FEATURED ARTICLES

• FTC Online Behavioral Advertising Privacy Principles Unplugged
* Behavioral Advertising - How To Get It Right?
• Page: Google-Yahoo Deal Can Clear Antitrust Wall
• Access to Next-Gen Internet May Be Uneven
* Articles on Internet Issues
• European Commission Lukewarm to Microsoft Pledge
• ID-Protection Ads Come Back to Bite Pitchman
* Privacy: You Don't Know What You Got Until Its Gone
• Cisco Systems Denies Online Censorship Role in China
• Craigslist Answers eBay Allegations in Court
* EBay Makes Public Its Complaint Against Craigslist

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Authenticating Evidence for E-Discovery
• Habits of Highly Effective Discovery Response Teams
• 2nd Annual Summit on Intellectual Property for Wireless Tech & New Media
• LegalTech West

FEATURED ARTICLES:

FTC ONLINE BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING PRIVACY PRINCIPLES UNPLUGGED
(Eric Sinrod) - Behavioral advertising seeks to target relevant content for individual Internet consumers, but to do so, it relies upon information specific to those individuals. As a result, there has been some concern about the proper handling of private information relating to Internet consumers. Read more...

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• Behavioral Advertising - How To Get It Right?

PAGE: GOOGLE-YAHOO DEAL CAN CLEAR ANTITRUST WALL
(AP) - Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page said Thursday the Internet search leader opposed a Microsoft-Yahoo deal because it would monopolize the online communications market, stifle innovation and curb competition. Read more...

Related Resources
• Open Source Software Survives Antitrust Challenge

ACCESS TO NEXT-GEN INTERNET MAY BE UNEVEN
(AP) - The lack of high-speed Internet access in some areas of the U.S. has been hotly debated, even as that digital divide has narrowed. But a new, wider gap is being created by technology that will make today's broadband feel as slow as a dial-up connection. Read more...

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• Articles on Internet Issues

EUROPEAN COMMISSION LUKEWARM TO MICROSOFT PLEDGE
(AP) - The European Commission on Thursday cautiously welcomed Microsoft Corp.'s announcement it will make its file format for storing documents compatible with that of rivals but the latter termed the move insufficient and a delaying tactic. Read more...

Related Resources
• Legal Technology Videos - EU Data Privacy

ID-PROTECTION ADS COME BACK TO BITE PITCHMAN
(AP) - Todd Davis has dared criminals for two years to try stealing his identity: Ads for his fraud-prevention company, LifeLock, even offer his Social Security number next to his smiling mug. Read more...

Related Resources
• Privacy: You Don't Know What You Got Until Its Gone

CISCO SYSTEMS DENIES ONLINE CENSORSHIP ROLE IN CHINA
(AP) - A Cisco Systems Inc. executive told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that comments in an internal document about China's goal to "combat" a religious group did not reflect the company's views on censorship. Read more...

Related Resources
• FindLaw's Networking & Storage Section

CRAIGSLIST ANSWERS EBAY ALLEGATIONS IN COURT
(AP) - Classified ad Web site Craigslist is denying online auctioneer eBay's allegation that it unfairly diluted eBay's stake in it and says its board was acting to protect the company. Read more...

Related Resources
• EBay Makes Public Its Complaint Against Craigslist

UPCOMING EVENTS:

AUTHENTICATING EVIDENCE FOR E-DISCOVERY
June 03, 2008 / Webcast. Authenticating evidence in civil trials is coming into its own. Traditionally, this level of authentication has been primarily argued in criminal cases. Last May, Magistrate Judge Grimm, in Lorraine v. Markel Am. Ins. Co., set down persuasive parameters for authenticating evidence that every practitioner needs to understand. Lorraine, getting more traction by the day, goes beyond the "breathalyzer" standard of In re Vinhnee. Read more...

HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE DISCOVERY RESPONSE TEAMS
June 10, 2008 / Webcast. Complex litigation and regulatory compliance require collaboration and transparency to ensure discovery obligations are met — defensibly and efficiently. To ensure discovery response practices are consistent and repeatable, many organizations rely on e-discovery response teams (DRTs). This webcast will look at the structure, roles and responsibilities typically found in DRTs and how to establish highly effective "habits" that can deliver success during all phases of e-discovery. Read more...

2ND ANNUAL SUMMIT ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR WIRELESS TECH & NEW MEDIA
June 17-18, 2008 / San Francisco, California. With the continued expansion of wireless technology and advances in LAN applications, there virtually are no limits to the profits that can be made in intellectual property (IP) licensing … but as always, the devil is in the details. Read more...

LEGALTECH WEST
June 26-27, 2008 / Los Angeles, California. LEGALTECH, the MOST IMPORTANT technology event for the legal professional will place you at the vanguard of this cutting edge industry with illustrious keynote speakers, stellar educational programming and latest advances in technology to help you in your quest for staying at the forefront of technology. Read more...