End of online privacy?

According to a recent article published by Heatstreet, "The BBC has threatened to notify the boss of anyone who leaves content which it considers 'offensive' on any of its websites.  The latest version of the Corporation’s privacy policy includes sweeping powers to investigate users it doesn’t like and report them to their employer."  

This development highlights the need of consumers to be vigilant in monitoring privacy policies of online businesses.  Read more here.  

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In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas.  He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time.  Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer. 

Should you have a social media will? U.S. Government thinks so.

The idea of a social media will may sound a bit silly, but according to our federal government, “[if] you have social media profiles set up online, you should create a statement of how you would like your online identity to be handled.” According to a recent government blog post:

If you have social media profiles set up online, you should create a statement of how you would like your online identity to be handled. Just like a traditional will helps your survivors handle your physical belongings, a social media will spells out how you want your online identity to be handled.  Read More.

In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, an intellectual property, litigation, and business law firm located in Dallas, Texas.  He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time.  Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.