Technology, Law and the Workplace: Week In Review
The decision of the Department of Justice to block the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile dominated this week's technology and legal news. The antitrust case is before the court in Washington D.C. Because the ultimate result will have an enormous impact on consumers of telecom services, both individuals and companies, this is definitely a matter worth watching closely.
According to a Pew survey, nearly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. use social media. Now thoroughly mainstream and ubiquitous, how long will it be until social media is retired as a "hot" issue and becomes just another mundane part of our everyday lives? Or are we already there?
Technology in the Workplace
- Location, Location, Location - GeoPrivacy and the Use of GPS in the Workplace (Workplace Privacy Blog)
- Employer FAQ: When do I have to Start Saving Electronic Evidence (Employment & Labor Law Insider)
- If Lady Gaga Tweets your Trade Secret, is it Still a Trade Secret (Employer Handbook Blog)
Technology and the Law More Generally
- Truthful Blogging = Tortious Interference with Contract? (Lawffice Space)
- 3rd Circuit Likes Jury Instructions on Social Media (Delaware Employment Law Blog)
- CNN Buys Zite, Popular iPad Magazine Among Lawyers (Real Lawyers Have Blogs)
- AT&T, T-Mobile Merger in Hands of Judge Huvelle (Washington Post)
Technology this Week
- DoJ Moves to Block AT&T Acquisition of T-Mobile (Beyond Telecom Law)
- In T-Mobile Suit, Consumers are Central (NY Times)
- Skype Now Wants Your Landline (NY Times Gadgetwise Blog)
Contributed and compiled by Scott Raver
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