The Apps Law Blog » privacy http://www.appslawblog.com iPhone, mobile, Facebook and other software apps, and the law. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:56:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Disney Sued Over Potential Privacy Infringement http://www.appslawblog.com/disney-sued-over-potential-privacy-infringemnt/ http://www.appslawblog.com/disney-sued-over-potential-privacy-infringemnt/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:23:45 +0000 matt http://www.appslawblog.com/?p=958 A class action lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co. was filed in federal court yesterday in Santa Ana, Ca. The suit alleges that Disney’s company-issued employee badges violates state law regarding privacy rights because the bar code on the badge…

]]> A class action lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co. was filed in federal court yesterday in Santa Ana, Ca. The suit alleges that Disney’s company-issued employee badges violates state law regarding privacy rights because the bar code on the badge…

]]> http://www.appslawblog.com/disney-sued-over-potential-privacy-infringemnt/feed/ 0 Apple Sued in Lawsuit Over Apps Sale of Private Data http://www.appslawblog.com/apple-being-sued-over-apps-sale-of-private-data/ http://www.appslawblog.com/apple-being-sued-over-apps-sale-of-private-data/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:13:29 +0000 matt http://www.appslawblog.com/?p=945 Apple has been named in a class action lawsuit alleging that iPhones and iPads produce devices, such as a Unique Device Identifier (UDID), which allows advertisers to track what applications users download, how frequently they use them and…

]]> Apple has been named in a class action lawsuit alleging that iPhones and iPads produce devices, such as a Unique Device Identifier (UDID), which allows advertisers to track what applications users download, how frequently they use them and…

]]> http://www.appslawblog.com/apple-being-sued-over-apps-sale-of-private-data/feed/ 0 Facebook privacy settings you should get to know http://www.appslawblog.com/facebook-privacy-settings-you-should-get-to-know/ http://www.appslawblog.com/facebook-privacy-settings-you-should-get-to-know/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:15:52 +0000 Eric Seidmon http://www.appslawblog.com/?p=709 Facebook recently modified its privacy settings; so should you. What may seem private may very well be public to all of cyberspace.

In an interview with e-Commerce Times, Arnstein & Lehr attorney Misha Kerr made the…

]]> Facebook recently modified its privacy settings; so should you. What may seem private may very well be public to all of cyberspace.

In an interview with e-Commerce Times, Arnstein & Lehr attorney Misha Kerr made the…

]]> http://www.appslawblog.com/facebook-privacy-settings-you-should-get-to-know/feed/ 0 Facebook pictures prevented woman from receiving disability benefits http://www.appslawblog.com/facebook-pictures-prevented-woman-from-receiving-disability-benefits/ http://www.appslawblog.com/facebook-pictures-prevented-woman-from-receiving-disability-benefits/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:28:49 +0000 Eric Seidmon http://www.appslawblog.com/?p=412 A woman’s insurance company cut her disability benefits after its agent found photos of her on vacation through Facebook. The action could lead to a lawsuit. The dispute serves as a reminder that one posts on Facebook or any other social networking site is public information, not a private diary.

]]> http://www.appslawblog.com/facebook-pictures-prevented-woman-from-receiving-disability-benefits/feed/ 1 Lawsuits over Facebook’s Beacon app complicate possible settlements http://www.appslawblog.com/lawsuit-facebook-beacon-complicate/ http://www.appslawblog.com/lawsuit-facebook-beacon-complicate/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:26:32 +0000 Eric Seidmon http://www.appslawblog.com/?p=254 In what has been developing into a cautionary tale of when good apps go bad, potential class-action settlements in California and Texas surrounding Facebook’s Beacon ad program may substantially affect one another. The outcomes in California and Texas jurisdictions will also play a role in other cases involving Beacon, Blockbuster, and Facebook.

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