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FTC Announces Record Settlement for Children’s Privacy Violations

On February 27, the FTC announced that the operators of the video social networking application Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle allegations that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According to the

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Posted in FTC, Privacy, Regulations, Social Media

Who’s on First? And Who Stole a Base?

America’s oldest pastime has had a series of tech problems lately, ranging from the humorous to the scandalous. In a recent game, the Philadelphia Phillies could not call the bullpen for a new pitcher because the phone was off the

Posted in Cyberattack, Social Media

Proposed Florida Advisory Opinion Would Allow Attorneys to Advise Clients to Clean Up Social Media before Litigation Starts

On January 23, 2015, the Professional Ethics Committee of the Florida Bar issued Proposed Advisory Opinion 14-1, in which the Committee found that “a lawyer may advise the client pre-litigation to remove information from a social media page, regardless of

Posted in Discovery, Litigation, Social Media

If You Post It, Your Opponent Can Probably Discover It

Earlier this week, our friends at the Property Insurance Law Observer wrote an article about a recent decision involving discovery of pictures posted to a plaintiff’s Facebook page.  The court found that the plaintiff had a lower expectation of privacy in

Posted in Discovery, Litigation, Privacy, Social Media
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