March 07, 2019
NP Privacy Partner
Author(s): Steven M. Richard, Wesley Gangi
An actor’s tweet ruled to be non-defamatory, the Third Circuit upholds injunction in favor of company monitoring ex-employees’ Facebook communications and more. Here’s what’s trending in data privacy and cybersecurity.
Actor's politically charged tweet could be read as a question, rather than a defamatory statement of fact.—Steven M. Richard
A court finds that Washington's cyberstalking law extends too far to reach constitutionally protected speech.—Steven M. Richard
An employer's alleged "unclean hands" in monitoring ex-employees' Facebook communications cannot defeat an injunction preventing the misappropriation of trade secrets and intellectual property.—Steven M. Richard
FTC proposes amendments to Safeguards and Privacy Rules to comply with legislative changes.—Steven M. Richard
In the wake of the seemingly endless stream of data privacy scandals that surfaced over the past year, lawmakers have renewed the push for the nation’s first comprehensive, bipartisan data privacy law.—Wesley Gangi
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