- Court Reverses Conviction Of 'Hacker' Who Exposed AT&T Security Lapse
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 11, 2014
In a closely watched case, a federal appellate court has reversed t ...
- FTC Okays Facebook's Acquisition Of WhatsApp, But Warns Companies To Honor Privacy Promises
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 10, 2014
The Federal Trade Commission has approved Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of messagi ...
- Lyft Hit With SMS-Spam Lawsuit For 'Invite Friends' Program
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ride-sharing service Lyft was hit with a potential class-action lawsuit for alleged ...
- Duane Reade Lands In Court Due To Tweet
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 10, 2014
Last month, drugstore chain Duane Reade boasted on Twitter that actress Katheri ...
- FilmOn X Asks Supreme Court To Okay Aereo's Streaming System
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 9, 2014
FilmOn X is asking the Supreme Court to side with the riv ...
- Google, WPP, Vibrant Media Oppose Safari Users' Bid To Revive Privacy Case
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Consumers have no grounds to revive their class-action lawsuit centering on t ...
- MPAA Sues Megaupload For Copyright Infringement
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 8, 2014
The defunct cyberlocker Megaupload and its embattled founder, Kim Dotcom, were h ...
- FTC Says Jerk.com Duped Customers, Violated Facebook's Policies
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 7, 2014
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against the social si ...
- FTC Allowed To Sue Wyndham For Failing To Protect Users' Data
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 7, 2014
A federal judge has sided with the Federal Trade Commission in ...
- Carrier IQ Loses Bid To Send Privacy Case To Arbitration
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 4, 2014
In a blow to software developer Carrier IQ, a federal judge h ...
- Consumers Want Appellate Court To Let Gmail Ads Lawsuit Proceed As Class-Action
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 4, 2014
Consumers who say that their privacy is violated by Gmail ads a ...
- Aereo Draws Broad Support In Battle With Broadcasters
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 3, 2014
Digital rights advocates, the American Cable Association, Dish Networks and a coaliti ...
- Actress Says 'Innocence Of Muslims' Censorship Order Doesn't Violate Free Speech
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 3, 2014
A controversial order requiring Google to censor the video "Innocence of Muslim ...
- PointRoll Finalizes Safari Hack Settlement
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 2, 2014
A federal judge has signed off on PointRoll's settlement of a class-acti ...
- Google Wants To Edit Public Record Of Court Hearing
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 2, 2014
In a remarkable push for secrecy, Google has asked a federal jud ...
- Google Asks Supreme Court To Hear Wi-Spy Appeal
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Google is asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the company potential ...
- Google Beats Contempt Accusation Over 'Innocence Of Muslims'
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 1, 2014
An appellate panel has cleared Google of contempt charges stemming from allegatio ...
- Ad Groups Tout Self-Regulation To White House
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 1, 2014
The government's ability to snoop on consumers poses very different policy issu ...
- Google Fights Contempt Accusation, Says It Took 'Unprecedented' Steps To Remove 'Innocence Of Muslims'
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 31, 2014
Google has made "painstaking" efforts to prevent the clip "Innocence of Muslim ...
- Cole Haan Draws FTC Notice With Pinterest Contest
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 31, 2014
Cole Haan's "Wandering Sole" contest on Pinterest has drawn the attention ...
- Google's $8.5 Million Data Leakage Settlement Clears First Hurdle
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 28, 2014
A federal judge has tentatively approved Google's controversial $8.5 million settlement ...
- Microsoft Promises To Stop Searching Users' Emails
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 28, 2014
In an about face, Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith said today th ...
- Aereo Defends Streaming Service To Supreme Court
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 27, 2014
Aereo's streaming video service marks the "next technological step" in television technolog ...
- Facebook Defeats Teens' Lawsuit Challenging Sponsored Stories
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 27, 2014
Handing Facebook a big win, a federal judge has thrown out ...
- Google Accused Of Contempt For Allowing 'Innocence Of Muslims' To Resurface
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Actress Cindy Lee Garcia is asking a federal appellate court to ho ...
- Court Order Censoring 'Innocence Of Muslims' Continues To Raise Questions
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 26, 2014
It's safe to say that when actress Cindy Garcia answered a Backsta ...
- Verizon, AT&T Ask FCC To Hold Off On Neutrality Rules
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Verizon, which successfully sued to vacate Net neutrality regulations, now says ...
- Google, Consumers Try To Resolve Battle Over Gmail Ads
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Google and a group of consumers who have accused the company ...
- Judge Throws Out Text-Spam Lawsuit Against Yahoo
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 24, 2014
Yahoo has prevailed in a lawsuit alleging that it violated a feder ...
- FCC Urged To Nix Restrictions On Muni Broadband
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 24, 2014
When FCC Chair Tom Wheeler announced last month that the agency w ...