Tag Archives: Privacy Policy
FTC’s Settlement With Google Provides Game Changing Internet Privacy Regulations
FTC’s Settlement With Google Provides Game Changing Internet Privacy Regulations By Chip Cooper, ESQ. You’ve certainly heard about Google’s highly promoted BUZZ service which is designed to compete directly with Twitter by offering much of Twitter’s basic functionality with a …
Disney sued for allegedly spying on children through 42 gaming apps
Disney sued for allegedly spying on children through 42 gaming apps By Dani Deahl A federal class action lawsuit filed in California alleges that the Walt Disney Company is violating privacy protection laws by collecting children’s personal information from 42 …
How airlines store and share your information
How airlines store and share your information By Anastasiya Bolton and Anna Staver, KUSA What kind of information does an airline collect about you as a passenger? And who can access it? For answers, we reviewed the privacy policies of Frontier, …
Sex, Lies… And a Dumb Mistake Your Blog Website Can’t Afford
Sex, Lies… And a Dumb Mistake Your Blog Website Can’t Afford By Chip Cooper, Esq Does your website incorporate a blog or forum – where users may post text or files? If so, are you liable if your users post …
“Smart” bench gathers data to help urban planners meet public’s needs
“Smart” bench gathers data to help urban planners meet public’s needs By Jill Odom It seems that there is a “smart” version of every basic object nowadays, but an intriguing one for landscape designers who design public spaces is the smart bench. One …
Roombas have been busy mapping our homes, and now that data could be shared
Roombas have been busy mapping our homes, and now that data could be shared By Dani Deahl Over the past couple of years, Roombas haven’t just been picking up dust and chauffeuring cats around, they’ve also been mapping the layout of your …
Your Ignorance Of Privacy-Protected Information Causes Massive FTC Fines
Your Ignorance Of Privacy-Protected Information Causes Massive FTC Fines You Don’t Know What Information Is Privacy-Protected & What To Do About It! (Hint – Social Media And Mobile Apps Are Huge Traps For the Unwary!!) By Chip Cooper, Esq Background You’re an online entrepreneur, or …
Thousands Agree to Clean Port-a-potties for Free Wi-Fi
Thousands obliviously agree to clean port-a-potties for free Wi-Fi By Rebecca Wilkin Public Wi-Fi provider Purple recently attempted to determine if anyone actually reads terms and conditions before hitting “agree.” Spoiler: they do not. In a clever experiment, the UK-based company added …
Is Your Online Customer Agreement Enforceable?
Is Your Online Customer Agreement Enforceable Even against Simba, The Agreeable Cat? By Chip Cooper, Esq I thought I’d seen and heard it all in my Internet law practice, until a client referred me to an interesting article about a kitty …
GENEALOGY: A warning to Ancestry customers who consent to use DNA services
A warning to Ancestry customers who consent to use DNA services By Tribune Star A couple of years ago, Ancestry went into a partnership with a biotech company called Calico, owned by Google. The premise of this partnership was that …
