Social Media Privacy Act; Is Facebook Playing Monopoly
May 17, 2012 by Daron Babin
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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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FTC-Facebook Privacy Settlement; New Blogging Guidelines
November 30, 2011 by Daron Babin
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Mary Engle who directs the Federal Trade Commissions Division of Advertising Practices and is featured in the FTC videos explaining the endorsement guidelines. We will be talking about the recent Technorati State of the Blogosphere report which showed an alarming gap in compliance with the Endorsement Guidelines.
In addition, we will be covering the FTC-Facebook privacy settlement, the latest from Capital Hill on SOPA and sales taxes and the infrastructure hack that wasnt?
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Anonymous Facebook Threat and Information Security Management
August 10, 2011 by Daron Babin
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In a video release, an anonymous voice says it will destroy Facebook on November 5 of this year. Bennet talks about that with Information Security Management expert Stan Stahl, PhD. Stan Stahl, PhD. Bennet welcomes returning guest Berin Szoka, the President and founder of TechFreedom.
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