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- DHS Cybersecurity Arm Directs Executive Agencies to Develop Vulnerability Disclosure Policies December 3, 2019On November 27, 2019, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released for public comment a draft of Binding Operational Directive 20-01, Develop and Publish a Vulnerability...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- Open Internet Advocates Rejoice: Ninth Circuit Finds Web Scraping of Publicly Accessible Data Likely Does Not Violate CFAA October 28, 2019The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently handed open internet advocates a big win by upholding the right of a data analytics startup to use automated bots to scrape publicly available data (hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., No. 17-16783 (9th...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- The ABA Speaks on AI August 15, 2019Earlier this week, the American Bar Association (“ABA”) House of Delegates, charged with developing policy for the ABA, approved Resolution 112 which urges lawyers and courts to reflect on their use (or non-use) of artificial intelligence (“AI”)...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- Is Anonymized Data Truly Safe From Re-Identification? Maybe not. August 5, 2019Across all industries, data collection is ubiquitous. One recent study estimates that over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day, and over 90% of the data in the world was generated over the last two years. Not surprisingly, the...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- FTC Settlement Reminds IoT Companies to Employ Prudent Software Development Practices July 31, 2019Smart home products manufacturer D-Link Systems Inc. (D-Link) has reached a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after several years of litigation over D-Link’s security practices. The dispute, which dates back to early 2017, has...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- Beyond GDPR: Brexit’s Effect on other Data Laws June 20, 2019Since the United Kingdom (UK) voted in June, 2016, to exit the European Union (i.e., “Brexit”), the question in many minds has been, “Whither GDPR?” After all, the UK was a substantial contributor to this legislation. The UK has offered...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- San Francisco Says The Eyes Don’t Have It: Setting Limits on Facial Recognition Technology May 16, 2019On May 14, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-1 to approve a proposal that will ban all city agencies, including law enforcement entities, from using facial recognition technologies in the performance of their duties. San...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- NYC’s Task Force to Tackle Algorithmic Bias: A Study in Inertia May 2, 2019In December, 2017 the New York City Council passed Local Law 49, the first law in the country designed to address algorithmic bias and discrimination occurring as a result of algorithms used by City agencies. Local Law 49 created an Automated...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- U.S. Lawmakers Want Companies to Check their Bias April 26, 2019Although algorithms are often presumed to be objective and unbiased, technology companies are under increased scrutiny for alleged discriminatory practices related to their use of artificial intelligence. As a result of the rising concern that...Patrick Law Group, LLC
- The Weight of “GDPR Lite” March 19, 2019In June, 2018, California’s legislature took the first steps to ensure that the state’s approach to data privacy was trending more closely to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the de facto global industry standard for...Patrick Law Group, LLC
San Francisco Says The Eyes Don’t Have It: Setting Limits on Facial Recognition Technology
By Jennifer Thompson | On May 14, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-1 to approve a proposal that will ban all city agencies, including law enforcement entities, from using facial recognition technologies in the performance of their duties.
NYC’s Task Force to Tackle Algorithmic Bias: A Study in Inertia
By Linda Henry | In December, 2017 the New York City Council passed Local Law 49, the first law in the country designed to address algorithmic bias and discrimination occurring as a result of algorithms used by City agencies.
U.S. Lawmakers Want Companies to Check their Bias
By Linda Henry | Although algorithms are often presumed to be objective and unbiased, technology companies are under increased scrutiny for alleged discriminatory practices related to their use of artificial intelligence.
The Weight of “GDPR Lite”
By Dawn Ingley | In June, 2018, California’s legislature took the first steps to ensure that the state’s approach to data privacy was trending more closely to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the de facto global industry standard for data protection. Though legislators have acknowledged that further refinements to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will be necessary in the coming months, its salient requirements are known.
The ABA’s Valentine’s Gift to Same-Sex Couples: Formal Opinion 458 Requires Judges to Perform Marriages
By Jennifer Thompson | On Valentine’s Day, the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 485, entitled “Judges Performing Same-Sex Marriages,” stating that judges may not decline to perform marriages for couples of the same sex.
The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct
By Linda Henry | Artificial intelligence is transforming the legal profession and attorneys are increasingly using AI-powered software to assist with a wide rage of tasks, ranging from due diligence review, issue spotting during the contract negotiation process and predicting case outcomes.