On November 10, 2016, Moscow’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision that LinkedIn violated Russia’s data localization law requiring Russian personal data to be stored within Russian territory. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s data protection authority, is now set to block access to the social media website across Russia.
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SEC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Social Media
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Hunton and Williams’ Corporate Governance team reports on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new guidance concerning the use of social media in certain securities offerings, business combinations and proxy contests. This blog post includes a link to a PDF version of the team’s client alert on this topic.
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Who Owns Social Media Accounts Used by Employees to Promote a Business?
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The Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog examines issues related to professional use of social media: who owns social media accounts, contacts and valuable consumer data when an employee resigns?
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French Data Protection Authority Unveils 2010 Annual Activity Report
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On November 16, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority published its Annual Activity Report for 2010. The Report highlights the CNIL’s major accomplishments from 2010 and its priorities for 2011, and includes recommendations for the revision of the EU data protection framework.
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Israeli Supervisor of Banks Issues Letter on Social Networking
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On July 28, 2010, Israel’s banking regulator issued a letter expressing concern regarding the use of online social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace and YouTube, by banks and their employees.
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