empir.is – Page 2 – ethics, law & technology

Posted in CNIL, Compliance, Data privacy, France, Google

What to make of the EU reaction to Google’s new privacy policy?

Yesterday’s letter from the French National Commission on Information Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) points out some very specific problems in Google’s widely publicized new privacy policy,

Posted in Compliance, Data security

The human factor: Dassault nEUROn drone blueprints stolen.

In an incident right out of a Bond film, Le Parisien newspaper reported Wednesday that documents related to Dassault Aviations’s nEUROn stealth drone were stolen at Paris’ Gare du Nord

Posted in Compliance, Export Regulations

Lasers to Iran: U.S. Export Regulations are serious business.

lynn
posted on 23 February 201223 February 2012
No Comment

According to Just Anti-Corruption, U.S.-based PRC Laser has been fined $42,000 by the U.S. Commerce Department for shipping an industrial laser to Iran through a 3rd party based in Dubai. The laser

Posted in Competition law, Compliance, fcpa, Sarbanes-Oxley, Uncategorized

The Compliance Matrix Graphic

lynn
posted on 19 February 201221 February 2012
No Comment

Posted in Competition law, Compliance, France, Opinion

French Competition Authority will cut fines 10% for companies with compliance programs.

lynn
posted on 16 February 201217 February 2012
No Comment

More recognition across Europe that a well-built and delivered compliance program is being taken into consideration by regulatory authorities comes from France today as the Competition Authority

Posted in Compliance, Corruption, fcpa, Uncategorized

US DOJ brings in FBI to investigate News Corp bribes to Scotland Yard.

lynn
posted on 8 February 20129 February 2012
No Comment

When details emerged last July that employees of News International (the press arm of News Corp) had possibly bribed 5 Scotland Yard police officers, the FCPA red alert must surely have sounded in

Posted in Compliance, Corruption, fcpa, Opinion

$16.8M fine for European device maker in FCPA settlement.

lynn
posted on 6 February 20126 February 2012
No Comment

The US DOJ announced today that Smith & Nephew has admitted to and settled claims related to an offshore kickback scheme with a Greek distributor. Smith &

Posted in Compliance, Opinion

P.I.P. Implants: French Health Authorities aware in 1996.

lynn
posted on 1 February 20122 February 2012
No Comment

According to French daily Libération, a report delivered this morning to the French Ministry of Labor and Health confirms that P.I.P. implants were tested by independent physicians in 1996 who

Posted in Uncategorized

US F.D.A. Approves Ivacaftor

Bravo to Vertex for bringing this to market. Molecules to address the genetic basis of a disease are incredibly expensive to develop and market. Even though this only addresses one of the mutated

Posted in Competition law, Compliance, EU Commission, Suez

Don’t touch that. Dawn raids and the EU seal.

lynn
posted on 30 January 201230 January 2012
No Comment

While reading a Bloomberg news story on the EU probe into possible collusion between Veolia, Suez and Saur to fix French water services prices, I was reminded that last year Suez’s subsidiary

ESG Comparative Guide - - United States - Mondaq 21 September 2022
ESG Comparative Guide - - United States Mondaq
Ninth Circuit Finds No Private Cause of Action Against Pharmaceutical Compounder - Lexology 21 September 2022
Ninth Circuit Finds No Private Cause of Action Against Pharmaceutical Compounder Lexology
Coffee Briefing September 20, 2022 - Zoho's new office; Walmart rolls out AI solution for on-shelf availability; Ocrolus launches fraud detection solution for lenders; and more - IT World Canada 20 September 2022
Coffee Briefing September 20, 2022 - Zoho's new office; Walmart rolls out AI solution for on-shelf availability; Ocrolus launches fraud detection solution for lenders; and more IT World Canada
Competition and antitrust tracker: updates from regulators (12 – 20 Sep) - Lexology 20 September 2022
Competition and antitrust tracker: updates from regulators (12 – 20 Sep) Lexology
C.A. Revives Suits Over Non-Chocolate White Baking Chips - Metropolitan News-Enterprise 20 September 2022
C.A. Revives Suits Over Non-Chocolate White Baking Chips Metropolitan News-Enterprise
Facebook, Meta accused of using workaround on Apple iOS privacy update - Top Class Actions 20 September 2022
Facebook, Meta accused of using workaround on Apple iOS privacy update Top Class Actions
VEGGIE Doesn't Mean “Made of Vegetables,” California Judge Rules – Animal Law Developments - Duane Morris 19 September 2022
VEGGIE Doesn't Mean “Made of Vegetables,” California Judge Rules – Animal Law Developments Duane Morris
Centrelake Patients Score Partial Revival of Data Breach Suit - Bloomberg - Bloomberg Law 19 September 2022
Centrelake Patients Score Partial Revival of Data Breach Suit - Bloomberg Bloomberg Law
How Apple pushes its agenda in app market by acting as eminence grise of App Association - Game World Observer 19 September 2022
How Apple pushes its agenda in app market by acting as eminence grise of App Association Game World Observer
US Department of Justice can join arguments in Apple-Epic antitrust trial, court rules - TechCrunch 19 September 2022
US Department of Justice can join arguments in Apple-Epic antitrust trial, court rules TechCrunch
How 'Michael' Album Promo Ruling Could Affect Other Artists - Law360 15 September 2022
How 'Michael' Album Promo Ruling Could Affect Other Artists Law360
“The Kid Gloves are Coming Off”: Honor Global Privacy Control Signals Before the CCPA Notice and Cure Period Expires in 2023 - JD Supra 15 September 2022
“The Kid Gloves are Coming Off”: Honor Global Privacy Control Signals Before the CCPA Notice and Cure Period Expires in 2023 JD Supra
California attorney general accuses Amazon of anti-competitive pricing - Yahoo News 14 September 2022
California attorney general accuses Amazon of anti-competitive pricing Yahoo News
9th Circ. Upholds Schwab Charitable's Win In Donor Fee Suit - Law360 14 September 2022
9th Circ. Upholds Schwab Charitable's Win In Donor Fee Suit Law360
Lawsuit alleges Tesla misled customers about the quality of its driver-assist technology - San Francisco Chronicle 14 September 2022
Lawsuit alleges Tesla misled customers about the quality of its driver-assist technology San Francisco Chronicle
Ovulation Test Kit Class Action Filed Against Abbott, Others - Law Street Media 14 September 2022
Ovulation Test Kit Class Action Filed Against Abbott, Others Law Street Media
ColourPop Cosmetics Faces Complaint Over Medically Unsafe Eye Makeup - Law Street Media 14 September 2022
ColourPop Cosmetics Faces Complaint Over Medically Unsafe Eye Makeup Law Street Media
California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Violations - KQED 14 September 2022
California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Violations KQEDAttorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Against Amazon for Blocking Price Competition California Department of JusticeAmazon Faces Expansive California Antitrust Law in Pricing Suit Bloomberg LawCalifornia Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon The New York TimesCA Attorney General sues Amazon, alleging unfair practices Sacramento BeeView Full Coverage on Google News
SF City Attorney Finally Dismisses Tenderloin Injunctions - The People’s Vanguard of Davis 10 September 2022
SF City Attorney Finally Dismisses Tenderloin Injunctions The People’s Vanguard of Davis
The State AG Report – 09.01.2022 | Cozen O'Connor - JDSupra - JD Supra 7 September 2022
The State AG Report – 09.01.2022 | Cozen O'Connor - JDSupra JD Supra