Earlier this year, the Department of Justice issued an antitrust lawsuit against Google, aiming to decrease the engine’s search market, opening opportunities for its competitors, and causing major changes in the search industry. With Google now facing another antitrust lawsuit focused on its adtech Continue Reading
Sanctions Against Google Show Importance of Litigation Document Preservation
The Bottom Line Companies should be aware that their document preservation obligations apply to all forms of internal communications, including chats and other instant messenger applications.When instituting a litigation hold, companies should check the default settings of all electronic document Continue Reading
Google Makes Changes Ahead of July 1 CPRA Enforcement Date
The Bottom Line To comply with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Google is changing its restricted data processing (RDP) policy and will no longer offer the service to advertisers conducting cross-context behavioral advertising as of July 1, 2023.In such cases, Google will no longer act Continue Reading
IAPP | State Attorneys General Sue Google With ‘Dark Patterns’ Claims
Gary Kibel was quoted in an IAPP article "State Attorneys General Sue Google With ‘Dark Patterns’ Claims". Continue Reading
Supreme Court Finds Google’s Copying of Oracle’s APIs a Fair Use
The Bottom Line A recent Supreme Court decision has finally put an end to the longstanding fight between Oracle and Google concerning Google’s use of Oracle’s copyrighted Java Application Programing Interfaces (APIs). The Supreme Court’s decision held that, contrary to the decision by the Continue Reading
Taxing Digital Advertisements Face Stiff Legal Challenges
The Bottom Line The economic impact of COVID-19 cannot be understated; one impact has been to local and state budgets. States have experienced significant budget shortfalls due to limited economic activity and, as a result, state legislatures are searching for ways to raise revenue in order to Continue Reading
Apple Makes Big Changes to Its Tracking System
The Bottom Line With the launch of iOS 14.5 slated for next week, Apple’s long-awaited changes to the use of its persistent identifier known as the “Identifier for Advertisers” (IDFA) have now gone into effect. While this change has been explained by Apple as a step to protect its users’ Continue Reading
A Banner Year for Online Political Ads in a Socially-Distanced Reality
The Bottom Line With less than a month until the 2020 election and the presidential debates in full swing, campaigns are entering the crucial “get out the vote” period of their campaigns and are doing everything they can to motivate their supporters and ensure voters get to the polls. Continue Reading
The Agency 100 | Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks Rise with Remote Workforce
With striking speed, the arrival and spread of the coronavirus pushed much of the U.S. workforce to a remote environment. The shift to a remote workforce is not expected to end any time soon. Many companies are extending their work from home policies, including Google, which announced that their Continue Reading
Competing Bipartisan COVID-19 Privacy Bills to Be Introduced
The Bottom Line Two federal data privacy bills may soon be introduced before Congress — The COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act, introduced by Republican Senators, and the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, introduced by a group of Democratic Senators and Representatives. The Continue Reading