Tag: LinkedIn

LinkedIn Appeals “Info Scraping” Suit to Ninth Circuit

In August, a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction brought by hiQ Labs that ordered LinkedIn to remove any technology preventing hiQ from accessing public profiles. Judge Edward Chen ruled that LinkedIn cannot prevent startups, such as hiQ, from accessing users’ public profile data. However, LinkedIn appealed this order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in October claiming a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”).… Read More LinkedIn Appeals “Info Scraping” Suit to Ninth Circuit

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Making Sense of Russia’s Data Localization Law

Russia has implemented a sweeping data storage localization law that requires the personal data of its citizens to be collected and stored in Russia. There is currently a lack of clarity around how the Russian government will enforce the law and the potential ramifications the law may have on the privacy of its citizens as well as foreign investment in the Russian marketplace. Following a rushed implementation and a delay in enforcement, it now appears the Russian government has made an example of LinkedIn and set the tone for compliance going forward.
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