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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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Jun
26
2014
Suit Challenging Cable Bundling Survives Motion to Dismiss Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
9
2017
FTC Files to Protect Consumers’ Security in the Internet of Things Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
29
2018
Unprecedented Settlement Rejection: Court Refuses to Approve $17.5MM TCPA Settlement on Current Record–Says “Good Chance” that Class Counsel “Sold the Case Short” Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
3
2018
DOJ Sues California Hours After Governor Signs the Nation’s Toughest Net Neutrality Rules into Law Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
11
2020
Before the CCPA is Enforced, California Moves to Tighten Privacy Obligations as Businesses Reel from Pandemic Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
12
2020
Federal Court Finds Cybersecurity Forensic Report Not Privileged Under Attorney Work Product Doctrine Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
9
2018
THIS IS A TEST: Could the Presidential Text Message Alert System be in Violation of Privacy Rights Afforded by the First and Fourth Amendment? New York Plaintiffs Test it Out. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
2
2020
Privacy vs. Pandemic Control in South Korea Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
9
2020
Training and Testing AI Involves Business Risk Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
9
2018
Coming Up Short: Court Denies Summary Judgment on ATDS use in TCPA Class Action Due to Evidentiary Shortcomings Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
12
2023
Projected Amendments Curbing Florida Mini-TCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
24
2017
FCC Main Studio Rule’s Days May Be Numbered Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
20
2018
How About That? TCPA Class Action Dismissed as Text Promoting Defendant’s App Was Transactional Message–Express Written Consent Not Required Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
27
2018
I Can See Clearly Now: Court Holds It’s “Abundantly Clear” That the TCPA Requires “Sender” of Fax to Either Physically Transmit or Cause It to Be Sent Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
5
2022
How “Accessible” is Your Website? Resolve to Prioritize Digital Accessibility in the New Year and Avoid a Lawsuit Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
10
2019
Healthcare Industry Reminded to Heed Cybersecurity: New “Industry Standard” Guidance Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
9
2023
Mini-TCPA Updates Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
10
2019
New House & Senate Members Announced for Powerful Telecommunications Committees Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
30
2023
6th Circuit Holds One Ringless Voicemail Sufficient to Violate TCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
25
2019
Tracking Your Every Move: Investigation Finds Telecom Giants Sold Customer GPS Data Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
8
2020
The CPRA Will Bring New Rights, Responsibilities and Regulators to California Data Privacy Law Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
28
2019
Using Prior FCC Rulings and Focusing on Human Intervention, Court Finds Texting Platform Is Not An ATDS Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
8
2019
ICOs – The Developing Regulatory Environment Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
21
2019
Bais Yaakov Strikes Again: Nonprofit May Be Fax "Sender" Despite Not Sending Fax Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
28
2019
“Very Short” and Incredibly Loud: New EU Copyright Directive a Shot in the FANGs Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
27
2017
Hey, Alexa: What’s New in Children’s Privacy?... FTC Updates COPPA Guidance Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
31
2019
Are Employees Classed as Consumers? California State Assembly Speaks to This and Other Concerns Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
18
2020
Evolution of Personal Data in U.S. Law Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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