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Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
When AI Creates a Podcast
This week, using Google Lab's NotebookLM tool, we transformed our recent post, “When AI Sings the Robot Lawyer Blues,” into a podcast hosted by two AI-generated hosts--though they didn't pronounce "Hosch" right, they captured the essence of our post, and we have thoughts on that.
When AI Sings the “Robot Lawyer Blues”
This week, an unexpected turn in presentation preparation led us to create a country song about Robot Lawyers and make suggestions about how legal professionals can thrive in the age of AI.
Telegram’s Weakening Privacy
This week, let’s consider the news that social-media giant Telegram may now deliver users’ IP addresses and telephone numbers to criminal authorities “upon valid legal request.”
California’s New AI Laws
This week, let’s highlight five new laws enacted in California that regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI), and especially the use of deepfakes in election campaigns and the entertainment industry.
Hosch & Morris Named 2024 Texas Super Lawyers
Charles Hosch and Kate Morris have been recognized as “2024 Texas Super Lawyers” for their work in technology transactions.
Blue or Pink? The Enforceability of Hyperlinked Contracts
This week, we’ll explore how hyperlink "color contrasts" can impact the enforceability of online agreements.
AI Optimization?
This week, let’s focus on the challenges associated with artificial intelligence (AI) in advertising (along with Ruby martinis, Sex and the City, and so much more).
Providing Notice “When Every Click is Counted” – S.D. Cal. Weighs in
This week, let’s highlight a recent case from California, Price et al. v. Carnival Corp., which addressed the issue of "notice" as it relates to online privacy, and specifically focused on the use of session replay software.
When Opt-Ins are Illusory – The Fifth Circuit has Something to Say
This week, let’s highlight last week’s 5th U.S. Court of Appeals opinion in United States v. Smith, finding geofence warrants unconstitutional, and in the process, challenging the voluntary nature of the “electronic opt-in process.”
Meta's $1.4 Billion Texas Biometric Settlement
This week, let’s highlight Texas’s recent $1.4 Billion settlement with Meta stemming from its 2022 lawsuit accusing the “Artificial Intelligence empire” of building itself on the “backs of Texans” by violating the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI).
AI Legal Ethics: New Guidance from the ABA
This week, let’s consider the American Bar Association’s Formal Opinion 512 —new guidance regarding ethical considerations for attorneys using generative AI.
CrowdStrike Limits Liability?: "Fees Paid" vs. "Fees Paid or Payable"
This week, prompted by the recent CrowdStrike outage, let’s consider how the precise wording of limitations of liability clauses can be used to manage risk.
Pixels and Privacy: Are IP Addresses Personal Information?
This week, let’s consider the issue of whether an IP address can be considered personal information under the law, and its relevance to pixel and session replay litigation.
Navigating the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act: Insights from the Attorney General’s New Resource
This week, let’s highlight a new resource published by the Office of the Attorney General on the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act.
Texas Attorney General Signals Enforcement of Data Broker Registration Law
This week, let’s highlight the recent issuance of over one hundred notifications to companies accused of violating the new data broker law in Texas.
In the Dark: Understanding the Implications of “Shadow AI.”
This week, let’s consider the growing trend of “Shadow AI,” which refers to the unsanctioned use of AI tools or systems within an organization, often without the knowledge of the organization and outside of the organization’s governance framework.
Know Your Geek: FTC Details Imposter Scams from Surprising Directions
This week, let’s consider the Federal Trade Commission’s recent report on the top “cyber scams.”
FTC Lessons in Handling Sensitive Location Data
This week, let’s consider the FTC’s continued focus on sensitive location data. We’ll look at the lessons that can be learned from its latest actions, and provide a related thought on how irony emerges when considering local governments' widespread adoption of Smart City technologies.
Copyright and Contract – The Thorny Problem of “Preemption”
This week, let's consider a fresh take on preemption articulated by Professor Guy Rub (featured on Eric Goldman's blog), which suggests evaluating whether contracts undermine federal copyright policies rather than simply if they are “equivalent” to copyright.
U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Checklist
This week, we would like to provide a U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Checklist as a resource for our readers.