Reports: Online Pharmacies Operating Illegally, Widespread Use of Counterfeits A study by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has found that 97 percent of online pharmacies were “found to be operating out of compliance with state and federal laws and/or NABP patient safety and pharmacy practice standards.” This includes selling prescription drugs without a prescription…
State Claim against Carrier IQ permitted to proceed A federal judge in Los Angeles held that claims under California’s privacy law against Carrier IQ for keystroke logging on Androids and iPhones without consumer consent were not preempted by the Federal Wiretap Act. The court explained. Federal law is intended to establish minimum standards and not to preempt…
Tech Giants Behaving Badly Google’s Canadian Overdose $500M DOJ Settlement Plus Class Action Suit Google has entered into a $500 million settlement with the Department of Justice for allowing Canadian pharmacies to advertise in the US. Google blocked ads from other countries, just not Canada. The U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island that ran the investigation…
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