Can Snapchat be sued for its Speed filter, which is considered dangerous?
Can social media company Snapchat be sued for designing a Speed filter in such a way that it allegedly encourages dangerous behavior? After 2 kids died in a car crash while using Snapchat, Court says family members may sue the so...
How the XYZ company wins the auction for the .car, .cars and .auto extensions?
The company XYZ created in 2015 by Daniel Negari, specializing in top level domain names and, more particularly, in the monopoly of the <.xyz> extension, has had great success since Google announced that it had reserved th...
Cyber security: how to recognize and avoid an attack?
Nowadays, it is no longer possible to work without the use of the Internet. To web hackers, this provides many opportunities for stealing, launching cyber attacks and collecting data. Why is it important for a company...
Why is the practice of phishing booming during the coronavirus crisis?
Source: Bank Info Security, Feb. 11, 2020 The global health crisis caused by the coronavirus is a favorable context for this Practice of phishing . Indeed, many organized gangs of cybercriminals are pretending to be h...
Resolving IP disputes through Mediation in France: how does it work?
IPzen team was pleased to sponsor a breakfast debate last February organized by Dreyfus & associés, in association with INTA, the theme was the following: “Resolving IP disputes through Mediation in France“. ...
The value of domain names
A "domain name" may be seen as an Internet address which points to a particular website on the internet. Typically, it has three elements: a prefix, an extension and a ‘name’ which may be a word or a combination of lette...
The Cloud in the era of GDPR or GDPR in the era of the Cloud?
The phenomenon of the digitization of information systems has been a necessary or even mandatory development. It is both a vector of competitiveness and modernity, but it should also be considered to be an area of risk. The use of...
The “right to be forgotten” for Google: in Europe only!
The right to be forgotten refers to the possibility for an individual to request the removal of information from the Internet that could damage his or her reputation. The right to be forgotten applies in two different ways: on the...
Protection of personal data on the Internet
Keeping personal data confidential on the Internet is a real challenge. User data is extracted, stored or analysed by many people, some of whom have no connection with these users. As a reminder, here is the definition of perso...