Can Cable Service Providers Track Customers Without Consent? — Internet Lawyer Blog — December 16, 2024

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In California, cable service providers are subject to stringent privacy regulations, especially under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“California CCPA”) and other state-specific laws. The California Consumer Privacy Act is a landmark privacy law in California that grants residents extensive rights over their personal data and imposes significant obligations on businesses that collect, process, or…

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Resilience: Transforming the Energy Sector – Navigating Risks and Rewards in Battery Storage

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In the newest episode of Resilience, Pillsbury’s Shellka Arora-Cox and guest Adam Hise, Managing Director of Storage Risk Solutions for Ascend Analytics, dive deep into the evolving world of battery storage, market volatility, and how companies are navigating risk in a dynamic energy landscape. (Editor’s note: The following transcript has been edited for clarity.) Shellka Arora-Cox:…

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Property Law

Canadian Trademark Intelligence: Status Update: 4 years post CIF

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This post examines the status—as of  CIPO’s 20 June 2023 data refresh—of the 295,435 applications CIPO has received over the past 4 years since coming into force (CIF) of the 17 June 2019 amendments to the Trademarks Act, RSC 1985 c. T-13. The amendments made many changes to Canada’s trademark regime, including facilitating Canadian trademark protection…

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Was man tun kann – Verfassungsblog

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Gestern saß ich abends mit ein paar Freunden zusammen, um auf die Grundgesetzänderung anzustoßen, die der Bundestag gestern und der Bundesrat heute verabschiedet hat. Künftig wird keine Regierung legal das Bundesverfassungsgericht aufblähen und mit Loyalisten vollstopfen können, um es als Kontrollinstanz über die Rechtmäßigkeit ihres Handelns zu neutralisieren. Das Volkskanzler-Szenario, das ich vor fünf Jahren…

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InfoWars takedown over coronavirus misinformation illustrates value of Internet oversight

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Google’s recent removal of Alex Jones’ InfoWars from its Google Play service, because of false and misleading information it had been transmitting about the coronavirus, isn’t an aberration. That kind of oversight is encouraged by a key Internet law that is now under attack from various fronts. That law is section 230 of the federal…

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British Columbia Privacy Commissioner shuts down facial recognition

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Recently, the information and privacy commissioner of British Columbia issued a decision that essentially shuts down most use of facial recognition technology in the retail context. What’s interesting is that the Commissioner undertook this investigation on his own accord. In order to see how prevalent the use of facial recognition was among the province’s retailers,…

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Summaries of judgments: Ordre néerlandais des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles and Others v Council

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Summaries of judgments made in collaboration with the Portuguese judges and référendaire of the General Court (Maria José Costeira, Ricardo Silva Passos and Esperança Mealha) Judgment of the General Court (Grand Chamber) 2 October 2024, Case T-797/22 Ordre néerlandais des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles and Others v Council Common foreign and security policy –…

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European Law

Defenses For Buyers in the Era of COVID-19

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COVID-19 has had far reaching economic effects that continue to ripple through every industry, and real estate is no exception. In this time of uncertainty many of those who have recently entered into real property purchase contracts find themselves unwilling or unable to complete the transaction. These buyers often have thousands of dollars at risk…

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Property Law

Disciplinary action complaints: Elements and appeal criteria

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Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) gives employees another avenue to pursue when they believe their employer has not treated them properly. Under the current Act, employees who are not subject to a collective agreement can file a disciplinary action complaint (DAC) with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). DACs are decided by OHS officers…

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The DMA’s applicability to business-to-consumer services (and how content creators can lead to DMA designation)

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The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a landmark piece of legislation that regulates the conduct of gatekeeper platforms, that is, platforms which (a) offer a “core platform service” (CPS), and (b) act as gateways for businesses to reach end users. The DMA started to apply in May 2023. Since then, an interesting line of case…

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