Privacy, the gig economy, and access to digital information in our cars were all issues on ballots Tuesday for direct response of the voters. U.S. technology companies will be affected by the results of these...more
11/9/2020
/ Ballot Measures ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector
Who owns the stuff you buy?
This used to seem so easy. Of course, you own the house, car, refrigerator, books, watch, shoes, pants, and everything else you bought – we always thought so. But not anymore. The companies that...more
11/3/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
Data-Sharing ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
First Sale Doctrine ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Patents ,
Secondary Markets ,
State Legislatures ,
Trademarks
A few years ago, if you wanted to wreak havoc online, you needed some skill. You needed to understand coding and how to break into other computers. You needed to develop attack bots and probe for vulnerabilities....more
Legislators can become heroes.
With one act of non-partisan legislation, your representatives could save thousands of lives, could boost the U.S. manufacturing economy, and could make all of our lives easier, safer, and...more
We all have them. Old computers sitting around in storage, never to be used again. Broken servers that have passed their prime. Laptops abandoned for their newer, shinier versions.
And what do you do with them? If these...more
10/14/2020
/ Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Electronics ,
Environmental Policies ,
Laptop Computers ,
Morgan Stanley ,
NIST ,
OCC ,
Recycling ,
Waste Disposal ,
Work Computer
Some companies don’t seem to care about privacy compliance. They may not have the money to build a compliance regime. They may not believe in the laws or believe that the laws would ever be applied to them. They may just not...more
Historians believe we have started a fourth industrial revolution where physical, digital, and biological worlds will merge to form the basis of a new economy. One of the key elements of this transformation is the emergence...more
In ancient European lore, vampires cannot enter a home without being invited in. Once invited, they are free to pass at will, feasting on the inhabitants.
Of course, this legend had a practical purpose – to teach the young...more
Most people have a warped and deeply unrealistic understanding of data security.
There is no such thing as absolute security. For a thing to have value, you must be able to access the value – in effect, to use it. In order...more
When will artificial intelligence develop aspirations? When will a robot yearn to have its own apartment? When will an AI that invented technology want to re-invest its earnings into better marketing for its product? When...more
Last week the California legislature passed an important first step in protecting the American public from itself. The Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) helps fill a gap in U.S. healthcare privacy that most people don’t...more
With consumers reluctant to use cash in the COVID-19 pandemic, a newer form of purchase financing has gained traction with retailers and payment providers. Purchasers are finding alternatives to building significant credit...more
I am an advocate of providing law enforcement officers the newest technology to do their jobs well.
If there is a recording of an event, the police should be able to use it.
If a stingray can capture cell phone...more
8/28/2020
/ Criminal Investigations ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Data Collection ,
Databases ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
First Amendment ,
FOIA ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Law Enforcement ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Smartphones
On Tuesday I wrote about how Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney was engaging Apple on at least three battlefronts. I missed a battlefront and I’m here today to rectify that mistake.
I mentioned Epic’s groundbreaking and lucrative...more
8/20/2020
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Violations ,
App Developers ,
App Store ,
Apple ,
Big Tech ,
Competition ,
Games ,
Gaming ,
Google ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
Monopolization ,
Nintendo ,
Popular ,
Software Developers ,
Sony ,
Video Games
Tim Sweeney, the Colossus of Cary, is fighting even bigger foes – Apple and Google. The multibillionaire chief executive of Epic Games has opened a multi-front war on the tribute that app developers are forced to pay to reach...more
8/18/2020
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
App Developers ,
App Store ,
Apple ,
Big Tech ,
Competition ,
Games ,
Google ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
Monopolization ,
Popular ,
Video Games
The world just received the newest pronouncement from the EU Court of Justice, in a decision known as Schrems II, and the legal opinion extends the data war declared on the United States in the first Schrems decision....more
8/12/2020
/ Contract Terms ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK Brexit
Since its conception, people have worried that an artificial intelligence would turn against humanity and threaten our lives. While this may be a result to be feared several years in the future, right now the more pressing...more
8/6/2020
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Authoritarian Regimes ,
Biometric Information ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Foreign Relations ,
Minorities ,
Personal Data ,
Political Parties ,
Prison ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Surveillance ,
Technology Sector
If you want a glimpse of the future, check out how developers are using gpt-3.
This natural language processor was trained on parameters ten times greater than its most sophisticated rival and can be used to answer...more
7/31/2020
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Coding ,
Computer Programmers ,
Data Processors ,
Machine Learning ,
Natural Language Processing ,
Predictive Coding ,
Software ,
Software Developers ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector
When was the last time you talked about blockchain?
Maybe 18 months to 2 years ago when the world was new, Broadway was open, and blockchain was everywhere. And then it wasn’t.
Blockchain didn’t leave us, its golden promise...more
7/24/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Internet of Things ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
Token Sales
If a picture of your face is used for a purpose that doesn’t identify you, is your privacy violated?
If the publicly available picture was used just to show a face, distinguished from some faces, similar to others, and fed...more
7/22/2020
/ Alphabet Company ,
Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Microsoft ,
Name and Likeness ,
Personal Data ,
Public Information ,
State Privacy Laws
Today, July 16, 2020, the EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), issued its highly anticipated decision in the Schrems II case. In doing so, CJEU has invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework...more
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 crisis is destroying the restaurant industry.
Hospitality dies when customers won’t leave their homes, and no amount of Grub Hub delivery will replace the dine-in experience, the workers it...more
7/15/2020
/ 3D Printing ,
3D-Automation ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Health and Safety ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Machine Learning ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
Robotics ,
Robots ,
Technology ,
Virtual Reality
You may have never thought about the data sets for training and testing AI, but you should.
Software runs the world.
The coming generation of software will include machine learning, so lawyers and businesses should...more
For 25 years – since the introduction of Internet Explorer 2 – our browsers supported third-party cookie technology that formed the basis of internet advertising.
The cookie party is ending.
Tech lawyers and business...more
As the CCPA enforcement date of July 1, 2020 approaches next week, California privacy rights were already on the minds of many businesses. However, just as organizations wrap up month and year-long projects to address those...more