dilutive of a famous trademark. In simpler terms, cybersquatting occurs where one […]

With growth in digital data has come a growth in data breaches. The need for greater protection means you need a data breach attorney. Data breaches aren’t restricted to hackers gaining access to your electronic data. It can also apply to people gaining access to printed materials. Negligence may be to blame. Perhaps an employee […]

Recent reports have indicated that the new chipped credit cards, i.e., credit and debit payment cards equipped with EMV technology, are not as secure as initially hoped, and show that fraud involving payment cards is still on the rise despite the full deployment of the new, more secure technology. The new chipped credit cards were […]

Cyber attacks involve the unauthorized access of private or confidential information contained on computer systems or networks, but the techniques and methods used by the attacker further distinguish whether the attack is an active cyber attack, a passive type attack, or some combination of the two. According to Symantec, both active and passive cyber attack types […]

In cyber security, an undetected attack by which someone gains unauthorized access to a network or system for an extended period of time is referred to as an advanced persistent threat. It is a form of security data breach whereby the attacker has gained access to the system and is able to come and go […]