Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Google Plus Privacy Policy: What You Should Know

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Google Plus Privacy
Because I’m an Internet lawyer, I decided to test out the new Google Plus Privacy. You can click the link in the prior sentence to see my Google+ profile as an example.

After the company’s privacy fiasco with Buzz last year, the new Google+

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Canada Lawful Access Bill and Internet Spying

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What does the Canada Lawful Access bill propose to do?
Canada’s Conservative political party asserted that it wants to pass a Canada Lawful Access bill, which it claims will crack down on crime. For almost 10 years, there have been failed attempts to

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Are Social Media Employment Background Checks Legal?

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FTC and Social Media Employment Background Checks
When it comes to social media employment background checks, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has indicated that it plans to hold employers gaining information about potential employees over the

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Brands Could Replace Dot Com Domain Names

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Why are there so few domain names to choose from?
As it is now, few domain "good" dot com names exist for companies and individuals to choose from when creating a website because most of these .com domain names have been registered by others online. In

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Internet Gambling: Joe Barton Wants To Legalize Online Poker

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Why is internet gambling illegal?
Many Americans mistakenly thought internet gambling was legal before the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shut down the largest three online poker sites this past April in what has since been dubbed “Black Friday” by

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