Tensions with China Increase With Escalating Evidence of Chinese Army’s Cyber Espionage Over the past two years, the United States has pushed China to be step forward and admit it was engaging in cyber espionage. Despite a flurry of reports detailing the evidence detailed below, the Chinese government has refused to accept any responsibility leading…
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Tags Google for Medical BT In only her second month on the job, Interim Privacy Commissioner Chantal Bernier took on one of the giants of the Internet – Google. Bernier cited Google for sending targeted ads for medical conditions based on consumer searches which violates Canada’s “Privacy and Online Behavioural Advertising Guidelines”…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued its annual “Special 301” report which reviews the “state of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in trading partners around world.” Among the report’s findings was that the continued growth of the ” online sale of pirated and counterfeit hard goods that will soon surpass the…
In December 2010 Canada passed email and wireless anti-spam legislation which would not go into effect until regulations were finalized. In March 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released its final regulation, but the act still requires Industry Canada to also issue final regulations. So when might that occur? Last month Minister Christian…
Village Voice Media Under Increased Pressure to Drop Backpage Sex Ads Two years ago State Attorney Generals pressured Craigslist to drop adult oriented advertisements which reportedly generated approximately $36 million in revenue annually for the online classified giant. The advertisements and pressure have now migrated to Village Voice’s Backpage.com. H&M, Pfitzer Pharmaceutical, IKEA, Barnes and…
CANADA-SPAM Act Canada has passed the “Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act,” which closely resembles the CAN-SPAM Act with a few major differences – it applies to both email and wireless communications; requires identification of both the sender and advertiser; establishes an opt-in requirement and establishes a private right of action. The law, which was…
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