On September 9, a federal judge in California dismissed claims brought by hiQ Labs, Inc. (hiQ) against LinkedIn Corp. (LinkedIn) that alleged that LinkedIn’s attempts to prevent hiQ from accessing public information on its website violated various antitrust laws. In an opinion that will continue to fuel debate over the relationship between antitrust and privacy,
“Sorry, Santa, the Kids’ Data Is Stuck In Russia!” ~ Plus LinkedIn Not Feeling the Love from Russia
By Kate Brimsted & Chantelle Taylor on
LinkedIn has become the first major company to have access to its website in Russia blocked by the Russian Data Protection Authority, Roskomnadzor, following earlier Moscow Court decisions on 4 August and 10 November.
Russia’s data localisation law came into effect in September 2015 and requires websites collecting personal data of Russian citizens to store…