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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Want to learn more about your legal rights? Twice a year, every year, I teach "Consumer Law" at the People's Law School. This year, we filmed it. Check out "The People's Lawyer" Presents Consumer Law! Click here for more.
Senate Wants Companies to Disclose Leaks
The United States Senate has taken notice of recent hacks on major companies, like Sony. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to treat potential leaks as "time sensitive information" that must be provided to investors. According to Rockefeller, cyber risk management is of critical importance, and for good reason. Many companies have your name, birthday, address, credit card information, and social security number on file, accessible by knowledgable hackers. In Sony's case, it took about a week for users to find out their information was compromised. Is SEC involvement a good idea? Click here for more.
Facebook & Google Engage in Public War
Social media giant Facebook and internet mega-power Google are engaged in a bizarre public war over "internet privacy." Last week, Facebook funded a campaign against Google, beginning with a release titled "Google quietly launches sweeping violation of user privacy!" Why the mudslinging? Facebook and Google are at war over the "social graph." Facebook dominates the social graph, while Google wants a bigger piece of the pie. According to last weeks release, Google is using its "Social Circle" feature to "scrape and mine social sites from around the web ... and share that information" without user consent or knowledge. What does this battle mean for consumers? Will it result in more privacy for everyone? Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Landlord liable for attack by tenant’s pit bull. A Maryland appellate court found that a landlord may be liable based on negligence theories, for injuries suffered by child in an attack by a tenant's pit bull. Click here for more.