Revision Legal is Chicago’s Internet law firm. Our attorneys, admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and located just outside of Chicago in Michigan, have experience in handling Internet law matters in the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Our Chicago Internet lawyers have handled the following Internet… READ MORE

Yelp’s Terms of Service: Cleanup Alert

Yelp’s Terms of Service Section 5(A) of Yelp’s Terms of Service states: [A user] may expose [herself] to liability, for example, Your Content contains material that is false, intentionally misleading, or defamatory . . . contains material that is unlawful, including illegal hate speech . . . violates or advocates the violation of any law… READ MORE

How to Protect Against Scraping of Prices, SKUs

John DiGiacomo has a new article published on PracticalEcommerce.com: How to Protect Against Scraping of Prices, SKUs. ….storeowners will often scrape prices from their competitors’ websites. By analyzing this data, storeowners can reduce their cart abandonment rates, obtain insight into their competitors’ inventory, and ensure that their goods are competitively priced — on the fly…. READ MORE

Victory For Data Brokers

In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court disagreed with the Court of Appeals and handed a victory to Spokeo.com in their fight against Thomas Robins. Spokeo is a data broker that offers its subscribers access to its database, which contains personal information about hundreds of thousands of people.

EU-US Privacy Shield and Binding Arbitration

Ever since a European court invalidated the old Safe Harbor laws in 2015, the United States and European Union (“EU”) have been working to create a new system that would offer adequate protection for the collection, storage and use of EU citizens’ private information. It has been no easy battle, as both parties have their… READ MORE

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new policy that puts stronger restrictions on what Internet service providers such as Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T can do with customer data. The goal of the proposal is to ensure…

ASUS, a Taiwan-based computer company, has recently agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over charges stemming from insecure routers and cloud services. The complaint alleged that ASUS compromised the personal information of h…

It’s so easy to become excited about the newest technology on the market today. Learning about all of the ways a new device can supposedly make life better and easier can be all-consuming. As a result, what often gets pushed to the back burner is the environmental impact of this new technology, and what happens… READ MORE

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) mission is to protect the consuming public from deceptive or unfair business practices. The FTC accomplishes these goals using a variety of strategies, including keeping businesses accountable for false advertising, preventing anti-competition, and helping to enhance informed consumer choice, just to name a few. The FTC governs any trade channels… READ MORE