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Electronic Communications
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La Revue
Accelerated process with a view to transposing changes to the e-Privacy Directive
As mentioned in the article “Legislating by ordinance to transpose the Telecoms Reform Package in time”, a law “transposing a number of harmonising provisions from EU legislation on matters of…
Inside Privacy
Sixth Circuit Finds Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in E-mails
On Tuesday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in U.S. v. Warshak [PDF] that the government may not compel a commercial Internet service provider to turn over the contents of a…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Register-Guard Revisited?
In a recent press release, the NLRB has indicated that it might reconsider part of its Register-Guard decision. No, not the more high-profile part dealing with electronic communications. It's the…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Why it is the General Counsel's Job to Secure E-Communications, Not Just IT's
By Greg Lambert
Steven B. Roosa, partner with ReedSmith, wrote an enlightening client alert yesterday explaining that in the business world that requires secure communications over the Internet, it requires the company's General…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Updating the ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act)
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The constitutional protection of "privacy" in the internet age is a subject of ongoing debate. As the NYT reports, Congress is considering "sweeping new regulations for the Internet," to include…
International Law Prof Blog
Singapore Ratifies UN Convention on Electronic Communications in International Contracts
Last month Singapore became the second state party to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (the Electronic Communications Convention). The Convention will enter into…
Employer Law Report
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Government Employer In Workplace Electronic Monitoring Case
In June, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in City of Ontario v. Quon, siding with the City and its officials in a workplace electronic monitoring case closely…
Covering Your Ads® Blog
Why Every Business Should Have A Social Media Policy
Words matter. Words can come back and bite you. Think before you speak. These are all self-evident truths that no one is likely to dispute. Yet, we continue to see examples of people, who…
Employer Law Report
Watch What You Say in Your $*@&^#% Emails
By Brian Hall
It may be that it's Monday morning as I write this but I have to admit I got a kick out of the news articles circulating late last week that reported that Goldman…
California Employment Law Update
City’s Search Of Text Messages Was Reasonable Despite Employee’s Expectation Of Privacy
By Tony Oncidi
City of Ontario v. Quon, 130 S. Ct. 2619 (2010) The City of Ontario’s Computer Usage, Internet and E-mail Policy provides that use of the city’s computers and other electronic…