Monthly Archives: April, 2020

Chicago Settles with Equifax For $1.5m Over 2017 Hack

Chicago’s Department of Law has reached a $1.5 million settlement with Equifax over a cybersecurity breach in 2017, which compromised the information of 147...

FCC Loosens Children’s Programming Requirements

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to ease programming requirements in an effort to increase regulatory flexibility during the coronavirus pandemic. The FCC’s Media Bureau...

Agencies Recommend FCC End China Telecom Authorizations

The Trump administration asked the Federal Communications Commission to “revoke and terminate” authorizations for China Telecom Corporations, a US subsidiary of a telecommunications company...

3M Invokes Trademark Law in Price Gouge Suit

3M filed a trademark infringement complaint Friday against Performance Supply, LLC, claiming that the company used “3M” trademarks in a price-gouging scheme impacting N95...

Ninth Circuit Rules Facebook Users Suffered “Clear” Privacy Invasion

A privacy lawsuit against Facebook was revived by a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel, which ruled that Facebook users could pursue multiple...

Body Camera Manufacturer Suit Challenging FTC Authority Dismissed

The Arizona District Court has dismissed Axon Enterprise Incorporated’s suit against the Federal Trade Commission, et al. Axon had previously filed a motion for...

Google, Apple Announce Collaboration on COVID-19 Tracing

Apple and Google announced a partnership to develop applications to aid in the fight against COVID-19 in a blog post on Friday. The two...

Twitter Preemptively Sues VOIP-Pal After The Company Sues 4 Tech Giants

After VOIP-Pal filed near-simultaneous lawsuits against tech giants Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google, Twitter has turned the tables, filing a complaint for declaratory judgment...