by Joel Rothman | Feb 2, 2011 | AppsLawBlog
With the upheaval that is occurring in the Middle East and North Africa, the role of social media has come into the spotlight due to its role in the current situation and the regions’ history of strong government influence over the control of media. Social media has...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Aug 11, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
Facebook widgets are being blamed for computer viruses, personal data theft and now health dangers. The Food & Drug Administration told Novartis in an August 2010 letter that its widget for the leukemia drug Tasigna violated FDA advertising rules in part because...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 15, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
Facebook will soon add a not-so-surprising feature: location updates. While not a novel service, it has generated controversy over its potential for abuse. The New York Times reports that Facebook plans to unveil updates at next month’s F8, the Facebook...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 7, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The U.S. Patent Office recently awarded Facebook a patent for its News Feed feature. The patent, applied for in 2006, covers 25 claims. The News Feed is an integral part of social networking, which shares news update about friends. Information Week reports the...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 26, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
According to a report by Yahoo, the plaintiff attorneys in the class action Facebook privacy settlement over the Beacon advertising program are “trying to fend off critics by suggesting…that privacy organizations are raising objections because they...
