On 26 October, the UK prime minister gave a speech on the AI Safety Summit to be hosted in the UK on 1 and 2 November. The summit will bring together representatives from large lab AI companies, world governments and civil society to discuss safety risks arising from frontier AI. Frontier AI is “highly capable … Continue reading
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More New York SHIELD Act guidance
On June 20, 2022, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) announced a consent agreement (called an Assurance of Discontinuance) with Northeast grocery chain Wegmans for, among other things, violations of the SHIELD Act requirements. Wegmans does not confirm or deny the NYAG’s findings. In brief, on April 5, 2021, a security researcher contacted Wegmans about … Continue reading
US Senators introduce IoT cybersecurity bill
On August 1, 2017, US Senators unveiled a bipartisan bill to mandate baseline cybersecurity requirements for internet connected devices purchased by the federal government. Recent attacks demonstrate that connected devices, which make up the Internet of Things (“IoT”), can paralyze websites, networks, and even components of critical infrastructure. The draft bill, introduced by a bipartisan … Continue reading
Third Circuit ruling reinstates state law privacy claims related to Google’s use of cookies
In re: Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation, involves 24 consolidated lawsuits that were initially brought against several internet advertisers alleging violations of various state and federal privacy statutes, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Wiretap Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. In October of 2013, the District of Delaware dismissed … Continue reading
Cybersecurity to be named a top priority for the US in the state of the union address
Media outlets previewing the President’s upcoming State of the Union Address (to be delivered on Tuesday, January 20 at 9 pm ET) have reported that the President will name cybersecurity as one of the top issues that businesses and the government must tackle in 2015. The President has characterized cyberattacks and cyber warfare as a “direct threat” to … Continue reading
Glossary of US Laws
The following non-exhaustive list of state, federal, and foreign statutes may apply to social media issues. Anti-SLAPP (U.S. state law) – provides protection against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (“SLAPP”). See our posts on anti-SLAPP. Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) – U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. See our posts on ADA. Canada’s Anti-Spam … Continue reading