TikTok faces class action lawsuit over data privacy
A group of parents are suing the social media app TikTok, claiming it is illegally collecting and sharing identification information and sending it to China.
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Hackers, email fraud increase security woes for companies
The use of email fraud has become so rampant that two years ago the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance saying if a public company doesn’t guard against phishing attacks it can be a violation of the 1934 Securities Act. It is not just publicly…
Not knowing Zoom rules could get you in legal trouble
Zoom conferencing is the next best thing to actually being there. Or, at least, that’s what many people have come to accept in the age of the coronavirus. Like it or not, it’s a video conferencing world, now and into the foreseeable future. And not…
Remote workers and trade secrets: More care needed than ever
With so many employees working remotely, businesses must be cognizant that their trade secrets and other confidential business information are at more risk. Cybersecurity is not enough to protect those secrets, experts say. Every company needs a plan in place to protect its secrets, which…
Florida courts turn to Zoom, quickly find the pitfalls
The Tallahassee court hearing had just begun when the obscene interruption happened. In Florida’s capital, the head of the local Republican Party was suing to overturn the County Commission’s requirement that everyone had to wear a mask to battle coronavirus. Because of the pandemic, the…
Legal proceedings around the country move back into courtrooms, cautiously
Michigan Judge Denise Langford Morris works from home these days, shorts and a tank top under her stately robe, double-strand pearls and full makeup on display for the Zoom camera, working long hours to keep the wheels of justice turning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She…
TikTok ban could come in many forms, or not at all
When Fox News’ Laura Ingraham asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this month whether the United States was considering a ban on some Chinese apps, including the hugely popular TikTok, Pompeo acknowledged it was something the administration was “looking at.” But while Pompeo warned Americans…
Supreme Court upholds robocall ban, but the phones keep ringing
Even though the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal ban on robocalls, don’t expect the annoying calls to go away anytime soon. N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein “The volume of calls is so high that even if we have a substantial reduction in calls,…
Is that drone over your yard trespassing? It’s complicated.
With more than 1.1 million drones in the air on any given day, chances are, you will see them in your neighborhood, maybe flying over your yard or business. The question often becomes one of privacy. If a drone flies over your property, is it…
Coronavirus forces courts to consider remote jury trials
A crowded courthouse is not the best place to be in the middle of a pandemic. So, for the last few months, jury trials have ground to a halt around the country while other court hearings have been conducted remotely. The question court officials are…