Media & FCC

The legal industry and technology are intertwined. Technology presents many legal challenges to companies, lawyers, and legal professionals, due to cybersecurity demands, data breach concerns, and media regulations. The National Law Review features the latest news, litigation, stories, and coverage related to legislation in the industry, and the ever-evolving changes which arise because of how quickly technology changes are occurring today.

Regulations on Communications & Media: Including TCPA, GDPR, and FCC

Media and communications news covered by the National Law Review includes FCC (Federal Communications Commission) enforcement actions, cybercrime and terrorism stories, TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) violations, email communications, social media platforms, and how to properly navigate them in a professional setting, telecommunications laws, and compliance issues and concerns. Staffing changes at the FCC, litigation and regulation changes, including the state of net neutrality, are covered by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

Legislation like the Telephone Consumer Protection and international regulations such as the EU’s  GDPR,  companies must take the time to update their privacy standards and must understand the complexities of this area of law, in order to avoid legal repercussions when engaging with customers in the US and around the world. The National Law Review has legal experts who analyze litigation related to the TCPA as it impacts healthcare, debt collection, and other areas.  Additionally, many facets of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; including notes on applicability, GDPR company compliance, and definitions of GDPR terminology are analyzed by the legal experts at NLR.

Legal Communication Concerns across Industries

Because the internet and technology change on what seems to be a daily basis, it can be difficult for companies to properly navigate these changes, concepts, and ensure they are complying with legislation in these areas. Some of the concepts businesses must be aware of in terms of cybersecurity and media that the National Law Review covers include domain name registrations, gTLDs (generic top-level domain names), international legislation in data and cybersecurity, HIPAA legislation, and data protection and cybersecurity laws. Additionally, with telemedicine taking a forefront in the field of healthcare, ransomware and data theft occurring daily, and continual security breaches occurring in the US and around the world, like the WannaCry Ransomware incident, companies must take proper measures in safeguarding their networks and servers to protect their clients’ personal information.

We report on these issues, concerns, and news stories regularly. In addition to regulations and legislation in the US, visitors can also read about international provisions and safeguards, including EU Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield, Canadian Anti-Spam laws, and other international protections, to avoid major data and cybersecurity breaches.

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Recent Communications, Media, Internet & Privacy Law News

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One Million Google Users Hit with Fake Google Docs Phishing Attack Polsinelli PC
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Faxing Without Opt-Out Leads to $1.35M Payment to Get Out of TCPA Class Action Polsinelli PC
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2017
Parties Discuss Privacy Issues in Advance of FTC, NHTSA Workshop on Connected Cars Covington & Burling LLP
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2017
$2.5M HIPAA Settlement against CardioNet is the First Involving a Wireless Health Services Provider Polsinelli PC
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Appeals Court Upholds Damage Calculation Based on Selective Parts of Expert Testimony Faegre Drinker
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Patients File Class Action Against MDLive Inc. Claiming it Wrongfully Collects and Shares Sensitive Health Information Polsinelli PC
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2017
Privacy Policies Expose Companies to Law Suits: Bose Hit by a Class Action Law Suit Polsinelli PC
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2017
The European Commission Publishes its Final Report on the E-commerce Sector Inquiry Covington & Burling LLP
May
11
2017
Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Opens for Self-Certifications Polsinelli PC
May
11
2017
Senate Votes to Repeal FCC Privacy Rule Governing ISP Providers Polsinelli PC
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2017
The DSM mid-term Platform Proposals Covington & Burling LLP
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Revocation of Consent Must Be Reasonable and Recollected Faegre Drinker
May
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Ninth Circuit Will Rehear Dismissal of FTC Throttling Suit Covington & Burling LLP
May
9
2017
Primer on China’s New Cybersecurity Law: Privacy, Cross-Border Transfer Requirements, and Data Localization Proskauer Rose LLP
May
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2017
Emails That Do Not Make Your Spidey Senses Tingle Can Lead to Huge Losses Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
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2017
Company Awarded Damages After Former Employee Hacks Its Systems and Hijacks Its Website Jackson Lewis P.C.
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2017
Allegedly Deficient Opt-Out Language in Fax Did Not Give Rise to a Concrete Injury Under Spokeo Faegre Drinker
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2017
Telecom Alert - May 8, 2017: FCC Decision on ILEC Attachment Rates; PTC-220 Progress Report; FirstNet Update; Lawmakers Call for USF Updates; Keller and Heckman LLP
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2017
FCC Proposes Sweeping Changes to Pole Attachment Timelines, Processes and Rates Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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2017
FCC Commissioner O’Rielly Addresses ACA International – TCPA Changes Afoot Faegre Drinker
May
6
2017
Consent for Processing Personal Data under GDPR (Poland) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
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5
2017
Australian Securities Investment Commission Signs Fintech Cooperation Agreement with Indonesia K&L Gates
May
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2017
Are Facebook Vacation Photos Taken During Medical Leave Grounds for Employee’s Termination? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
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2017
Surge In Fintech Patent Applications K&L Gates
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2017
Voice Biometrics And Fraud Prevention In Payments K&L Gates
May
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2017
New Mexico's New Data Breach Notification Laws K&L Gates
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2017
Read Before You Click: The Enforcement of Web-Based Restrictive Covenants and Arbitration Agreements Against Employees Stark & Stark
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2017
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