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Do the Ohio sheriffs suing Afroman have any legal standing in their claim of "invasion of privacy and misappropriation of their likenesses" lawsuit?
Digital Fire in the comments to the question is wrong in believing that:
My layman's interpretation of [standing] would be; Do you cops have
a real case here or are they just mad they got embarrassed ...
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Is a company liable if someone leaves their bank logged in on a company PC?
It probably depends on the details of how this public computer is set up. As someone mentioned in a comment, browsers will often save credentials, so even after you logout of the bank account, those ...
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Do the Ohio sheriffs suing Afroman have any legal standing in their claim of "invasion of privacy and misappropriation of their likenesses" lawsuit?
The deputies have standing, but they're probably going to lose.
"Standing" is just a legal principle that limits the legal process to people who have suffered certain types of injuries. Jen'...
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Do the Ohio sheriffs suing Afroman have any legal standing in their claim of "invasion of privacy and misappropriation of their likenesses" lawsuit?
Yes, individuals do have personal standing in suits for invasion of privacy and the like.
Ohio generally follows the federal approach to standing law, which requires that a litigant alleges a (1) ...
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Is a company liable if someone leaves their bank logged in on a company PC?
The usual question for questions like this, "what legislation?"
When a company sets up IT infrastructure for use by their employees, it may have to take steps to assure that no personal data ...
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Is a company liable if someone leaves their bank logged in on a company PC?
The party providing the computer, ISp connecting the computer to the internet, or manufacturer of the computer would not be liable. A person wishing to sue for damages would have to establish that the ...
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Is a company liable if someone leaves their bank logged in on a company PC?
As far as I know, providing a computer for people to use does not make one liable for subsequent theft due to people using that computer carelessly. If the computer stores passwords so that a ...
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Allowing website users to see other users email address
I presume that the "we" in this case means the development staff within a larger company.
If you are not lawyers, and you have been informed by management that they checked this, in most ...
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Is one allowed to get someone's genetic information and use it without explicit permission?
In the United States, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) restricts employers and health insurers and employers from denying coverage, providing coverage under a higher premium or ...
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What are some law related to recording video during one at work? (let's assume the manger agrees)
That depends very much on the jurisdiction. Before you do anything like it, talk to lawyers specializing in employment law and privacy law where you live.
People on the web are breaking the law all ...
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"We only collect anonymized data". Roughly what are the limits of this?
Assuming that you are referring to online data collection, "personal information" is defined in California in Cal. Civ 1798.140 as
information that identifies, relates to,
describes, is ...
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Can a U.S. President's doctor refuse to answer medical-related questions asked by a Congressional committee?
HIPAA, in particular 45 CFR 164.512 describes circumstances where patient consent is not required for disclosure:
A covered entity may use or disclose protected health information
without the ...
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Can a U.S. President's doctor refuse to answer medical-related questions asked by a Congressional committee?
No
The House procedures say:
Objections to Questions: Witnesses may not refuse to answer a question except to preserve a privilege.
The Senate is more complex as they appear to create different ...
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Can a U.S. President's doctor refuse to answer medical-related questions asked by a Congressional committee?
The Fifth Amendment would not apply, because nothing in the testimony would incriminate the doctor. Indeed nothing would be at all likely to incriminate the President either, it is not a crime to be ...
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