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California and Europe Lead the Way on Data Privacy – More States to Follow
You may have heard that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA is the first major attempt by a state government in the United States to regulate the use of consumer personal information. Following California’s lead, other states have started considering similar data privacy laws. The CCPA […]
New Top-Level Domains: Opportunity or Headache?
A recent explosion of new domain names could profoundly change the digital marketing strategies of businesses and organizations. The regulatory body that coordinates domain names is known as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN). ICANN has approved hundreds of new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) that are starting to become available to […]
Organizations Should Create Appropriate Social Media Policies
The rapid growth in popularity of social media has left many business and nonprofit organizations unprepared to handle issues presented by this new form of communication. Existing policies may not be adequate to address the novel issues involved. We advise companies and organizations that use social media to implement social media policies that will address […]
Look Before You Click: Why You Should Read Open Source Software Licenses
The proliferation of open source software has significantly changed the legal framework of the software development field. Software developers who use open source software in their products should be aware of these issues and ensure that they comply with the requirements of open source licenses. Inattention to open source licenses could cause developers to disclose […]
Social Media: Should Facebook & Google Be in Your HR Toolkit?
Alliance for Children and Families, January 15, 2010 Understand how to properly and effectively use the Internet for human resources (HR) purposes, and the limitations of the Internet as a workforce management tool. Should Facebook and Google Be in Your HR Toolkit? Successfully manage your workforce with these rules Unemployment has reached an historic high, […]