Internet and Privacy Law
What are Wiretaps, and Are They Legal?
Wiretapping is the secret electronic monitoring of telephone, telegraph, cell, fax, or Internet-based communications. Real-time monitoring. In the United States, the police or other authority must have a warrant to listen in on your communications. But there are a few exceptions:
•If one party to the conversation consents, secret recording is legal under federal law.
•Businesses may monitor conversations with their customers in the ordinary course of business provided they give notice.
•Only when there is a reasonable expectation of Privacy
What type of government does Cambodia have?
A Constitutional Monarchy.
What is your impression of the jury system in the United States? Do you think a jury deciding on guilt or innocence is fair or not?
Tell us what you think?
What is a contract?
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations among its parties. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to transfer any of those at a future date.
What is a bilateral contract?
Bilateral contracts are a mutual exchange of promises that legally bind two (or possibly more) parties together. A PROMISE FOR A PROMISE.
What is the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution test regarding privacy?
Is there "a reasonable expectation of privacy."
When was the Cambodian Constitution Written?
1993
What does it mean if a Contract is Void?
A void contract is a contract that isn't legally enforceable, starting from the time it was created.
What are two pieces of practical business advice you should follow when entering into a contract?
1. Always put the contract in writing.
2. Always have a witness to the contract.
Should an employee "have a reasonable expectation of privacy when they consistently use their company-provided cell phone for personal use? Why?
No.
The Supreme Court held that a government employer has the right to review its employee’s electronic communications for a work-related purpose if the search was “justified at its inception” and if “the measures adopted are reasonably related to the objectives of the search and not excessively intrusive in light of the circumstances giving rise to the search.”
What does it mean if a contract if VOIDABLE?
A voidable contract, unlike a void contract, is a valid contract which may be either affirmed or rejected at the option of one of the parties. At most, one party to the contract is bound. The unbound party may repudiate (reject) the contract, at which time the contract becomes void.
What is the one-year rule when applied to Contract Law?
Any contract that cannot be performed within a year must be in writing to be enforceable.
What is a Unilateral Contract?
In a unilateral contract, one party makes an offer and promises if someone does something in return.
What does the Statute of Frauds say about certain contracts?
That they must be in writing.