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Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
The Emerging Conflict in Data Privacy Regulation: FCC, FTC, and the Proposed American Privacy Rights Act
This week, let’s consider a brewing conflict between the Federal Communications Act (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concerning the enforcement of data privacy laws as highlighted by the proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA).
AI Legal Ethics: New Guidance from New York
This week, let’s consider recent guidance issued by the New York State Bar Association's Task Force on AI and Ethics regarding the ethical and practical implications of the use of artificial intelligence by lawyers.
Use of AI Facial Recognition by Rite Aid Banned by the FTC
This week, let’s consider the recent action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) imposing a five-year ban on Rite Aid's use of AI facial recognition technology.
Disinformation is Evolving with AI
This week, let’s consider two recent global events – the Israel-Hamas conflict and the proliferation of pro-China narratives on YouTube – as examples for understanding the proliferation of disinformation in the digital age.
FTC Submits Comments on AI, Copyright, Consumer Protection, and Competition
This week, let’s consider the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent submission of a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office addressing artificial intelligence (AI).
Navigating the New Reality of AI in Political Advertising
This week, let’s focus on Meta’s latest announcement about the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in online political advertising, paralleling the recent executive order on AI.
FTC Boldly Moves into a New Era of Data Minimization and Retention
This week, let’s look at how the Federal Trade Commission has placed its focus on data minimization and retention, and consider whether this could be an inflection point in data privacy regulation.
Elon Musk, Hamas, and Disinformation
This week, let’s revisit the subject of disinformation in the wake of the attacks by Hamas on Israel, and relatedly consider Elon Musk's notable withdrawal of X (Twitter) from the EU's Code of Practice.
All the Talk About Chat-GPT
This week, let’s talk about Chat-GPT as Italy’s Data Protection Authority blocks it and Elon Musk and others call for freeze amidst warnings related to privacy and the existential risk posed by too-powerful AI.
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.
Hardening the Industrial Internet of Things
This week, we consider privacy and security broadly across the consumer and industrial Internet of Things, and offer some suggestions about hardening your organization’s privacy and security posture.
Clear Views about Clearview AI
This week, we highlight lawsuits brought against facial recognition technology provider Clearview AI, and offer some suggestions about the procurement of privacy-invasive technologies.
Privacy Before Profits - Is it Time for Data Fiduciaries?
This week, we consider the idea of data fiduciaries introduced in the proposed New York Privacy Act.
I Can Hear You Now: The Growing Danger of Voice Recognition
This week, take a moment to consider lies disguised to sound like truth, and the privacy issues presented by voice recognition technologies.
Patient Dignity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prosperity
This week, we’re proposing legislation to help the U.S. win medical AI race while providing financial rewards for every American.
First, Second and Third-Order Inferences
This week, we take on a privacy law hypothetical about how late-order inferences may be drawn and used to predict what you will like, will support or oppose, will vote for or against, will buy or turn away.
Disclosing the Use of Tools such as AI on Personal Data
This week, we recognize the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the employee hiring process.