Tag Archives: Subpoenas

Could Book Privacy Law Apply to Blogs?

MediaPost spoke to several law professors regarding whether California’s new Reader Privacy Act, a law barring online book services from disclosing reader information to authorities absent a court order, could apply to bloggers.  We tend to agree that such application … Continue reading

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Conflicting Opinions on Anonymity

The Electronic Frontier Foundation takes issue with a recent Washington Times editorial opining that “the time has come to limit the ability of people to remain anonymous” on the Internet.  The Times focuses on the incivility and “trolling” that pervade … Continue reading

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