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Can I ask a company for money in exchange for info on a bug
Suppose one found information about a large organisations software, for example Apple Pay, about their payment system that could cause very bad legal trouble for them. This could be related to to the ...
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Does GDPR or ePrivacy apply to localStorage data if they are not transmitted to the server?
Let's say we have a website is plainly static -- no user login, no third-party component, etc. The website uses localStorage for some very local purposes, such as remembering user's theme preference. ...
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What are the risks (if any) of not having terms and conditions and a privacy policy on a web app?
I'm making a web app which:
is a personal project,
is open source,
is completely free,
doesn't have any kind of login system (users can't create accounts),
doesn't collect personal user data,
doesn't ...
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Can I use the MIT license as Terms and Conditions on a personal project
I'm making a web app which:
is a personal project,
is open source,
is completely free,
doesn't have any kind of login system (users can't create accounts),
doesn't collect personal user data,
doesn't ...
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Can a school force me to use cloud services I don't agree to?
I am currently studying and my school only allows certain cloud services from a third-party for assignment submissions.
I do not agree to the TOS of such cloud services (cloud storage services) and ...
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Can the criminal records of a person who has died be expunged?
Suppose that someone was murdered in Arizona, but resided in California. Prior to their death, this person had been convicted of misdemeanors and felonies.
Can the executor of this deceased person's ...
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US: Can a website with a contact form but no privacy policy get sued
I've seen business websites where the founders are literally lawyers, and their websites do not have a privacy policy. Their websites do have a contact form where users enter their email, message, ...
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is uncensorship in japanese porn illegal
According to some laws in japan censorship is a must for adult films but why does uncensored porn in JAPANESE ADULT VIDEOS ,PORNHUB,ETC exist is that legal? of not what charges they could be facing?
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Comcast Xfinity CCPA Policy
I have an old login with Comcast under a relative’s primary (billed) account that I'd like to have deleted under CCPA. The relative lives in Florida, but I am a California resident. I'm attempting to ...
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In which cases has a Wikipedia editor's identity been subpoenaed?
In any jurisdiction, I'm looking for names of cases for either or ideally both of the following:
Where Wikipedia has been subpoenaed for information on an editor, complied with the subpoena, and ...
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Webhosts' legal obligations to remove publicly available content associated with specific IP addresses
Let's say one builds a website allowing users to post text content that is publicly available and searchable via the IP address of the users who submitted it. Would the owner of that website be ...
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Why does Clearview AI get multimillion dollar fines while Pimeyes is allowed to operate freely?
Yesterday the UK has fined Clearview AI 7.5 million pounds for a string of breaches of local privacy laws. The main reason for the fine is that Clearview has never asked individuals whether it can use ...
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Is it possible to receive copy of deleted facebook messenger messages under GDPR?
Is it possible to receive copy of deleted private facebook messenger messages under GDPR if two recipients deleted them?
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When does giving a false name online become illegal?
I asked this question about providing false information to a web site. The answer indicates that it is illegal to supply a false identification document even without an intent to commit a further ...
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How to avoid having problem with data protection regulations (GDPR)?
I would like to make an online platform, where the users can upload videos or link YouTube videos. Right now, I don't want to earn anything through this website (maybe in a couple of years, and by ...
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