App Law: European Teens Unimpressed With European Officials Over Online Privacy Bill

by Biz Penguin News TeamLegal
The already disparate E.U. and U.S. online privacy laws may diverge even more. U.S. tech companies aren’t thrilled by the notion, claiming that a proposed European Commission online privacy bill could stall both innovation and the economy. Is the anxiety warranted or is it hollow concern trolling? Current Privacy Law Landscape In The US U.S. officials – under the aegis of tech and private business advocates – have yet to pass a “universal” online privacy bill, but not for lack of trying.…

Murdoch’s Relentless Pursuit of Smut Leads to Royal Adjacent Defamation Lawsuit

by Biz Penguin News TeamLegal
The News Corp. hacking scandal has proved to be a font of legal conflict. After it was revealed that Rupert Murdoch’s company engaged in hyper-aggressive investigation tactics, wronged parties started pelting the media conglomerate with claims. The latest to join the scrum? John Bryan, former paramour of the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson – a.k.a., “Fergie,” the British one, not the Black Eyed Peas one. Decades Old Fergie Scandal Results In Present Day Defamation Lawsuit This tale of defamation woe is rooted in a decades-old scandal.…