Editor’s Note: The following is an important update, by the wonderful Judith Delaney, on the three new states who have recently passed laws making it illegal for companies to request social media passwords from employees. Back in January of this year, Melissa and I both published a blog post informing you that the states of California, […]
Update to Pending and New Online Privacy Laws Around the World
Editor’s Note: Online privacy issues, for individuals and companies alike, are a growing concern and world-wide mission by officials. It is extremely important that we all keep current on, at the very least, the basics of these new laws as they form around the world. The following is an update by Judith Delaney, U.S. attorney specializing […]
Are You Liable for Tweeting and/or Retweeting an Offensive Tweet?
Editor’s Note: I feel extremely lucky to be providing you with this invaluable article by Judith Delaney of TurnsonPoint Consulting. Judith is an attorney who specializes in social media and online privacy issues around the world, and within this article she elaborates on the legal proceedings that can potentially follow offensive material and communications that get posted […]
5 Laws Every Crisis Manager Needs to Know
Editor’s Note: I’m very pleased to provide you with a guest post by Sara Hawkins, attorney and author of the excellent “Blog Law” series. This post was written with American laws in-mind, though the concepts can be applied and adapted for the particular laws within your country, for those of us who are not American. […]
Now Illegal: Schools and Employers Can No Longer Request Access To Your Social Media Accounts
Judith Delaney, Business and Legal Strategist, has a blog that I’ve recently discovered and love, called jahmd: Minimizing Social Media Legal Risk. Last week, by means of her blog, Judith brought something to my attention that I’ve been waiting to see come into play for a while now. Last year I wrote about an issue that […]
