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Leaving Facebook

Posted by Venkat at 6/10/2012 8:10 PM

Texting Fountain Lady Mulls Lawsuit

Posted by Venkat at 1/20/2011 11:25 AM | Add Comment

Unvarnished - the Yelp for People: Attractive Nuisance? Privacy Nightmare?

Posted by Venkat at 4/5/2010 11:21 AM | Add Comment

Yahoo! Not Liable for Disclosure of Email Information to Chinese Officials

Posted by Venkat at 12/5/2009 9:55 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Try Their Luck in the Ninth Circuit

Posted by Venkat at 11/15/2009 9:49 PM | Add Comment

Dane's Claims Against Gawker Look Flimsy

Posted by Venkat at 11/12/2009 10:04 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Verizon Privacy Failure

Posted by Venkat at 11/6/2009 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Court: Prosecutors Can't Rummage Around in a Defendant's Gmail Account

Posted by Venkat at 10/28/2009 7:41 PM | Add Comment

Judge Rejects Attempts by Texas Plaintiffs to Intervene in Beacon Class Action

Posted by Venkat at 10/25/2009 2:44 PM | Add Comment

Power.com Counterclaims Dismissed - Facebook v. Power Ventures

Posted by Venkat at 10/23/2009 4:33 PM | Add Comment

Texas Class Action Aims to Derail Facebook Beacon Settlement

Posted by Venkat at 10/16/2009 3:49 PM | Add Comment

So...Can you Subpoena Someone's Facebook Page?

Posted by Venkat at 9/25/2009 9:34 AM | Add Comment

Rocky Mountain Bank / Gmail Fiasco Takes a Turn For the Worse

Posted by Venkat at 9/24/2009 4:56 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Guest Post at TechFlash: Privacy Policies and Acquisitions

Posted by Venkat at 9/21/2009 5:58 AM | Add Comment

A Look at the Facebook Privacy Class Action (Beacon) Settlement

Posted by Venkat at 9/19/2009 5:36 AM | Add Comment

Illinois Ct: Bank May be Liable for Failing to Secure Online Account

Posted by Venkat at 9/4/2009 12:19 PM | Add Comment

Federal Ct: Lost Bank Tapes Do Not Equal Data Breach

Posted by Venkat at 9/3/2009 10:06 AM | Add Comment

Why the Hand-Wringing Over the Outed Google "Skank" Blogger?

Posted by Venkat at 8/28/2009 7:17 AM | Add Comment

Bankruptcy Ct: No Claim for Including Private Info in Court Filing

Posted by Venkat at 8/3/2009 9:23 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

11th Cir Rejects Veterans Affairs Data Breach Class Action

Posted by Venkat at 7/23/2009 7:19 AM | Add Comment

Plaintiffs: AOL Contextual Advertising Violates ECPA

Posted by Venkat at 5/20/2009 11:55 AM | Add Comment

Hannaford Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed in Maine

Posted by Venkat at 5/14/2009 5:49 AM | Add Comment

N.D. Tex. Rejects Blockbuster Terms and Conditions as Illusory

Posted by Venkat at 4/17/2009 6:21 AM | Add Comment

N.D. Cal. Rebuffs Gap Data Breach Plaintiffs

Posted by Venkat at 4/10/2009 7:24 AM | Add Comment

Pirate Bay Launches Internet Anonymity Tool

Posted by Venkat at 4/7/2009 8:36 AM | Add Comment

No Claim Based on Disclosure of Email Address in Violation of Privacy Policy

Posted by Venkat at 4/3/2009 8:53 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Cops Sued For Passing Around Racy Cellphone Photos

Posted by Venkat at 4/2/2009 7:30 AM | Add Comment

Nifty Cookies Disclosure at All Things D

Posted by Venkat at 3/20/2009 10:34 AM | Add Comment

Google UK Hit With Privacy Complaints

Posted by Venkat at 3/20/2009 7:16 AM | Add Comment

EPIC's Preemptive Strike Against Google's Cloud Computing Services

Posted by Venkat at 3/18/2009 9:20 AM | Add Comment

Starbucks Employees File Class Action Over Data Breach

Posted by Venkat at 2/21/2009 9:52 PM | Add Comment

BlockShopper: Privacy Concerns?

Posted by Venkat at 2/20/2009 6:26 AM | View Comments (37) | Add Comment

FTC Staff Report for Online Behavioral Advertising - How About Social Networks?

Posted by Venkat at 2/18/2009 4:56 AM | Add Comment

Why You Should Always Log Off

Posted by Venkat at 2/1/2009 12:01 PM | Add Comment

Should Lawyers Worry About Confidentiality in Instant Messages?

Posted by Venkat at 1/30/2009 10:30 PM | Add Comment

NY Behavioral Advertising Legislation Floated

Posted by Venkat at 1/30/2009 7:59 AM | Add Comment

Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out

Posted by Venkat at 1/16/2009 10:27 AM | Add Comment

Federal Judge Rejects Privacy Class Action Against Hewitt Tax Service (Tax Returns Found in Dumpster)

Posted by Venkat at 1/15/2009 3:59 PM | Add Comment

Court Goes Too Far in Protecting Anonymous Commenters?

Posted by Venkat at 12/16/2008 9:12 AM | Add Comment

Anonymous Blog Commenters Protected by Oregon Shield Law?

Posted by Venkat at 12/11/2008 10:01 PM | Add Comment

Privacy Under the 44th

Posted by Venkat at 11/25/2008 10:55 PM | Add Comment

Twitter + Facebook Combination: Privacy Issues?

Posted by Venkat at 11/24/2008 11:03 AM | Add Comment

Nebuad Class Action - Nebuad Sued For Intercepting Internet User Communications (etc.)

Posted by Venkat at 11/11/2008 9:00 PM | Add Comment

Another Private Palin Email Account?

Posted by Venkat at 10/1/2008 11:15 AM | Add Comment

The First Amendment Protects The Right to Videotape Police

Posted by Venkat at 9/17/2008 9:55 AM | Add Comment

Facebook Privacy Class Action - First Look

Posted by Venkat at 8/14/2008 1:18 PM | Add Comment

Google Provides Front Page Link to Privacy Policy

Posted by Venkat at 7/4/2008 9:02 AM | Add Comment

Dumpster Diving in Washington

Posted by Venkat at 6/17/2008 6:06 AM | Add Comment

Federal Judge Finds FACTA Unconstitutional

Posted by Venkat at 5/30/2008 8:03 AM | Add Comment

Can the Pizza Guy Sell my Personal Information?

Posted by Venkat at 5/21/2008 7:36 AM | Add Comment

Behavioral Advertising Under Attack?

Posted by Venkat at 3/27/2008 9:29 PM | Add Comment

Comcast Phone's Default Opt-in for Marketing

Posted by Venkat at 3/23/2008 12:58 PM | Add Comment

Diluted WA Swiping Law Set for Signature

Posted by Venkat at 3/21/2008 6:29 AM | Add Comment

Incidents of Identity Theft by Bank

Posted by Venkat at 2/27/2008 10:26 AM | Add Comment

More Data Breach Laws on the Horizon?

Posted by Venkat at 2/25/2008 12:18 PM | Add Comment

WA Bill to Restrict Swiping

Posted by Venkat at 2/20/2008 2:34 PM | Add Comment

Use of Electronic Communications in Divorce Proceedings: Increasingly Tricky

Posted by Venkat at 2/19/2008 8:49 AM | Add Comment

MySpace Hack - So Easy....

Posted by Venkat at 1/24/2008 7:44 AM | Add Comment

Fourth Amendment Meet iPhone

Posted by Venkat at 1/22/2008 2:16 PM | Add Comment

"Swiping": Building a Database Through Swiping Drivers Licenses

Posted by Venkat at 1/21/2008 11:50 AM | Add Comment

Book Review: The Future of Reputation

Posted by Venkat at 1/15/2008 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Data Breach Claims Get Mixed Treatment by the 9th Cir

Posted by Venkat at 12/16/2007 10:42 AM | Add Comment

Acxiom Pushes the Envelope?

Posted by Venkat at 12/10/2007 6:21 PM | Add Comment

Facebook Retreats (Its Founder Apologizes)

Posted by Venkat at 12/6/2007 6:49 AM | Add Comment

City Drops Subpoena to Seattle Times

Posted by Venkat at 12/6/2007 6:45 AM | Add Comment

Facebook Tempers Its Practices - The Media Reacts

Posted by Venkat at 12/3/2007 7:41 AM | Add Comment

Facebook’s Latest Privacy Gaffe

Posted by Venkat at 11/21/2007 11:14 AM | Add Comment

FACTA Follies

Posted by Venkat at 11/12/2007 8:22 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Can You See Me Now?

Posted by Venkat at 9/26/2007 1:49 PM | Add Comment

Microsoft Stealth Update?

Posted by Venkat at 9/13/2007 3:59 PM | Add Comment

Seventh Circuit Affirms Rejection of Data Breach Claims

Posted by Venkat at 8/27/2007 8:48 AM | Add Comment

Buy a Shredder!

Posted by Venkat at 8/22/2007 6:57 AM | Add Comment

2 Suspicious Looking Men on a Ferry

Posted by Venkat at 8/21/2007 9:31 PM | Add Comment

A Disturbing Trend

Posted by Venkat at 7/10/2007 10:31 PM | Add Comment

Bruce Fein: Critical of WhiteHouse Email Policies

Posted by Venkat at 6/25/2007 7:40 AM | Add Comment

6th Cir. Stored Communication Decision

Posted by Venkat at 6/18/2007 10:39 AM | Add Comment

The Apple Chronicles

Posted by Venkat at 5/31/2007 10:45 AM | Add Comment

WA Enacts Vague Employer Credit Check Rules

Posted by Venkat at 5/19/2007 7:19 PM | Add Comment

The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Drive

Posted by Derek at 5/10/2007 3:55 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

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Venkat Balasubramani
(@VBalasubramani)

Media Mentions and Articles

Media Mentions:

The twisted world of online copyright
(Econsultancy; Nov. 11, 2010)

Rise and Fall of a Spam Crusader
(North Coast Journal; Sept. 30, 2010)

Appeals court absolves firm that exposed man's SSN
(The Register; June 4, 2010)

Spam--a Lot
(ABA Journal/Wendy Davis; March 1, 2010)

Texas county to name drunk drivers on Twitter
(SF Gate/IDG News; Dec. 24, 2009)

Starbucks sued after laptop data breach (NetworkWorld.com; Feb. 23, 2009)

Spam pins 'Strong Arm' Missed court date earns Frank Azar judge's reprimand
(Rocky Mountain News)

Microsoft Sues More Hotmail Spammers
(PC World)

Zango Sues Antispyware Vendor PC Tools (InfoWorld)

Software Notebook: Two major spam cases end up in Seattle
(Seattle PI)

Venkat on Copyright and More 1/2
(Rasmus Rasmussen Dot Com; May 22, 2009)

Court Limits Third-Party Text Message Ads
(Inside Counsel; September 1, 2009)

Articles:

CAN-SPAM Put to the Test (cNet; May 22, 2007)

Spyware Skirmishes: Spy Versus Antispy (cNet; June 5, 2007)

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