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Credits: CTV News U.S. cybercrime and privacy lawyer Parry Aftab says that while many users often think the anonymity of posting something on the Internet grants them a certain degree of immunity, that’s not really the case. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.ctvnews.ca
Credits: Sky Valley Chronicle Two parents in Georgia whose teenager set up a fake Facebook page to ridicule a classmate have found themselves facing a defamation lawsuit, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.skyvalleychronicle.com
Credits: Mail Online By: Thomas Burrows * 18,304 requests from Britons to remove links to more than 60,000 URLs * UK has third highest number of requests, behind France and Germany * EU’s ‘right to be forgotten’ allows EU citizens to ask for links to be removed from Google search results * Google has published [&hellip
Credits: Energy Assessor Magazine KwikChex mentioned in this consumer warning regarding an 2012 investigation. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.energyassessormagazine.com
Credits: CBS Baltimore / The Daily Record By: Lauren Kirkwood Widespread collection of personal data online frequently prompts debate about privacy, but there is one group of people that has largely managed to remain behind a wall of anonymity, says Danielle Citron: perpetrators of online threats and harassment. Above
Credits: Financial Mail on Sunday By: Sarah Bridge Another great report about KwikChex in the Sunday Mail. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.thisismoney.co.uk
Credits: Mondaq By: Delvene Michael In a landmark decision, and the first of its kind in Australia, the New South Wales District Court has ordered a former student of Orange High School to pay $105,000 to a teacher for defamatory tweets. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.mondaq.com
Credits: BBC News A British labour activist, Andy Hall has been charged with criminal defamation in Thailand. The use of criminal laws to attempt to silence and punish those involved in publishing matters of public interest is open to extreme abuse. KwikChex calls on the Thai authorities to at least suspend the case &#
Credits: Uproxx Web Culture By: Andy Issac Most of our coverage of online reviews has a very serious element – businesses being destroyed by bad fake reviews, rogue businesses planting fake good reviews etc. But this one is in a somewhat lighter note – the story of a ‘reviewer’ that has an unique way
Credits: Reuters By: Dan Levine Yelp Inc and its executives were accused in a lawsuit of selling more than $81 million in stock while deceiving shareholders about the quality of consumer reviews on its website. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.reuters.com
Credits: Mail Online By: Alexandra Klausner * The Union Street Guest House in Hudson, NY doesn’t allow negative Yelp reviews for wedding guests * Of the 572 Yelp reviews online, 554 of them were posted on Monday after media outlets drew attention to the hotel’s policy * Please know that despite the fact that wedding [&
Credits: Mail on Sunday By: Sarah Bridge Fears of bigger bills for timeshare owners stall EU’s war on rogue firms * Many timeshare owners now desperate to quit unwanted properties * Some contracts continue after death, with costs passing to children * EU plan to clean up industry on hold after claims it might make [&he
