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 Joel Rothman | Jan 6, 2011 | AppsLawBlog
With the popularity of Apps spreading across all types of professional fields, the legal profession has taken advantage of the opportunity to create Apps that make life easier for not only lawyers, but law students as well. Recently two particular legal Apps have made...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 30, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
Apple has been named in a class action lawsuit alleging that iPhones and iPads produce devices, such as a Unique Device Identifier (UDID), which allows advertisers to track what applications users download, how frequently they use them and for how long. The suit also...
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 Hugo Ottolenghi | Jul 28, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The odds are pretty good that if you’re a big consumer of mobile apps, the private information on your phone has been collected and sent somewhere without your knowledge. xxxxxx xxxxxx That’s a scary thought for consumers and a tantalizing one for attorneys in...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Jun 4, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The explosion in smart phone apps and growing number of users has created an opportunity for criminals to write apps that steal IDs, bank accounts and the like. When they succeed in getting unsuspecting users to download their malicious software, who should pay the...
