Since we last wrote about how marketers can craft social media policies to offer engaging promotions while meeting the scrutiny of regulators, social media has continued to be a popular venue for marketers to reach consumers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also kept the spotlight on compliance with the FTC Guides Concerning Use of
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New York Appellate Court Rules That Facebook Cannot Bring a Pre-Execution Challenge to a Search Warrant for Its Customers’ Records
By Douglas J. Behr on
Posted in Litigation, Privacy

On July 21, 2015, the First Department of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, ruled that Facebook could not bring a pre-execution challenge judicially issued search warrants for records associated with customer Facebook accounts on behalf of its customers. In In Re 381 Search Warrants Directed to Facebook Inc., 2015 NY Slip Op…