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Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
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.
Finding Common Ground This Thanksgiving
This week, let’s reflect on what brings us together as a society, and how the information age has transformed how we view our institutions.
Texas Jury Hits E-Discovery Vendor with Penalties for Violation of Computer Crimes Statute
This week, let’s highlight a recent Texas case against Consilio, LLC, one of the world's largest e-discovery firms, presenting significant e-discovery liability and privacy issues.
Protecting your Digital Privacy
This week, let’s revisit essential privacy and security practices, highlighting WIRED Magazine's comprehensive guide on protecting yourself from government surveillance.
Click-to-Cancel
This week, let’s consider the controversy surrounding the new “Click-to-Cancel” rule, issued this month in final form by the Federal Trade Commission.
Unprecedented Cyber Espionage and its Effect on Supply Chain Risk
This week, let’s examine recent reports about cyber espionage targeting the United States and other Western nations.
Questions to Ask Your AI Vendor: A Checklist
This week, we’re presenting a checklist of questions that you should ask potential AI vendors.
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).