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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> AOL Search Data Exposure Renews Interest in Data Warehousing Law
One of the U.S. House's leaders on telecommunications issues, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), recently renewed his effort to strengthen consumer privacy in the wake of AOL's sharing of customers' online data. Markey issued a call for the House to move forward on his data warehousing bill, H.R. 4731, the Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act. The bill would require Internet companies to destroy obsolete electronic data, particularly data that could be used to individually identify consumers, 'when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or any other legitimate business pursuit,' or could be subject to a court order. The bill would instruct the Federal Trade Commission to create and enforce new standards for the maintenance and destruction of data, such as defining when information becomes 'obsolete.'
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.