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Uruguay receives adequacy determination from EU for personal data protections.
At the end of August, the European Union determined that Uruguay’s privacy laws provide an adequate level of protection. This allows companies, governments, or individuals to transfer personal information from Europe to Uruguay without the use …
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Pew Survey highlights users changing concerns about privacy online
Recently, the Pew Internet and American Life Project released a report detailing consumer use of search engines. The survey highlighted both that users have begun to learn how much of …
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SXSW Privacy Roundup: 5 Key Takeaways for Startups
SXSW Interactive, better known as SXSWi, just ended last week. SXSWi is a wonderful event to experience new startups, applications, and innovations. This year, privacy was a powerful theme at …
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Book Review – I Know Who You Are and I Saw What I Did by Lori Andrews
As social networking sites have become more pervasive, the amount of private information shared online continues to grow. For some, this is just seen as the cost one must pay …
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European Commission Proposed Data Protection Law
On January 25, 2012, the European Commission released a proposed General Data Protection Legislation (“Proposed Regulation”) for comprehensive reform of existing European Union (“EU”) data protection rules. Through the Proposed …
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Uruguay receives adequacy determination from EU for personal data protections.
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Software Patents Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f): Should Congress Amend § 271 to Harmonize Protection Between Tangible and Intangible Inventions?
Software Patents Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f): Should Congress Amend § 271 to Harmonize Protection Between Tangible and Intangible Inventions?
U.S. Patent laws presumptively apply only to acts committed within this country. Congress has, however, imposed liability for domestic patent infringement based on actions taken, or at least completed, outside the United States. For example, Congress added § 271(f) to the patent statues in 1984 to … Read More
U.S. Patent laws presumptively apply only to acts committed within this country. Congress has, however, imposed liability for domestic patent infringement based on actions taken, or at least completed, outside the United States. For example, Congress added § 271(f) to the patent statues in 1984 to … Read more