Chih Yun Wu Post
Chih Yun Wu Information Privacy Professor Rubinstein February 14, 2017 One of several ongoing lawsuits brought by communications service providers against the federal government, Microsoft alleges that government-issued gag orders…
Janie Buckley Post
Janie Buckley Information Policy Professor Rubinstein February 14, 2017 The Association of National Advertisers (the ANA), the American Association of Advertising Agencies (the 4As) , the American Advertising Federation (the…
Stephen Rettger Post
Stephen Rettger Information Privacy Professor Rubinstein February 8th, 2017 As the Internet of Things brings cloud-connected devices increasingly into all corners of our lives, a new area emerges in which…
Facebook in the United States
Facebook in the United States February 8th, 2017 By: A. McLeod In January 2017, a federal judge for the Northern District of California denied Facebook’s motion to dismiss in a…
Are Smart Toys Spying on Your Kids?
Are Smart Toys Spying on Your Kids? By: Christa Kaila February 8th, 2017 Toy company Genesis Toys, which specializes in tech toys, has caused controversy with its interactive toys My…
FTC Announces $2.2 Million Settlement with VIZIO
FTC Announces $2.2 Million Settlement with VIZIO February 8th, 2017 By: Danielle Dobrusin On February 6, 2017, the FTC announced that it has reached a settlement with VIZIO, Inc. –…
COPPA: Ignorance is Bliss for Websites
COPPA: Ignorance is Bliss for Websites By: Abdurrahman Erkam Ilhan February 8th, 2017 Internet has transferred our social life from the real world to a virtual environment by making us…
PRG News Roundup: December 7th
By Alexia Ramirez Popular Chinese credit rating firms, Sesame Credit and China Rapid Finance, have been reported to use consumer’s online-shopping habits and social networks to calculate their credit scores.…
PRG News Roundup: November 16th
By Eliana Pfeffer Security contractors recently discovered preinstalled software in some Android phones that monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages. The…
PRG News Roundup: November 2nd
By Caroline Alewaerts The news of the discovery of new e-mails potentially relevant to Hillary Clinton’s private server investigation is all over the media. The fact that these e-mails have…