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Social Media Privacy Act; Is Facebook Playing Monopoly

A practice that was once employed by the Maryland Department of Corrections is now banned state-wide, as Maryland’s Governor signed legislation prohibiting employers from request[ing] or requir[ing] that at an employee or applicant disclose [any] means for accessing a personal account or service through an electronic communications device. California’s Assembly unanimously passed similar legislation this week and legislation is pending in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and in Congress.

We hear from Adam Keigwin, the Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Leland Yee from the California State Senate whose office opposes the issue.

The news that the FTC would conduct an antitrust review of the 1 billion dollar Facebook-Instagram acquisition puts Facebook in the spotlight as they join Microsoft, Google and Intel as tech giants who have been subject of intense antitrust scrutiny. Bennet welcomes David Balto, who has practiced antitrust law for over 20 years in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and in private practice.

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2011 State of Security Survey

Bennet discusses the 2011 State of Security Survey with Liam O Murchu, the Manager, North American Operations for Symantec Security Technology and Response.

Plus Amazon Tax Decision; China Internet Crackdown; Domain Seizures; MySpace Consent Decree; Google Fine; Kickstarter 9 Million Dollar Watch in the news update.

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Mobile Payments, CISPA Update and Net Lobbying

Mobile Payments, CISPA Update, Net Lobbying and Internet Hall of Fame are all discussed with solutions architect Andrew Pope and Washington lobbyist Jessica Wasserman of Wasserman and Associates.

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Stop Cyber Spying Week; Corporate Tax Dodgers

Josh Levy from Free Press talks about CISPA and Stop Cyber Spying Week. Rebecca Wilkins from Citizens for Tax Justice joins Bennet to discuss Corporate Tax Dodgers – including none other than Apple Computers.
Plus, Today in history – which includes the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and the worlds longest baseball game played in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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Colorado Amazon Tax Law Outcome

Bennet focuses on internet taxation and the recent decision in Colorado overturning the state’s variation of the Amazon tax law. He speaks with Senior Vice President, Government Affairs of the DMA Jerry Cerasale, and executive director of the Performance Marketing Association. CLBR regular, champion cat herder Rebecca Madigan.

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Crowd-Funding and The Jobs Act

Crowd-Funding and The Jobs Act as Congress Has Passed Legislation To Permit Start-ups To Use Crowd-funding To Raise Equity. Our Panel Of Experts Will Walk Us Through The Business And Legal Considerations In The Cloud.

CircleUp CEO and Founder Ryan Caldback leads off with the general discussion of crowd funding and what the bill means for it. Filmmaker Dan Abrams gives us a first person point of view when it comes to film funding

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Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change

Bennet talks to the principal drafter of the report entitled Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change, Peder Magee. They discuss the details of the online privacy and personal data mining report that the Federal Trade Commission, to provide best practices and recommendations for government and technology leaders alike.

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Cyber Bill of Rights; World Day Against Censorship

Cyber Privacy Bill of Rights, a new Presidential bill that will cover your right to personal data control online, is explained by Interactive Advertising Bureau SVP and General Counsel Mike Zaneis. We also learn about the World Day Against Cyber Censorship with Delphine Halgand, the Washington DC Director for Reporters Without Borders.

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Anti-Spam; Trancos v. Balsam; Cyber Security Legislation

Anti-spam lawyer Tim Walton discusses his victory in Trancos v. Balsam, whereby a California state appeals court ruled that federal law does not supersede the states anti-spam law.

Also John Nicholson, Attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, discussed pending Cyber Security legislation.

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Google Product Privacy Policy Changes Coming

Googles product privacy policy changes, which go into effect March 1 despite protests from regulators, consolidates product privacy rules from some 60 Web services, such as search, YouTube and Google Maps, under one umbrella policy. Bennet explains the eminent impact.

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