28 posts and columns on laws
Twitter Hands Over User Data to French Authorities in Anti-Semitism Case
An end to an ongoing legal battle between Twitter and a number of French activist groups.Battery Ventures Jump-Starts Avalara With $20 Million in Capital
Retailers often have a hard time figuring out how much customers need to pay in sales tax, but with Avalara’s help, they don’t have to worry about it.As Privacy Concerns Grow, More Social Media Users Are “Unfriending”
More people are unfriending, deleting, and otherwise “pruning” their social network profiles.Zynga Confirms It Is Seeking Partners for Online Gambling Initiatives
Operating the largest poker game on Facebook is not enough — Zynga has confirmed that it is exploring the prospects for real-money gambling, and is in active talks with several partners.News Byte
Overstock Ends Affiliate Marketing in Four States to Avoid Sales Tax
Overstock.com is no longer using affiliate advertising in four states to protest upcoming laws that will require online retailers to collect sales tax if they are marketing within state boundaries. The states are Rhode Island, New York, North Carolina and Illinois. Online retailers typically do not collect sales tax from customers in states where they do not have a physical presence, but the interpretation of presence is getting broader as states seek new revenue. Overstock will instead market directly to residents in those states by giving customers a credit worth about $30. In all, Overstock said, the program could cost about $4.5 million.News Byte
There's No Curbing the Street View Privacy Probes
As our John Paczkowski noted in Digital Daily early this morning, Google’s woes over the collection of user data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks by its Street View cars are far from over despite a “no harm, no foul” decision from the FTC. The latest evidence: Confirmation that the Federal Communications Commission is among the regulators here and abroad still investigating whether Google’s actions broke any laws. In response to the news, Google once again pronounced itself “profoundly sorry for having mistakenly collected payload data from unencrypted networks.”News Byte