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Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Addressing Challenges of Deepfakes & AI-Generated Evidence

The Federal Rules of Evidence (“FRE”) currently provide a framework for authenticating evidence in court, but rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have raised concerns about the sufficiency of these rules in...more

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media...

Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Resolves Investigation of Lingo Telecom, Finalizes Proposed...

In May, we reported that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) had adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) against a voice service provider, Lingo Telecom, LLC (Lingo), for transmitting illegally spoofed,...more

BCLP

Navigating Legal Challenges In French Civil Fraud Cases: An In-depth Analysis

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In recent years, banking fraud in France has surged, driven by advanced technology and the integration of payment methods and mobile banking. We do a deep dive into the legislation to help our clients stay informed and...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Another Blow to E-Signed Arbitration Agreements in California

Over the last decade, the use of e-signatures has become the norm for human resources departments when onboarding new employees. The advent of resources like DocuSign, Taleo, BabooHR, and others have made this process simple,...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI...

Florida and Texas Businesses Must Comply With Updated Privacy Regulations Effective July 2024

If you are a business operating in the Sunshine and/or Lonestar state, then this alert is for you. As discussed further below, Florida recently issued regulations, effective July 18, 2024, clarifying certain requirements set...more

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Data Authentication in eDiscovery: Ensuring Integrity and Trust

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The Role of Experts in Data Collection - In many eDiscovery cases, teams of experts handle the collection of traditional and modern data following a proven, standard process. These experts ensure the data is authenticated,...more

Troutman Pepper

Great Expectations: HIPAA-Regulated Entities Asked to Know Users' Intent on Unauthenticated Webpages

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On March 18, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an updated bulletin to "increase clarity for regulated entities and the public" with respect to the use of online tracking...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Authentication of Entire Video When Witness Observed Only Part of the Events Portrayed in the Video

Can a witness authenticate a video if the video contains images that the witness did not see?  In Md. Supreme Court to rule on Baltimore criminal case involving video authentication – Maryland Daily Record...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

All Providers Must Submit Expanded Filing in Robocall Mitigation Database by February 26, 2024

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The Federal Communications Commission has set a February 26, 2024 filing deadline for all providers in the call chain, regardless of STIR/SHAKEN status or whether they have the facilities to implement STIR/SHAKEN, to file...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Beware of Scams that Hijack Cellphone Accounts: The Importance of Authentication for Businesses and Consumers: Privacy Day...

Consumers use cell phone numbers to authenticate their identities across a variety of accounts, such as those held with wireless providers, financial institutions, healthcare providers, and retail websites. One common example...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

Meta and Microsoft Join Google in Effort to Crack Down on AI-Generated Content in Political Ads

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it will now require advertisers to disclose “social issue, election, or political” advertisements that have been “digitally created or altered, including...more

Fisher Phillips

You Can No Longer Believe What You See: 5 Ways Employers Can Guard Against Deepfakes

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In their book, “AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future,” Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan point out that we used to live in a world where we could trust video evidence, but not anymore. Thanks to deepfakes – sophisticated digital...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

White House AI Order Balances Innovation And Regulation

On Oct. 30, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence. The executive order provides a sprawling list of directives aimed at establishing standards for AI safety...more

WilmerHale

Utah Publishes Social Media Regulation Act Proposed Rule

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On October 15, the Utah Department of Commerce’s Consumer Protection Division published a Proposed Rule implementing elements of the Utah Social Media Regulation Act (SMRA), which was signed into law in March 2023....more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Cyber Risk Management Chronicles | Episode X | Biometrics - the Ticket to Flying High or a Turbulent Ride for Authentication?

Feeling seen, but maybe too seen - Stepping off the plane this past August after a long international flight, the last thing I wanted was a lengthy wait at US Customs, the final sentinel between me and a good night’s sleep. I...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Utah Proposes Rules for Social Media Regulation Act

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Keypoint: The Utah Division of Consumer Protection published proposed rules regulating social media companies under Utah’s Social Media Regulation Act. On October 15, 2023, the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (the...more

Knobbe Martens

Medtronic Sued for Allegedly Sharing Health Info with Google

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Medtronic Minimed, Inc. and Minimed Distribution Corp. (“Medtronic”) were sued in a class action complaint in the Central District of California on August 30, 2023, by users of Medtronic’s InPen® system. The lawsuit alleges...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W: Web 2.5 – The Companies That Are Using the Blockchain To Innovate and Solve Big Problems

Saying the word "crypto" will get a visceral reaction in many circles, and if you say you still believe in the future of crypto, you have a high likelihood of being blacklisted.   I get it. It has been a tumultuous 16...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

NIST Releases Revised Cybersecurity Controls And Requirements For Protection Of Controlled Unclassified Information Resident In...

On May 10, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released an Initial Public Draft of Revision 3 to NIST Special Publication (“SP”) 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Authentication of a Disputed Email and Attachment

Boshea v. Compass Marketing, Inc., 2023 WL 2743333 (D. Md. Mar. 31, 2023)(Hollander, J.), involved authentication of disputed electronically stored information. “Authentication” is a necessary predicate to all uses of ESI:...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

FCC Expands STIR/SHAKEN to Intermediate Providers and Extends Robocall Mitigation Requirements

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The FCC has released new rules that expand caller ID authentication requirements, impose enhanced robocall mitigation obligations, create new mechanisms to hold providers accountable for non-compliance, and set forth the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Significantly Expands Robocall Obligations for Broad Universe of Providers

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At its March 16, 2023 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM, respectively), which significantly...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Adopts Sixth Report and Order Expanding Robocall Obligations for Broad Universe of Providers

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At its March 16, 2023 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM, respectively), which adds...more

Troutman Pepper

California Court of Appeals Suggests Electronic Signatures Require Additional Proof for Authentication

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On January 19, a California Court of Appeals issued a decision calling into question the evidentiary value of electronic signatures. Dicta in the opinion directly contradicts a previous ruling in Gamboa v. Northeast Community...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Not My Work”: When Artists Dispute Authorship

The assumption that artists love credit is challenged when an artist appears to repudiate their authorship. Sometimes repudiation arises from personal animus while in other instances an artist might feel that their work is no...more

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