Welcome to our weekly recap of stories relating to Social Media and the Law. This week’s stories cover many issues including CA enacts social media privacy legislation, NLRB slams Costco’s social media policy, Free speech in the age of YouTube, GPS v privacy rights, social media and HIPPA, Apple’s feud with Google, and more.
These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this week. We originally send them out through our twitter account @law2smdeborah, so follow us to get them as we find them. But many of them are such great resources we don’t want you to miss them, so we’ve decided to put them as a weekly recap. The links will take you to their original sources, whether Mashable, Lexology, and/or others. Enjoy and let us know some of the stories you’ve found interesting this week. Just share in the comments below. Have a great week!
- Henry: Open meetings law bans officials’ social media interactions | Amarillo Globe-News http://ow.ly/e6paj
- Shear on Social Media Law: California is the first state to enact comprehensive social media privacy legislation http://ow.ly/e6p7d
- F.T.C. Moves to Tighten Online Privacy Protections for Children – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/e6dGf
- Social Media and Discovery: New Technology, but the Old Rules Still Apply: The Law Firm of Miller Canfield http://ow.ly/e6cSw
- NLRB Slams Costco On Social Media Use Policy: What It Means For Your Business – Forbes http://ow.ly/e6cBR
- Law2sm Recap: Cyberbullying Related Stories 9/28/12 http://ow.ly/e3Vl1
- Anti-Bullying Week 2012 http://ow.ly/e3TQi
- Social Business Policy: Boosting Legal Safety and Employee Engagement – INFO ONLY NOT LEGAL ADVICE http://ow.ly/e3TGc
- http://NewsRoomAmerica.com – Call For Federal Law To Safeguard ‘Digital Afterlives’ On Social Media http://ow.ly/e3TDs
- NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 27, 2012: Companies Should Reexamine Their Social Media Policies In Light Of Recent NLRB Decision On Costco, Says…
- Palace on cyber law: Freedom comes with responsibility – The Philippine Star » News » Headlines http://ow.ly/e3Tzt
- Gov. Jerry Brown tweets that he signed social media privacy bills – http://latimes.com http://ow.ly/e3Txo
- NLRB Invalidates Costco’s Social Media Policy : : Privacy and Information Security Law Blog http://ow.ly/e1hRz
- Hospital social media best practices to mitigate risk – FierceHealthcare http://ow.ly/e1hPG
- Protecting Users’ Rights to Free Expression and Preparing for Extremely Exceptional Circumstances : Corporate Social Responsibility and…
- Apple’s Feud With Google Is Now Felt on the iPhone – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/e043z
- What’s the Deal the New 6 Strike Copyright Alert System? : Vogel Internet, Information Technology, and e-Discovery Blog http://ow.ly/e03Xw
- Don’t Steal, Don’t Lie. Is Social Media Law So Tricky? http://ow.ly/e03Na
- Facebook, Twitter being scanned for ‘posts supporting terrorism’ – Times Of India http://ow.ly/e03F0
- Trends In Legal Technology: An Ever-Evolving Toolkit | The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel http://ow.ly/e03E2
- Deepak Chopra: Social Media is the Next Phase of Humanity [VIDEO] http://ow.ly/e02T8
- Student Bullies and Social Media: Protected Speech? | Business 2 Community http://ow.ly/e02Ib
- Social Media Discovery Lessons: One New York Court’s Solomonic Ruling | Justia Law, Technology & Legal Marketing Blog http://ow.ly/e02E6
- Legalities of ‘digital assets’ are changing – Holland, MI – The Holland Sentinel http://ow.ly/e02BD
- Is social media endangering the trial process? | http://azfamily.com Phoenix http://ow.ly/e02zw
- Healthcare and Social Media: An A-Z | Business 2 Community http://ow.ly/e02r1
- Social Media Now A Must Have In The Political Campaign Toolbox – Hartford Courant http://bit.ly/UuVNDm
- How the US Army Uses Social Media Policies http://bit.ly/hwHhpb
- Social Media and The Law: Are You Protected? | Location3 Media http://ow.ly/dVAUS
- This is one of the top ten best blog posts ever written about online defamation – Lexology http://ow.ly/dVzYq
- Facebook Plugin Offers Another Way to Control Privacy http://ow.ly/dVzS2
- Twitter Policy’s Latest Victim: If This Then That [UPDATED] http://ow.ly/dVzQj
- Midsize Insider: Social Media Privacy Gets Protection Under New Michigan Law http://ow.ly/dVzsr
- Prosecutor consults on social media guidelines http://ow.ly/dVzrU
- Cyber insurance now offered for protection against social media http://ow.ly/dVzqb
- English Soccer Club Defends Player on Twitter After Racial Abuse http://ow.ly/dVz51
- Facebook tightens privacy controls – Hindustan Times http://ow.ly/dVyG8
- Healthcare Social Media Nightmares | Business 2 Community http://ow.ly/dVyFj
- Sotto: What’s wrong with having libel law in cyber space? | Inquirer News http://ow.ly/dVyDF
- Free Speech in the Age of YouTube – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/dVyC7
- When GPS Tracking Violates Privacy Rights – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/dVyzg
- Data Centers Waste Vast Amounts of Energy, Belying Industry Image – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/dVyv4
- How Is Social Media Changing Diplomacy? http://ow.ly/dVysG
- Peter Gabriel Makes Case For Internet Freedom http://ow.ly/dVyoX
- Good News Planet – UN International Day of Peace 2012 Pause, retweet, and share http://ow.ly/dSPn4
- Legal Loop: Fla. judge disqualified for social media activities | NY Daily Record http://ow.ly/dQgiO
- One in 10 social-media reviews to be paid for by firms in 2014 | Webware – CNET http://ow.ly/dQgdg
- Success of Crowdfunding Puts Pressure on Entrepreneurs – http://NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/dQfUq
- Microsoft Urges Internet Explorer Users to Protect Against Targeted Attacks http://ow.ly/dQfzt
- Court: Student’s Facebook Messages Are Protected Speech – Law Blog – WSJ http://ow.ly/dQfjV
- Return of the Winklevoss twins | The Australian http://ow.ly/dQfei
- AT&T’s FaceTime Blocking Leads to FCC Complaint http://ow.ly/dQetZ
- Sexting Among Teens Means Risk [STUDY] http://ow.ly/dQesZ
- German Government: Stay Away From Internet Explorer http://ow.ly/dQepX
- Facebooker LOLs About Car Crash — And Gets Jailed http://ow.ly/dQei3
- UK’s first social media insurance product launched – Social Marketing – BizReport http://ow.ly/dQdYV
- Are your health care social media policies ready for a HIPAA audit? http://ow.ly/dQdWV
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