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Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
May it Be Human: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and the Pope
This week, let’s explore insight offered by Pope Francis into artificial intelligence and robotics.
The Digital Privacy - Artificial Intelligence Conundrum
This week, on the eve of Ant Group’s huge IPO, let’s consider how the U.S. can balance digital privacy while maintaining an AI-friendly business environment.
The First Amendment in the Age of Disinformation
This week, we consider the First Amendment in an era of disinformation.
Clarifying Section 230 Means Looking Beyond the Immunity Provision
This week, controversy continues to stir about platform immunity under the Communications Decency Act, so let’s consider how the findings and policy statements underlying that immunity may shed light on the statute’s proper application.
Election Integrity
This week, let’s consider election integrity as we highlight a remarkable video issued by the directors of the FBI, NSA, CISA, and NCS as well as several recent advisories for American voters.
California Consumer Privacy Rights Act – Up for a Vote in November
This week, we’re covering the basics of the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), which is expected to pass and on the ballot in California in November.
OCC Requires Board Oversight of Cyber Risk
This week, let’s consider OCC’s consent order against Capital One, and particularly its requirement for board management and oversight of cyber risk.
NY-DFS and SEC Show Teeth, but will they Bite?
This week, let’s consider the investigations and class actions currently faced by First American Financial Corp and whether all these charges will be material from a financial perspective.
Exploiting Scraped Data – A Privacy and Legal Minefield
This week, let’s consider the implications of LinkedIn v. hiQ Labs, Inc., a data scraping dispute under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
China vs. the World?
This week, let’s consider what may be the new world order that is evolving with respect to data, technology, and especially AI in the context of this week’s news about India’s ban on over 100 Chinese-made apps.
Online Platforms Under Pressure
This week, let’s consider how online platforms are under pressure from proposed laws covering anti-counterfeiting, contributory liability, disinformation, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and more.
Go Ahead and Mess with Texas -- The AG Won’t Mind?
This week, let’s consider enforcement of biometric data laws in the United States.
Privacy and the First Amendment
This week, let’s consider the looming conflict between privacy and the First Amendment as Clearview AI — a controversial start-up that sells a facial recognition technology built on photos scraped from the internet — reportedly prepares a First Amendment defense.
Get Smart about California IoT Law, Etc.
This week, let’s consider all of your smart technologies against California’s Internet of Things (IoT) law, and then let’s talk about the TikTok executive order and how the U.S. should be thinking about a more comprehensive strategy for security and privacy.
The "Hipster" Antitrust Hearing
This week, let’s consider the House’s historic antitrust hearing, the reckoning faced by Big Tech companies, and why we think data privacy and monopolies of data should factor into antitrust considerations.
Cybersecurity - All is Not Quiet on the Social Media Front
This week, let’s consider Twitter’s out-sized role in American society alongside its cybersecurity problems.
The E.U.-U.S. Digital Divide
This week, as Europe’s highest court invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield, let’s consider resolving the larger issues —the improbable existence of “privacy islands” in a digital world that doesn’t respect boundaries and what your company should do now.
Cameras from a Different Angle
This week, let’s consider the deployment of cameras all over San Francisco—a city under a new kind of neighborhood watch.
Zero-Trust Frameworks Explained
This week, let’s briefly explore Zero Trust as a modern security strategy.
5 Tips for Protecting Your Home Network and Devices
This week, we return to a popular topic, offering practical advice about how to protect your privacy and data on your home networks and devices.