Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 14, 2021

There are several pieces of information accessible to the public after filing a trademark application. Although there are some benefits to having this information easily accessible, this same information is also accessible to scammers. Erik shares several privacy considerations for … Continue reading ?

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On September 6, OpenAI faced its second invasion of privacy lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California, for allegedly stealing private information from millions of internet users. Here are five key allegations from the privacy suit against OpenAI.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

FullStory’s software allows Nike to capture information regarding website visitors: (1) mouse clicks, (2) keystrokes, (3) payment card information, (4) IP address, (5) location, and (6) browser type and OS. On behalf of a putative class, the plaintiffs asserted privacy claims—including for wiretapping—under California law.

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IPilogue

MARCH 22, 2023

Privacy Misrepresentation According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) release , BetterHelp requires a questionnaire that asks for sensitive mental health information – “such as whether they have experienced depression or suicidal thoughts and are on any medications” – along with personal information.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

20-303 (Office of Attorney General March 10, 2022): “internally generated inferences that a business holds about a consumer are personal information within the meaning of the CCPA, and must be disclosed to the consumer on request. Nor was the disclosure of Plaintiff’s information unauthorized. . * Opinion of Rob Bonta , No.

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Cogency Global

MARCH 28, 2024

However, in an age where privacy is a growing concern, it’s essential to safeguard personal information and maintain compliance with data protection regulations. Whether you use Blackbaud , HubSpot, Salesforce or another CRM provider, these insights will help you navigate the complex landscape of data privacy.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With the growth of abovementioned platforms, driven by digitalization, concerns for data privacy and security and, potential misuse of the data has steeped in the minds of people who share personal information to access such platforms.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 5, 2024

Posing complicated issues on artificial intelligence, data privacy and intellectual property rights, the stakeholders need to come up with some outstanding approaches to ensure a safe environment for all the players involved. Symptoms of these privacy risks are as follows, have a direct impact on IPR.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

But before we get there, AR filters are in jeopardy due to an old-school privacy law, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA protects consumers’ biometrics, including information derived from face scans such as “face geometry.” Martell v. Kuklinski v.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

This raises alarms about unjustly limiting individuals rights to freedom of information and expression. Instead of focusing on intermediaries, they should go after pirate services directly and find ways for stakeholders to ‘collaborate’ without compromising privacy and security.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2025

In contrast to conventional disinformation, deepfake information is imbued with heightened realism, persuasiveness, plausibility and dissemination intent. [1] In contrast to conventional disinformation, deepfake information is imbued with heightened realism, persuasiveness, plausibility and dissemination intent. [1]

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2024

Introduction Although there isn’t a clear legal definition of “privacy,” some legal experts define it as a human right that each and every person has simply by virtue of their existence. The right to privacy must, in other words, be evaluated case-by-case. Privacy enjoys a robust legal framework internationally.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 9, 2023

Invidious: A Privacy Front-End For YouTube Invidious describes itself as an open source alternative front-end to YouTube. In basic terms, this means accessing YouTube via a different interface on a different domain which strips away the advertising, user tracking, and reliance on Google subscriptions.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The presence of the surveillance equipment and its ability to capture information beyond the Defendant’s property alarmed the Defendant’s neighbor, Mary Fairhurst (the Claimant). Under Section 2 of the DPA, the privacy of individuals is protected by the Regulations.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 20, 2024

The convicted individual contended that the police’s action of requesting IP address information without a warrant breached their privacy rights, as stipulated by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The claimant’s subjective expectation of privacy. The claimant’s interest in the subject matter.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The company tried to obtain a DMCA subpoena requiring Cloudflare to hand over all identifying information it has on the site’s operators. DMCA subpoenas have proven to be an effective legal tool to gather information. Early Discovery nHentai Opposes Nhentai swiftly opposed this request, citing serious privacy concerns.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Plan also recognizes that eliminating the use of fax machines would promote patient privacy, which aligns with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s (IPC’s) initiative to modernize Ontario’s health communication infrastructure. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton caused by misdirected faxes.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

“ Privacy. * “The key question at the heart of this motion is whether a reasonable user would have understood from Meta’s policies that Meta collects the health information at issue here… I do not believe that a reasonable user would have understood that Meta may intercept their health information.”

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Patently-O

MARCH 7, 2022

The court dismissed the case, holding that “the law does not impose strict liability for harms arising out of the storage of personal information.” By that time, hackers had obtained personally identifiable information (PII) for the company’s 40,000 employees, and tens-of-thousands of former employees.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Cloudflare, a global internet infrastructure company, offers various services to millions of users, including connectivity and privacy tools. Through these notices, the group asks Cloudflare to inform the website owner and the hosting company to shut these sites down.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Back in 1991, Phill Zimmermann released an encryption program named Pretty Good Privacy or PGP. On an internet rightly worried about privacy, how do we verify who is who? Part 1: Verification Costs Money and Privacy. They are giving up a piece of their privacy. This puts us in a difficult position. Is it even possible?

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The defendant objected to this request, as handing over a hard drive copy would also reveal privacy-sensitive information such as family photos and content protected by attorney-client privilege. Judge Agrees With Privacy Concerns. After hearing both sides, U.S. Not Proportional.

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2023

Arguments and Decision The plaintiff argued that the defendant has violated the late actor’s privacy and personality rights by its unauthorised use. The Hon’ble Court correctly dismissed the injunction application and upheld the non-descendability of the right to privacy and right to publicity. Maneka Gandhi and Deepa Jayakumar v.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

violates Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act by unlawfully using voice recordings created by users of its Facebook and Messenger platforms, but allowed the plaintiff to amend claims that the social media giant profited from and improperly stored her data.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2022

Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s recent draft policy statement on SEPs from the view of those who feel that the statement doesn’t include enough support for SEP owners.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Anyone who uses the internet today should already be aware that privacy is all but non-existent. While the privacy-invading aspects of the wider internet are broadly discussed, much less attention is given to the companies that allow us to get online in the first place. This was activity at completely the other end, i.e

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

“Moy’s resellers were informed that he was a law enforcement officer and that message was spread in the Telegram groups, including by group moderators working for Moy. . “Moy held himself out as a Chicago-area law enforcement officer when selling the Service,” the lawsuit adds, referencing the images below.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 31, 2022

One of Telegram’s main defenses was that the user data is stored in Singapore, which prohibits the decryption of personal information under local privacy law. Telegram also brought up the Indian constitution, which protects people’s privacy, as well as the right to freedom of speech and expression.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 19, 2023

AIDA was so lacking in detail that the government issued a companion document that sought to provide more information on the government’s intent. Bill C-27 is really three bills in one: major privacy reform, the creation of a new privacy tribunal, and AI regulation. To the tribunal and the administration of privacy?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Recently, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard the bill for informational purposes. In an attempt to address this concern, Minnesota offers some protection by maintaining the confidentiality of information subject to attorney-client privilege. Default Privacy Settings. The bill is currently pending approval by both chambers.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2024

For Dotcom, information has proven to be a valuable and flexible commodity; in 2015 he made dozens of requests to numerous government departments to gain what he described as ‘urgent’ access to information to assist in his looming extradition defense.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This AI-powered technology automatically decodes information from graphical elements, which would often be overlooked in a text-based search alone. Data privacy is a common concern when using AI with patent applications, particularly regarding whether uploading documents to an AI model constitutes a public disclosure.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

According to Ziggo, linking IP addresses to specific subscribers raises serious privacy concerns, even if the personal information isn’t shared with BREIN. However, the privacy concerns are legitimate. In this case, that information is tied to potential illegal activity, which means that even stricter guidelines apply.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

The move comes after ACE filed a DMCA subpoena with a California court asking Cloudflare to hand over information about the site’s operator. The representative made it clear that the site itself was not purging any results and that its focus was on privacy, not supporting or denying any particular viewpoint.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

In all the cases, parties claimed infringement of their right to be forgotten under the right to privacy by the uploading of court orders/judgments on the IndianKanoon website, a free Indian law search engine that provides access to central laws, cases, constituent assembly debates, law commission reports. Privacy and Anonymity.

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