On May 8, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement agreement with Myspace following allegations that the company made deceptive statements regarding its information sharing practices and falsely claimed to comply with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework.
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Court Allows Discovery of Facebook and MySpace Content
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A recent New York state trial court decision, Romano v. Steelcase Inc., et al., is representative of a recent trend of parties seeking, and courts permitting, discovery of information on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
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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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Privacy Settings on Social Networking Sites May Determine Protection Under Stored Communications Act
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A federal district court in California recently quashed a civil subpoena for private messages sent through Facebook and MySpace, but found that more evidence regarding the plaintiff’s privacy settings was needed to determine whether his wall posts and comments should be similarly protected.
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