by Allison DePaola | Dec 3, 2015 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Wills & Estate Planning
Every so often our Facebook newsfeed is inundated with posts from Facebook users declaring that Facebook is prohibited from sharing their personal information, pictures, or content. Do these posts really work? The short answer is “No.” As the owner and operator of the...
by admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media, Estate Planning
In today’s technology-driven world, many assets are stored digitally via a personal computer or online account. Assets that are stored in this manner generally may be accessed only by entering a username and password unique to each account. Because these assets...
by admin | Feb 28, 2012 | Business Transactions, Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media
Earlier this year, Google updated its Privacy Policy and announced significant privacy changes. Facebook has repeatedly been in the spotlight for changes to its policy concerning the privacy of its users. Similarly, many other companies and social media sites...
by admin | Mar 28, 2011 | Business Transactions, Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media
All too often, when individuals or businesses hire website developers, there is confusion over who “owns” the domain name. A domain name is the last two portions of a web address, for example “cantorfloman.com.” Who “owns” a domain name? Legally speaking,...
by admin | Dec 20, 2010 | Business Transactions, Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media
On Tuesday, a federal Appeals Court in the 6th U.S. Circuit ruled that the government must obtain a search warrant based on probable cause before it can seize and search emails stored by internet service providers (ISPs). The Court held that email users have a Fourth...
by admin | Aug 9, 2010 | Business Transactions, Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media
Cantor Floman’s own Attorney Allison DePaola recently gave a presentation on the presence of legal issues as it pertains to Social Media. One of the major takeaways should have been that Social Media Policies are not something only large companies with numerous...
