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America's Authoritarian Turn: From Texas Cameras to Federal Databases
This week, let’s scrutinize how government surveillance systems designed for legitimate purposes are being weaponized by zealous officials and private contractors to track citizens across state lines and build comprehensive databases, threatening the constitutional foundations of American liberty.
Managing your Digital Footprint
This week, let’s highlight the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s guidance on "How to Manage Your Digital Footprint."
New Urgent Guidance for Securing Operational Technology
This week, let’s highlight the latest in a series of increasingly urgent warnings issued by CISA about threats to operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) within America's critical infrastructure.
Social Media’s International Reach
This week, let’s explore the connections between Canada's Online News Act and the European Union's recent fines of Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act, highlighting how tech giants respond to regulatory challenges across international markets.
"To Catch a Thief": Essential Listening on China's Cyber Threats
This week, we're highlighting "To Catch a Thief," a new documentary podcast examining China's evolution from what host Nicole Perlroth describes as "the most polite, mediocre hackers in cyberspace" to the “apex predator” now targeting America's critical infrastructure.
“Pausing” Enforcement of the FCPA: A Sad Admission of Weakness
This week, let’s consider the recent "pause" in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement for exactly what it is: A moral retreat that undermines American business ethics and signals competitive weakness.
Why Law School Applications Are Up and What It Really Means
As law school applications surge 20% nationwide, let’s consider why the most secure legal careers may lie in relationship-based counseling rather than technology-adjacent fields that face increasing automation and operational shifts.
Security, Privacy, and Power: Why Lawyers Must Stand Up Now
This week, let’s consider how current institutional erosion and AI advancement create urgent challenges for the legal profession, emphasizing our responsibility to uphold constitutional principles, protect vulnerable populations, and ensure technological governance is guided by human dignity and respect.
AI-Washing Under Scrutiny: Texas AG Investigates DeepSeek's Claims
This week, let’s consider the Texas AG's investigation into DeepSeek as regulatory authorities at both state and federal levels now demand substantiation of AI marketing claims, creating a triple threat of regulatory scrutiny for companies that fail to implement proper due diligence and contractual safeguards.
Behind the Efficiency Veil: Wired Exposes DOGE's Troubling Access to Data and Federal Information Systems
This week, let’s highlight Wired's critical reporting on DOGE, and historical parallels to totalitarian information control.
Hosch & Morris Recognized in 2025 Chambers Spotlight Texas Regional Guide
Hosch & Morris, PLLC has been recognized for the second consecutive year as a leading firm for intellectual property work in Texas by Chambers and Partners.
Precedent or Censorship? Judge Orders Editorial Takedown in Mississippi
This week, let’s consider how a Mississippi judge's order forcing a local newspaper to remove an editorial critical of the City Council represents a troubling challenge to First Amendment protections, highlighting growing tensions between public officials and press freedom in an era of declining institutional trust.
The Shifting Landscape of AI Security
This week, let’s consider what examine the profound implications of abandoning Executive Order 14110's comprehensive framework, and what happens when speed trumps safety in AI development.
CFPB Freeze Leaves Data Broker Regulations in Limbo
This week, let’s consider how a landmark data privacy rule – which would have classified data brokers as "consumer reporting agencies" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – faces an uncertain future.
Texas Court of Appeals Dismisses Privacy Lawsuit Against Google: Implications for Corporate Jurisdiction
This week, let’s look at a new decision raising questions about tech accountability, where a Texas appellate court ruled it lacks jurisdiction over Google s despite the company's massive local presence.
U.S. Cyber Trust Mark: Where are we?
This week, let’s look at the status of efforts to roll out the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark.
AI Marketing Claims Under FTC Scrutiny
This week, let’s consider two new enforcement actions brought by the FTC against two businesses for allegedly overstating their AI capabilities.
FTC vs. Data Brokers: Redefining the Rules of Location Data Privacy
This week, let’s consider some recent cases by the Federal Trade Commission against data broker for mishandling “sensitive location data.”
Scam Alert: AI Takes Financial Fraud to New Depths
This week, let’s direct our attention to the FBI’s recent warning about sophisticated financial scams leveraging artificial intelligence.
Hosch & Morris Co-Founder Featured in American Bar Association’s Exploration of AI
An interview with Kate Morris about AI and privacy is published in the American Bar Association’s December 2024 SciTech E-Privacy Newsletter.