Dirt Dropped On Google, Facebook, And Amazon’s Anticompetitive Practices. Have A Little Faith In Your Customers, Maybe?
These companies better cover their asses from A to Z.
Morning Docket: 07.13.22
* It's going down. I'm yelling — Tinder! [Engadget] * Uvalde mayor suggests the real problem is how the cops are being shown, not that they did nothing as children were being murdered. [Keranews] * The power of the ballot: The right to abort is up to Michigan voters. [NPR] * Hands off my arms! The lawsuits restricting gun restrictions have started in New York. [WNBF] * Education Dept. says it should be easier for students to prove they got finessed by their colleges. [Business Insider]
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Google Deletes Abortion Location Data As Attack On Roe Completely Realigns The Privacy Debate
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s dismantling of Roe, U.S. tech companies didn’t much want to talk about their role in securing women’s data. And they didn’t want to talk much about it because they know that the privacy standards and oversight of the entire US snoopvertising economy, from adtech and telecom to app makers, media giants, and the internet of things — is […]
If We Can’t Get A New Data Protection Law After Dobbs, At Least We Have The 6th Best Thing
What's next? They'll want to see my bookmarks on Twitter? They will be scarred.
Morning Docket: 07.05.22
* While 10 isn't old enough to adopt, Ohio definitely thinks it's old enough to force you to have a kid. [Independent] * America America'd on 4th of July. Because of the correlation of copycat killers and media coverage of mass shootings, here's a completely unrelated Childish Gambino music video. [YouTube] * Curb anything but the 2nd: SCOTUS doesn't like when the right to protest personally impacts them. [Axios] * Google plans to delete data that pins users to having visited abortion clinics. [The Next Web]
This Is Really, Really Dumb: Ohio Court Says Google May Be A Common Carrier
There’s a lot of nonsense in the ruling.
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The Three C’s Of Building A Personal Brand In The Digital Age
A strong personal brand requires the three C's: clear messaging, content creation, and consistent effort.
States’ 3rd Amended Antitrust Complaint Against Google Looks A Lot More Damning
And Facebook could be next.
A Patent Story Worth Telling
All thanks to a pair of German producers and the magic of Netflix.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
Happy 20th To The War On Privacy!
You ever tell an 'I know an FBI agent is watching me' joke and hear a laugh out of nowhere?
Court Says Google Translate Isn’t Reliable Enough To Determine Consent For A Search
Warrants sound better in the original Klingon.
Do Your Google Searches Count As Speech? You Better Hope So.
Look... I can explain why William Jackson Harper is in my recent search history.
Morning Docket: 08.02.21
* Seven people hold $1 trillion in wealth, all tech lords. Biden, where's that trust bustin’! [The Guardian] * "When there are 203": Democrats push for a couple hundred more judges. [Law 360] * Senate births a trillion dollar baby! Maybe now my roads can get fixed. [NPR] * Trouble coming up with a way to balance current bottom dollar and caring about future generations? Its taxing, really. [Delaware Online] * You know its hard out here for a mom: Lawyering and Mom-ing ain't easy. [ABA Journal]
Morning Docket: 05.21.21
* Hershey has a new general counsel. Hope his compensation package is "sweet"... [Reuters] * A celebrity lawyer, who represented the late DMX, has listed his New York City duplex for sale. [New York Post] * A Texas judge has refused to move a lawsuit against Google from Texas to California. Should be fine, a lot of tech companies are moving to Texas these days anyways... [Reuters] * A Brooklyn lawyer has pleaded guilty to running a $6 million real estate scam. [Patch] * Bacardi has won a lawsuit against a former distributor. To celebrate, maybe they should sip Bacardi like it's their birthday... [Spirits Business]