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Tag Archives: privacy
Google and Microsoft Update Their E-Mail Privacy Policies
Google and Microsoft have both recently updated their policies regarding the privacy of e-mail contents. The updates are about different issues and were initiated in response to different events. Google updated their Terms of Service agreement on April 14, 2014, … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Stored Communications Act, Federal Preemption and Supremacy, and State Laws on Fiduciary Access to Digital Property
As of the date of this posting, seven states have recently passed laws and at least eighteen other states are considering new laws granting fiduciary access to an incapacitated or deceased person’s online accounts and other digital property. The Uniform … Continue reading
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Tagged accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, privacy, social networking
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Jim Lamm Quoted in The Wall Street Journal
On January 5, 2013, I was quoted in The Wall Street Journal in the article “Life and Death Online: Who Controls a Digital Legacy?” by Geoffrey A. Fowler. The article describes a Toronto family’s struggle with a deceased teenager’s digital … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, facebook, jim lamm, online accounts, privacy
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IRS Chief Counsel Advises IRS Agent Not to Request Taxpayer E-Mail Contents From ISP
In IRS Chief Counsel Advice 201141017, an IRS agent tried to obtain a taxpayer’s e–mail contents from the taxpayer’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) without a warrant. The taxpayer’s ISP refused the IRS agent’s request, citing provisions of the Stored Communications … Continue reading
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Tagged accessing, accounts, bank accounts, death, decedent, died, e-mail, estate planning, irs, jim lamm, privacy, tax returns
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Protecting Privacy of Customer Personal Information in Borders Bankruptcy Asset Sales
As part of the Borders bankruptcy proceeding, Barnes & Noble offered to purchase the “consumer personal information” of Borders, including over 20 million customers’ online account information, e–mail addresses, and purchase history. However, Borders had a privacy policy that stated customer … Continue reading
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Tagged digital property, estate planning, intellectual property, jim lamm, online accounts, online sales, privacy
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Rights Under Apple’s iTunes Terms and Conditions
On May 6, 2011, CNN posted an article titled “What You Should Know About iTunes’ 56–Page Legal Terms” by Umika Pidaparthy. I’ve been asked several times “what happens to my iTunes songs and any unused cash balance in my iTunes account … Continue reading
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Senate Hearing on Electronic Communications Privacy Act
On April 6, 2011, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Government Perspectives on Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age.” Representatives from the Department of Justice (PDF link) and the Department of Commerce … Continue reading
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Senate Hearing on the State of Online Consumer Privacy
On March 16, 2011, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation held a hearing on The State of Online Consumer Privacy. As part of an effort to protect consumer privacy, the purpose of the hearing was to look at “commercial … Continue reading
