Internet & Computer Law Archives - Page 26 of 34

Internet Bullying on the Rise

Arizona Republic: “It’s difficult to quantify the growth of online-bullying cases. Still, law-enforcement agencies worldwide have said they’re seeing an uptick in cyber-harassment cases involving social-networking sites, said Philip Rosenthal, a New York-based computer-crime expert with 20 years of law-enforcement experience.”

Senator McCain Opposes Obama’s Net Neutrality

Phoenix Business Journal: “The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to move forward with setting Net neutrality rules. McCain wants to block that. . . . ‘This government takeover of the Internet will stifle innovation, in turn slowing our economic turnaround and further depressing an already anemic job market,’” McCain said.

Lawyers Warn: Bosses Who ‘Friend’ are Begging to be Sued

The National Law Journal: “Bosses who ‘friend’ their subordinates on social networking sites may seem warm and harmless, but they’ve got liability risk written all over them. So warn employment lawyers. Managers sending friend requests to staff via Facebook, Twitter and other sites constitute a growing trend in the workplace. And it’s one that needs to stop, the lawyers stress, because online relations between boss and employee can trigger or exacerbate a host of legal claims, including harassment, discrimination or wrongful termination, as well as touch off cries of favoritism if the boss friends only a select few subordinates.”

FCC Proposes Rules of the Road for the Internet

The Blog of LegalTimes: “The Federal Communications Commission moved forward today on proposed Net Neutrality rules that would prevent Internet service providers from intentionally blocking or slowing web traffic. In a notice of proposed rulemaking, the FCC invited public comment on six principles intended to “preserve and promote an open Internet.”

A Power Grab Called “Net Neutrality”

Investors Business Daily: “Diversity czar Mark Lloyd’s FCC votes Thursday on the issue of net neutrality. Advertised as providing access to all, it will do to the information superhighway what Lloyd proposed for talk radio.”