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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Disney, App Partners Hit With Suit Under Child Privacy Law Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Disney, App Partners Hit With Suit Under Child Privacy Law

Ross Todd

The Disney Princess Palace Pets app allows children to play with, bathe and accessorize about 10 different virtual pets. Sounds innocent enough. But according to a new lawsuit, The Walt Disney Co. and its software partners are illegally using the app — and dozens of others aimed at kids — to track the online activity of youngsters to serve them targeted ads.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i><br> Appeals Court Finds for Uber, Says App Made Service Terms Clear Image

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i><br> Appeals Court Finds for Uber, Says App Made Service Terms Clear

B. Colby Hamilton

Uber made it clear that users were agreeing to terms and conditions, including the waiving of a jury trial in favor of arbitration, when they downloaded and used the app, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled.

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Website Accessibility: The Law and Your Business Priorities Image

Website Accessibility: The Law and Your Business Priorities

Matthias L. Niska

Many businesses have never thought to ask whether their customer-facing websites are accessible to people with disabilities, and only become aware of the issue when they are sent a demand letter or served with a lawsuit alleging that their site violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although an ever-increasing number of such demand letters and lawsuits are cropping up each year, the issue of website accessibility remains entirely foreign to many, perhaps most, business owners.

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Internet Legal Ethics and Client Privacy Image

Internet Legal Ethics and Client Privacy

Jonathan Bick

Internet professional responsibility and client privacy difficulties are intimately associated with the services offered by lawyers. Electronic attorney services result in data gathering, information exchange, document transfers, enhanced communications and novel opportunities for marketing and promotion. These services, in turn, provide an array of complicated ethical issues that can present pitfalls for the uninitiated and unwary.

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7 Tips to Make a Cyber Attack Comeback Image

7 Tips to Make a Cyber Attack Comeback

Jeff Ton

It's important to have a restorative plan in addition to a preventative plan for your IT systems. Here are a few steps a law firm can take to ensure critical case data remains intact and accessible after a cybersecurity breach.

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WannaCry Attack Is A Wake-Up Call for Cyber Preparedness Image

WannaCry Attack Is A Wake-Up Call for Cyber Preparedness

India E. Vincent

The scope of WannaCry changed our perceptions of ransomware attacks. Until then, the more highly publicized ransomware incidents were localized targets impacting only one or a small number of businesses. WannaCry made it clear that ransomware could reach a broad cross-section of computers worldwide, at essentially the same time.

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Tweeters Blocked By President Trump File First Amendment Suit Image

Tweeters Blocked By President Trump File First Amendment Suit

B. Colby Hamilton

A group of Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump are suing after a request to be unblocked on First Amendment grounds went unheeded.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Google Sues to Block 'Repugnant' Canadian Court Decision Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Google Sues to Block 'Repugnant' Canadian Court Decision

Ben Hancock

Google Inc. has filed suit in U.S. federal court seeking to block enforcement of a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that would require the search giant to delist certain search results worldwide.

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<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br> Pokéstop: Judge Calls Timeout in Suit Against Pokémon Go Maker Image

<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br> Pokéstop: Judge Calls Timeout in Suit Against Pokémon Go Maker

Ross Todd

A federal judge has pressed pause on a group of lawsuits targeting the maker of augmented reality game Pokémon Go with nuisance and trespass claims for placing virtual landmarks on top of real property.

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<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br>Publishers Seek Antitrust Exemption to Better Negotiate With Google, Facebook Image

<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br>Publishers Seek Antitrust Exemption to Better Negotiate With Google, Facebook

Todd Cunningham

U.S. newspaper publishers, who say they are chafing under the market power of Google and Facebook, are calling on Congress to allow them to negotiate collectively with the online giants.

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