Tag archives: Privacy

Think Before You App

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Privacy
Self-isolation, stay-at-home orders, and lockdowns have changed the way we live during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many of us work remotely, limit face-to-face interactions, and stay indoors, we are reaching for our smartphones more and increasing our mobile app use. Mobile app usage increased by 40% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2020, hitting an … Continue reading

Bill C-11: Canada proposes new data privacy legislation

Photo of Colin Hyslop (CA)By Colin Hyslop (CA) on Posted in Privacy
On November 17, 2020, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Navdeep Bains, tabled proposed legislation in Parliament that aims to overhaul Canada’s data privacy law. Bill C-11, entitled An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and to make consequential and related amendments to … Continue reading

Social media, photos, privacy, and conversion

Photo of Susan Ross (US)By Susan Ross (US) on Posted in General
There seem to be a lot of questions lately about the use of photographs on social media, so a recent federal court case may be of interest in raising some risks you may not have contemplated. The case involves some photos that professional models had posted to their social media pages, which they alleged had … Continue reading

Court rules that reasonable expectation of privacy exists in social media users’ internet browsing data

Photo of Phil Di Tullio (US)By Phil Di Tullio (US) on Posted in Privacy
Social media users may have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their internet browsing data, according to a recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court. Users of a social media platform brought a class action against its owner, alleging that the company tracked users’ browsing histories when they … Continue reading

Ninth Circuit severs the “debt collection” exemption of the TCPA in dispute over social media text messages

Photo of Max Kellogg (US)By Max Kellogg (US) on Posted in Privacy
On June 13, 2019, the 9th Circuit handed down a decision in Duguid v. Facebook, Inc., 926 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2019), which has at least partially brought into question the future of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Around January 2014 Facebook started sending Noah Duguid sporadic text messages, alerting Duguid that an unrecognized … Continue reading

Doxing the age of social media

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Privacy
Online privacy is a fantasy for many people. We voluntarily post information about every aspect of our lives. Information we do not publicize can often be extracted from website data or our personal accounts (email, social media, etc.). Our privacy and sensitive information is often in jeopardy. What happens when our private and sensitive information … Continue reading

Online security breaches — A growing threat in the digital era

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Security
One of the emerging threats in the digital era is online security breaches. Today, millions of people use social media platforms to post information about their lives online. In doing so, they often provide sensitive personal information to various platforms, including credit card information, personal preferences, and other information that is otherwise protected by various … Continue reading

LinkedIn’s Updated Terms of Service Aim to Increase Profile Visibility and Sharing

Photo of Chandler Stephens (US)By Chandler Stephens (US) on Posted in Privacy
In 2017, LinkedIn made several updates to its Terms of Service – comprised of its Privacy Policy and User Agreement – to provide for new LinkedIn features and give users some choices over how their information is used. In general, the changes revolve around new features that are intended to increase profile visibility and make … Continue reading

Who is responsible for fan sites?

Photo of Sven Jacobs (DE)By Sven Jacobs (DE) on Posted in Privacy
The Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Yves Bot caused a sensation with his unexpected opinion concerning the admissibility of social media fanpages under EU data protection law. According to the opinion of Mr. Bot, the operator of a social media fanpage is “jointly responsible for the processing and … Continue reading

Entering a new age of virtual reality

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Privacy
Experiencing virtual reality The line between the digital world and the physical world is becoming increasingly blurred as we enter an era of virtual reality (VR).  VR can be defined as a “computer technology that uses virtual reality headsets…to generate realistic images, sounds and other sensations that simulate a user’s physical presence in a virtual … Continue reading

Me, Myself & ‘AI’

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Copyright, Patent, Privacy
Human interactions with technology In the past few years, the use of social media has increased rapidly. A key feature of social media platforms and social media apps is the ability to interact with other people in ways that were not thought possible in previous generations.  With the click of a button, someone from the … Continue reading

Data processing and storage: Protection of Personal Information (POPI) and your social media account

Photo of Lovanya MoodleyBy Lovanya Moodley on Posted in Privacy
The South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPI), which protects the processing of personal information by public and private bodies, is much like similar UK and EU legislation. It was signed into law in November 2013 but is not in full effect yet. Once the Act is made effective, companies will be given … Continue reading

Who is Fact Checking the Fact Checkers?

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Defamation, Privacy
With the proliferation of so-called “fake news”, companies are starting to rely on third party organizations to perform a “fact checking” function in order to distinguish between legitimate news and fake news. The fake news epidemic gained traction in the recent US presidential election.  We have previously written about the fake news problem, as well … Continue reading

The edit button: can the past be erased?

Photo of Daniel Daniele (CA)By Daniel Daniele (CA) on Posted in Defamation, Privacy
Social media users have a new demand for 2017 – they want the ability to edit their public messages. Spelling mistakes, missing words and misplaced pronouns can have embarrassing, unintended and sometimes dangerous consequences.  The ability to edit one’s message is an attractive feature.  This request has led some users on the social media platform … Continue reading
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