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Ambient Light Sensors to Malware Threats: MIT Unveils Smartphone Privacy Risks Amid Market Turbulence

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Editor's Note: In a significant study from MIT's CSAIL, researchers have unveiled vulnerabilities in smartphone ambient light sensors, highlighting them as potential channels for privacy breaches. This discovery underscores...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bank-Fintech Partnerships and Fair Lending: Top Areas at Risk for Government Scrutiny

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently published a consent order issued against Cross River Bank that alleged the bank’s fair lending program’s noncompliance and weaknesses in its oversight of fintech...more

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The Nagoya Protocol: Regulating Research in the Wake of Biopiracy

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What if I told you that there was a plant that could be used to treat diabetes, liver problems, ulcers, leukemia, and malaria? Understandably, you would want that plant to be studied and turned into medicine if possible....more

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Part 2: The Key Steps for an Asset Purchase Transaction of an Amazon FBA Business

FBA business owners who have decided to enter into asset purchase agreements with a buyer, as outlined in Part 1 of our series, should understand the various levels of an asset purchase transaction and what will be needed in...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

PPP Loans and M&A Transactions: Considerations for Lenders and Buyers

Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans are Small Business Administration (SBA) Section 7(a) loans. Consequently, they are subject to the same regulatory guidelines that generally apply to Section 7(a) loans....more

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Believing in Conceiving: Private Equity’s Rebirth in the Fertility Sector

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Following the launch of several platforms in recent years, it seems that private equity’s interest in the fertility space is trending up again. Investment in this sector brings some unique issues that potential investors...more

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California and European Privacy FAQs: Can a company share information about its employees as part of due diligence with a...

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The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more

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Three Trending Topics in IoT: Privacy, Security, and Fog Computing

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Cisco has estimated that there will be 50 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the Internet by the year 2020. IoT has been a buzzword over the past couple of years. However, the buzz surrounding IoT in the...more

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Background Checks? That is the Question

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Has your company decided yet whether it will conduct criminal background or credit checks? If you are already using that tool as part of your job screening process, are you keeping up with legal developments in every city,...more

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Preventing Corruption While Protecting Personal Information

Multinational businesses are subject to a patchwork of laws of the various jurisdictions in which they operate. Complying with the myriad rules and regulations can be challenging. Compliance obligations vary from one country...more

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