Category: Privacy Lawyer

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 […]

In the modern world, one of a business’s most important and valuable assets is the data that it collects from its customers or users. Customers and users often implicitly or explicitly trust a business with their data and expect that a business will securely store, use, and maintain that data as a component of their […]

A recent law to pass in California increases online privacy for minors. Specifically, Senate Bill 568 permits minors to permanently delete their Internet posts from websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and the like, and additionally, requires those website owners to provide that erasing feature.   The law, which will take full effect in January 2015, […]

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Senate Bill 606, which aims to restrict the paparazzi’s ability to photograph celebrities’ children. Specifically, the new legislation outlines penalties photographers could face for taking photos or videos of a child without parental consent, and doing so in a “harassing” manner. That is, the law prohibits behavior […]

If you have ever played EA Sports’s NCAA Football, then you know one of the best things about the game is its realism.  Although the NCAA prohibits EA Sports from using the names of the players, EA Sports recreates the likenesses of the players from each school.  EA replicates each player’s height, weight, physical appearance, […]

Prior to the advent of the Internet, it was significantly harder to distribute non-consentual adult photographs and videos. Physical photographs and video tapes could only be shown to a small group of people. The increase in the speed of communications, however, has brought with it new perils for women and men subject to non-consentual pornography, […]

The FTC has adopted new amendments to the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), which provide parents with greater control over the collection and use of personal and personally identifiable information related to their children. The new amendments: Modify the definition of personal information under COPPA to include geolocational information, photos, and videos; Offer companies […]

Revision Legal’s privacy lawyers are experts in privacy policies and the enforcement of state law privacy torts, such as the right of publicity and right of privacy. Our privacy attorneys can help you comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, California’s Shine the Light law, the European Union’s Data Protection Directive, and other state, […]