Balough
December 22, 2013
Even though about half of all cell phone users download apps, a majority of users have decided not to install a particular app once they discovered how much personal information they would need to share in order to use the app, a new study found. The study revealed that 54 percent of cell phone app […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
The Center for International Media Law and Policy Studies has named Richard C. Balough to serve on the Center’s Advisory Board. The newly created Center focuses on studying legal protection for media rights in the United States and the world. It is part of the School of Journalism at Indiana University, Bloomington. The Center’s mission includes engaging […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
Cheryl Dancey Balough contributed to the newly published book Internet Law for the Business Lawyer, 2nd Edition with a chapter on “Trademarks, Marketing, and Advertising.” The chapter focuses on legal issues that can arise from a business’ online marketing efforts and includes a section on various federal regulations that business lawyers should be aware of as they assist […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
A bill that requires law enforcement officials to obtain a warrant for location information has been passed by the California legislature. It is unclear if Governor Jerry Brown will sign the bill, SB 1434. The bill bans searches of location information collected on cell phones and other devices without a warrant. It also limits the time […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
A panel discussion on whether a person’s Internet persona has any privacy rights was moderated by Richard C. Balough. The panel discussion was part of the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Chicago. The panel features Lori B. Andrews, director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology at Chicago-Kent College of Law; Richard Warner, […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
Richard C. Balough has co-authored an article that explores how courts address privacy considerations for geolocational technologies, including how courts are beginning to place additional limits on the use of location-tracking technology. The article, Business Law Today_ Privacy Considerations Limit Geolocation Technologies appears in the April 2012 issue of the online Business Law Today, published by the American […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in data given off by a pay-as-you-go cell phone, the Sixth Circuit found. At issue in the case was geolocational information obtained by Drug Enforcement Administration officers who continuously “pinged” the pay-as-you-go cell phone of a suspect and his son who were driving from Arizona to Texas. Once […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
An online social bookmarking service that allows users to provide links to copyrighted materials behind a pay wall is not a contributory infringer, the Seventh Circuit found. myVidster.com’s users bookmark videos on the Internet that are displayed as thumbnails on the website. When a user clicks on the thumbnail, the video is played but the […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
Illinois is the second state in the nation to prohibit employers from asking employees or applications for their Facebook and other social media passwords. Illinois Public Law 097-0875, which becomes effective January 1, 2013, is an amendment to the State’s Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. The amendment makes it “unlawful for any employer […]
Balough
December 22, 2013
Mobile app developers are increasingly disclosing their privacy policies regarding the collection of personal information, a new study by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) shows. “This study concludes that app developers have begun to heed the call for privacy policies,” the FPF stated. In the June 2012 FPF Mobile Apps Study, the FPF found that […]
