by Kathy Ossian | Oct 28, 2019 | IT Law Alerts
The Federal Trade Commission has entered into a Consent Order with Retina-X Studios and its founder for alleged violations of federal privacy laws involving three “stalkerware” apps known as Mobile Spy, Phone Sheriff and Teen Shield. Downloading each app required...
by Kathy Ossian | Oct 13, 2019 | IT Law Alerts
AIG Specialty Insurance Company recently filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by investment software manager SS&C Technologies Holding, Inc. seeking coverage for a $6 million loss based on email spoofing. The lawsuit stems from a March 2016 incident when...
by Kathy Ossian | Sep 23, 2019 | IT Law Alerts
Calling or texting consumers without proper consent can lead to claimed violations of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). A plaintiff must show that the call or text utilized an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) and was without the...
by Kathy Ossian | Sep 10, 2019 | IT Law Alerts
Tesla touts its Autopilot as having “advanced safety and convenience features . . . designed to assist you with the most burdensome parts of driving” and enabling “your car to steer, accelerate and brake automatically within its lane.” Tesla also warns that “[c]urrent...
by Kathy Ossian | Aug 25, 2019 | IT Law Alerts
Google, LLC and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been named as defendants in a class action style lawsuit recently filed in federal court in Illinois. The named plaintiff, Matt Dinerstein, alleges that Google, through its start-up, DeepMind, “embarked on...
by Kathy Ossian | Aug 12, 2019 | IT Law Alerts
A ransomware attack involves the introduction of malware that locks user access to their system or files, along with a demand for a ransom payment to unlock the system or files. On July 11, 2019, the United States Conference of Mayors, representing more than...
