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Cloudflare to EU: Anti-Piracy Measures Shouldn’t Harm Privacy and Security

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Aside from the legal complications, it believes that privacy rights deserve some level of protection. Piracy vs. privacy Cloudflare warns the EU against copyright holders’ broad generalizations that only focus on the downsides of technology. The same technology, on the other hand, greatly benefits user privacy.

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Instacart’s Privacy Policy Protects Stripe from Consumer Privacy Claims–Silver v. Stripe

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Instacart purports to bind consumers to its privacy policy via this screen: (Sorry for the poor image resolution. The court says Instacart creates an enforceable sign-in-wrap (ugh): The Court finds Instacart’s privacy policy conspicuous and obvious for several reasons. Airbnb , the green font for the privacy policy link is NBD.

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New Primer on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

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In summer 2018, I wrote a short primer on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) soon after its passage. The passage of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) in November 2020 necessitated a complete revamp. The post New Primer on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 1 (Marketing, Privacy)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Marketing. * “ Privacy. * The post 2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 1 (Marketing, Privacy) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. FTC cracks down on live reads on the radio. * NY Times : Meta Agrees to Alter Ad Technology in Settlement With U.S. Comptroller , No. C-02-cv-02-10509 (Md.

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VPN Providers Consider Exiting France Over ‘Dangerous’ Blocking Demands

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They serve legitimate privacy and security purposes and actively distance themselves from piracy. Speaking with TorrentFreak, VTI’s Dawson says that VPNs have previously left markets like India and Pakistan in response to restrictive requirements. However, VPN providers believe that they play no role in this matter.

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Do Mandatory Age Verification Laws Conflict with Biometric Privacy Laws?–Kuklinski v. Binance

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. Doing age assurance/age verification raises substantial privacy risks.

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Privacy Lawsuit Based on Website Tracking by Service Provider Trimmed

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On behalf of a putative class, the plaintiffs asserted privacy claims—including for wiretapping—under California law. As an initial matter, the court says that Nike’s privacy policy does not undermine plaintiff’s claims. The Cookie Crumbles for Amazon Privacy Plaintiffs – Del Vecchio v. Nike, Inc., Specific Media. Interclick.

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