CyberLaw and Business Report

Social Media Privacy Act; Is Facebook Playing Monopoly

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:38:25 +0000

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.

2011 State of Security Survey

Daron Babin — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:48:44 +0000

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.

Mobile Payments, CISPA Update and Net Lobbying

Daron Babin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:10:56 +0000

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.

Stop Cyber Spying Week; Corporate Tax Dodgers

Daron Babin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:56:33 +0000

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.

Colorado Amazon Tax Law Outcome

Daron Babin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:40:05 +0000

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.

Crowd-Funding and The Jobs Act

Daron Babin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:42:01 +0000

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

Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change

Daron Babin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:22:27 +0000

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.

Cyber Bill of Rights; World Day Against Censorship

Daron Babin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:29:07 +0000

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.

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

Daron Babin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:01:56 +0000

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.

Google Product Privacy Policy Changes Coming

Daron Babin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:49:00 +0000

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.

Google Controversies and the US Online Gambling Debate

Daron Babin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:49:41 +0000

Bennet discusses the Latest Google Controversies with Robert Ellis Smith of Privacy Journal. Tim Parilla also joins us to discuss the recent DOJ Opinion that green-lighted state online gaming operations in IL and NY and is now spurring activity in other states as well.

Global Protests over ACTA and Latest on Privacy

Daron Babin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:33:11 +0000

Global Protests over ACTA and Latest on Privacy as Bennet speaks with Techdirt CEO and founder Mike Masnick and American journalist, television and radio commentator Dan Tynan.

Crisis PR; ACTA Protests; Privacy; Hacking and Cyber Attacks

Daron Babin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:38 +0000

Crisis PR with guest high tech corporate communications and public relations expert Brenda Christensen; ACTA protests lead EU Governments to suspend endorsement of the text; ILC Launches Hackex.org to Track Major Hacking and Cyber Attack Events.

Internet Vital Signs; Public Policies Impacting Domain Investors

Daron Babin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:42:48 +0000

Talking Internet Vital Signs and Public Policies Impacting Domain Investors as comScore Media Evangelist Eli Goodman and Internet Commerce Association General Counsel Phil Corwin join Bennet in this special DomainFest Global themed episode.

SOPA Post Mortem, Megaupload And Sotomayor On Privacy

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:28:07 +0000

Discussion of SOPA Post Mortem, Megaupload and US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and her Heartening Defense of Privacy with Eric Wilson from Engage.dc.

SOPA Protests to Hacked Sites

Daron Babin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:53:47 +0000

Bennet speaks with hacker turned computer entrepreneur Walter O Brien about hacktivism and the great hack race of 2012. He also speaks with noted cybercrime and security expert Jayne Hitchcock.

Cyber Law Year in Review 2011

Daron Babin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:33:05 +0000

Cyber Law Year in Review 2011 as Bennet takes a look back at the years top stories including SOPA, Righthaven, Amazon Tax, etc. Why they were important and what it means for 2012. Also Bennet explains what you should be doing to prepare for 2012.

Randazza, Righthaven and Roger Williams

Daron Babin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:17:14 +0000

Today we feature famed First Amendment attorney Marc Randazza to talk about putting the nail in copyright holding company Righthavens coffin.

Inside the Stop Online Piracy Act Debate

Daron Babin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:59:33 +0000

Internet Attorney David Snead discusses the debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act, plus US Department of Housing and Urban Development veteran Steven Nesmith reveals how he was a part of an amazing moment in college basketball history.

Pennsylvania Affiliate Nexus Tax Law Enacted

Daron Babin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:22:52 +0000

Pennsylvania Affiliate Nexus Tax Law is enacted as the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue asserted state law dating to 1971 requiring sellers who have sales agents or use warehouses in Pennsylvania to collect its sales tax on deliveries to Pennsylvania residents. Guest Rebecca Madigan, executive director of the Performance Marketing Association explains.

FTC-Facebook Privacy Settlement; New Blogging Guidelines

Daron Babin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:50:50 +0000

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?

Safeguarding Privacy and Improving Web Security

Daron Babin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:26:24 +0000

Lorrie Cranor is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. We learn about her work on developing user-friendly methods of safeguarding privacy on the Internet and improving Web security.

Ecommerce Self Regulation and ReBagz Eco Chic Handbags

Daron Babin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:31:51 +0000

Bennet Kelley speaks with Peter C. Marinello, Director of the National Advertising Review Council or NARC and its ecommerce self-reg program. Plus, CLBR continues its serial entrepreneur series with Mary Stevens-Heebner creator of Rebagz.

Net Neutrality Repeal; State of the Blogosphere

Daron Babin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:05:15 +0000

We revisit net neutrality as congressional republicans push for repeal of the FCCs Open Internet Order with net neutrality opponent Phil Kerpen, the vice president for policy at Americans for Prosperity and chairman of the Internet Freedom Coalition. We also review the state of the blogosphere in light of Technoratis latest survey.

Yelp Legal Win; Righthaven; Guy Fawkes Day

Daron Babin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:37:34 +0000

DocStoc General Counsel joins us to discuss the latest court decisions including Yelps big victory and Righthaven in peril. With Guy Fawkes Day only 3 days away, we look at Anonymous threat to shut down Facebook and its latest target — the Mexican Drug Cartel.

Dangerous Software and Procon.org

Daron Babin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:16:01 +0000

We address the question of whether software should be tested for potential harms- some of which can be very serious even life threatening -with Walter O’Brien from Scorpion Computer Services. We also launch our non-profit series with a look at ProCon.org with Kamy Akhavan.

Cyber Election Fraud

Daron Babin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:09:26 +0000

Cyber Election Fraud in Rhode Island, Former US Representative Douglas Gablinske explains what happened. plus Amazon Sales Tax Dispute in Connecticut and the Massachusetts Net Neutrality Retreat.

Management Changes at Apple, Yahoo, HP; iPhone5 news

Daron Babin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:59:36 +0000

Management Changes at Apple, Yahoo, HP; iPhone5 news are discussed with technology journalist Dan Tynan. Also Bennet is joined by Matt Wood from FreePress.net.and the Executive Director at Performance Marketing Association, Rebecca Madigan.

Privacy Pragmatism; Borders Intellectual Property Privacy

Daron Babin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:48:20 +0000

News headlines include: Borders Intellectual Property Sale Delayed By Privacy Issue; Shoe maker Reebok Settles FTC Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit.

Raun Burnham, who is raising funds for Pocket Mass on Kickstarter! A short 17-minute musical mass for chorus and light instrumentation.

Finally, Bennet speaks with Forbes Magazine staff writer and author of the Not So Private Parts blog Kashmir Hill, who calls herself a privacy pragmatist, writing about the intersection of law, technology, social media and our personal information.

Social Media and Labor Law

Daron Babin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:24:58 +0000

Discussion of Social Media and Labor Law with Andrew Slobodien, Labor and Employment Counsel for Leading Corporations and Partner – Labor, Employment and New Media at Wildman, Harrold, Allen and Dixon LLP.

Cyber Insurance And A Settlement For Match.com

Daron Babin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:09:28 +0000

This week’s Cyber Law & Business Report feautres Steve Haase from InsureTrust to discuss cyber insurance. Bennet also talks about Anonymous attacking SF BART, and lastly has an update from Mark Webb on the settlement with Match.com.

Spam, Monkeys, and Cow-Tipping

Daron Babin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:10:39 +0000

Bennet’s guest for today is Timothy Walton, a noted lawyer in the internet legal space regarding anti-spam litigation. Listen in as they talk about the successes and evolution of internet law.

Anonymous Facebook Threat and Information Security Management

Daron Babin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:41:33 +0000

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.

Do Not Track, Privacy and Online Gaming Legislation

Daron Babin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:41:29 +0000

Bennet looks at the legal tech issues Congress will have to deal with following the summer recess. privacy watchdogs and lawmakers are stepping up, calling for laws that would require companies to stop the digital surveillance of consumers who don’t want to be tracked. He also discusses the latest regarding new online gaming and poker legislation and net neutrality.

ISP Copyright Enforcement and The Graduated Response

Daron Babin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:24:34 +0000

Bennet is interviewing Corynne McSherry from the Electronic Frontier Foundation about ISP copyright enforcement via the graduated response process. We also hear from James O’ Brien, the newly appointed Associate Publisher at Campaigns and Elections magazine.

Simple Mistakes Companies Make

Daron Babin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:04:41 +0000

Bennet speaks with guest Brian Benenhaley, co-founder and a member of the Board of Directors of ReachSmart Interactive and the AdDrive Affiliate Network, and the two discuss the most common legal mistakes companies make, and how to avoid them.

Dot Com Disclosure Guidelines; California Amazon Tax Law

Daron Babin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:36:09 +0000

Bennet follows up on the Dot Com Disclosure Guidelines: Information about Online Advertising, discussion with attorney Jeff Greenbaum, plus the latest on the Amazon Tax Law situation in California.

Amazon, Q and the Miracles

Daron Babin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:09:52 +0000

First up this week is the question on wether or not California will approve the “Amazon Tax”, and Lisa Picarille gives Bennet an update on just what the current outlook is. In the second half of the show marketing legend Q gives insight into the “Law of Q” and how technology has evolved the advertising space since he began.

Privacy All Star and News

Daron Babin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:21:39 +0000

Bennet brings on Jules Polonetsky, Co-Chair and Director at The Future of Privacy Forum to discuss just where your online privacy is going, how much control will you have, and how much will be out of the users hands.

A T and T / T-Mobile Merger Implications; Congressional Patent Bill Disguised as Bank Bailout

Daron Babin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:00:34 +0000

Bennet discusses the Implications of a potential A T and T/T-Mobile Merger with, plus an interview with U.S. Rep Dana Rohrabacher, R-California about a Congressional Patent Bill Disguised as Bank Bailout.

Privacy Professionals and Privacy by Design

Daron Babin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:23:14 +0000

Bennet speaks with Trevor Hughes, the President and CEO of the International Association of Privacy Professionals or IAPP. They discuss privacy by design, do not track, and how businesses can reduce risk of privacy.

State of California Proposes Social Network Settings

Daron Babin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:28:18 +0000

Bennet gives us details on a proposed bill in the California state would make social network settings private by default and give more control to parents. He also speaks with Gonzalo Arzuaga for Startups.com.

Public Knowledge 101 and The Worlds Fastest Internet

Daron Babin — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:15:38 +0000

Public Knowledge 101 and Chattanooga, Tennessee, home the worlds fastest internet are featured with guests Michael Weinberg, Staff Attorney of Public Knowledge and Jed Marston, V.P. Marketing and Communications for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.

TRUSTe Compliance Solutions for Behavioral Targeting

Daron Babin — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:40:35 +0000

Fran Maier is the President and Executive Chair of the Board of TRUSTe, which helps thousands of businesses promote online safety and trust, and guides consumers to sites that protect their online privacy.

Fran explains how the company has transitioned from a non-profit to a profit status. She also fills us in on their new compliance solutions for behavioral targeting advertising.

Inside the Match.com Sex Offender Lawsuit

Daron Babin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:08:04 +0000

San Francisco based attorney Mark Webb tells us about his work representing Carole Markin, the rape victim, then called Jane Doe, who was attacked by a sexual predator on Match.com. He discusses how he and his client pursued Match.com with legal action to force the worlds largest dating site to offer background checks.

Domaining Seizures and Crackdown on Online Gaming

Daron Babin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:05:38 +0000

Discussion on Domaining seizures and the latest news coming out of ICANN with Phil Corwin, Founding Principal at Virtualaw LLC and Counsel at Internet Commerce Association.

Bennet also talks about how the owners of three of the largest Internet poker companies operating in the United States were accused of tricking regulators and banks into processing billions of dollars of illegal Internet gambling proceeds. Eleven people including the owners of Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker and PokerStars were charged with violating anti-Internet gambling laws, according to charges filed by federal prosecutors.

Essociate Affiliate Patent and Pooling

Daron Babin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:26:41 +0000

Discussing the Essociate Affiliate Patent with Intellectual Property Attorney Joel Voelzke. They discuss the terminology behind patenting and affiliate pooling.

How Not To Get In The FTC Crosshairs

Daron Babin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:52:40 +0000

Bernet goes over the FTCs annual report and how to avoid being a target and Dan Tynan from eSarcasm.com is welcomed back to discuss the Internet saint and more.

The War on Bloggers and Unconnecting in the Digital Age.

Daron Babin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:16:54 +0000

Bennet first speaks with Kurt Opsahl of Electronic Frontier Foundation, about the actions of Righthaven and their legal war on bloggers. Then with a slight shift he then speaks with William Powers, the best selling author or Hamlet’s Blackberry about the act of Unconnecting in the Digital World.

Search Marketing and the Wireless Spam Act

Daron Babin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:21:56 +0000

Bennet interviews Eric Goldman â€“ Professor Santa Clara University School of Law, Director of the High Tech Law Institute and author of the book The End of Dazed and Confused in Search Marketing.

Also, James Gannon from one of Canadas top law firms discusses Canadas new Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act.

Consumer Awareness about Security

Daron Babin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:07:25 +0000

Information Security Pioneer Stan Stahl talks to Bennet about
consumer awareness about security , plus we learn about his work at Citadel as well as his work with setting up teleconferencing at the White House.

Do Not Track Proposal

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:41:09 +0000

Learn the latest about the Do Not Track Proposal with guests Christopher Calabrese iof the ACLU Legislative Counsel and TechFreedom President Berin Szoka.

The new FTC proposal would give the public authority of their Web browsing habits, much like the Do Not Call list.

Fear of Twittering in Egypt and the State of the Net

Daron Babin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:05:50 +0000

Bennet discusses Fear of Twittering in Egypt with Jillian York, project coordinator of the OpenNet Initiative for the Berkman Center for the Internet and Society, about the latest developments in Egypt and Tunisia and the role of the Internet in the groundswell in both movements.

Plus, David Belson, Director of Marketing Intelligence at Akamai Technologies, discusses Akamais latest State of the Internet Report.

Challenging the Colorado Tax Law

Daron Babin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:43:10 +0000

Bennet speaks with attorney Matthew P. Schaefer, who has successfully challenged the Colorado Tax Law, plus Bennet takes questions on taxes in Canada and online impostors on this Groundhog Day edition of CLBR!

Amazon Tax and Fiscal Crises

Daron Babin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:54:52 +0000

Talking Amazon Tax with Rebecca Madigan from the Performance Marketing Association and Fiscal Crises with Michael Mazerov from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, plus news on the Colorado Amazon Tax litigation with Matt Schaefer from Brann and Isaacson.

Privacy, Identity Protection and Online Reputation Management

Daron Babin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:04:11 +0000

Bennet speaks with Christopher Olsen, the Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commissionâ€™s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection to discuss the latest developments on privacy in Washington and Michael Roberts, founder of
Rexxfield Reputation Management to discuss the emerging field of online reputation management.