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On October 11, 2012, leading experts explored social media and the unique risks, opportunities and uncertainties that it brings to audit committees and the companies they oversee.

A synopsis of a presentation given at BLG’s Marketing Law News Flashes Conference held on February 28, 2013.

In this short video, Alisha Kapur discusses what to do when you receive a negative review and when to respond to the review publicly.

Facebook has announced the two following important updates to its Platform Policies, which take effect on November 5, 2014.

Join Associate Ivanna Iwasykiw for a legal webinar to discuss challenges faced by survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse in the digital age. Ivanna discusses...

If your kids use Facebook, are they bound by the online terms?

Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has revealed concerns over Facebook's "like" button. While the Commissioner very recently announced the conclusion of a prior privacy investigation that began in 2008, she revealed that this new probe was only one of several other issues the Commission has with Facebook.

On October 11, 2012, leading experts explored social media and the unique risks, opportunities and uncertainties that it brings to audit committees and the companies they oversee.

There has been a lot of recent talk of employers asking job applicants for social media passwords.

A discussion which explores the good, the bad and the ugly of social media in the professional environment and outline steps that employers can take to mitigate risks stemming from employee misuse.

Postings on Facebook can be a source of information for spouses following separation, but the Voelkerts of Indiana have taken the practice too far.

Bev Standing, a Canadian voice actor, has sued TikTok for allegedly using recordings of her voice without her consent. TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to post short video clips that can be edited with various video and audio effects.

A judge of the Supreme Court of New York State has recently held that information voluntarily placed on Facebook and MySpace pages are discoverable, and that doing so would not violate the plaintiff’s right to privacy.

What happens to your Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Ebay, PayPal and other digital assets when you die? According to the current Canadian law, we do not know.

A class action case against Facebook (see our previous posts for more background) is heading to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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The online fine print - those terms and conditions that you agree to when you buy something online