The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is currently accepting public comments on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) as part of their review process for a pending proactive legislative update.[1] COPPA is not due for review until 2023 but because…
First, a caveat: I do not exactly have an Instagram. It is true that I am in possession of a blank account that I infrequently use to keep tabs on a whopping 28 followers, but I nevertheless often “like” a…
The term “Open Source” is often associated with the vibrant tech community of developers and entrepreneurs. Thanks to the popularity and the media coverage of software tech startup companies, the public usually treats “Open Source” synonymously with “Open Source Software.”…
This past February, Maine passed a new law in an attempt to require cable providers to allow customers to purchase cable channels à la carte.[1] This law came after Maine Representative Jeffery Evangelos talked with Maine residents during his campaign.[2]…
There used to be a simpler time when live news happened but twice a day. I obviously don’t mean that literally. But whatever happened around town and across the world throughout the day (and night), people in their bathrobes picked…
Let’s face it – it is nearly impossible to scroll through any form of social media during the weekends of April 14-23 without seeing floods of content surrounding “one of the most critically acclaimed”[1] music and arts festivals in the…
“My Friend Cayla” might be a spy, according to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and other advocacy groups who filed a complaint about the doll’s data collection risks with the FTC in December.[1] Cayla uses Bluetooth technology to connect…
“I guarantee you there is not one person, not one voter of any political stripe anywhere in America who asked for this. No one in America stood up in a town hall and said, ‘Sir, I demand you let somebody…
There is no denying that social media has taken over our society. Even those who are not well versed in social media have a basic understanding of what it does and how it operates. With this emergence of social media,…
Traditionally, employers have issued company-owned devices to their employees. This traditional approach has allowed employers to have more control of and access to employees’ devices. Currently, employers are generally free to monitor its employees’ text messages or online activity for…
The well-known podcast personality Daryl Campbell a.k.a. Taxstone was recently arrested on January 16, 2017 on federal charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Receipt of a Firearm in Interstate Commerce.[1] The arrest is related to…
Chances are, if you owned a VIZIO TV from February 2014 to late 2016 and the default “Smart Interactivity” feature was enabled, your TV was transmitting second-by-second information back to VIZIO about what you were watching–be it from your cable…
