Happy Holidays! Be careful out there – scammers can hack Google Forms to send official looking emails from Google.com, so merely looking at just the domain of where the phishing email is coming from is not always enough. This person lost a lot of cryptocurrency. Techdirt had a nice post on the victory by the…
Category: Internet Governance
Links for Week of December 20, 2024
This week, we learned that the Supreme Court will indeed weigh in on the TikTok ban. Apparently, drug sales are flourishing on social media. Finally, hat tip to GeekPress for highlighting a post by Eugene Volokh on whether the promises made by chatbots can be legally binding. TikTok Appeal to Supreme Court Social Media and…
Links for Week of December 13, 2024
This week, there were several articles revolving around the liability of chatbot operators for teen suicides linked thereto. Apple is facing a lawsuit saying they did not do enough to remove CSAM from their services. Chatbot Operator Liability for Teen Suicide Apple CSAM Lawsuit
Links for Week of December 6, 2024
This week, the D.C. Circuit ruled to uphold the TikTok ban, which likely will be appealed to the Supreme Court. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced proposed rules to rein in data brokers, but those rules are likely to be amended by the next administration. Finally, I liked the post by Steve Crocker that highlights…
Links for Week of November 22, 2024
This week, the Department of Justice revealed its plan to remedy Google’s search monopoly by requiring a sale of its Chrome browser. Ever wonder what the data that companies get from online games is used for? This week, Niantic announced that the geolocation data from its players is used to train an AI model. Finally,…
Links for Week of November 8, 2024
This week, there’s a lot of uncertainty as to what President-Elect Trump will do in his second term. Ars Technica had a nice look at what might occur in AI regulation. Circle ID has a nice look at the future of Internet regulation. Finally, IAPP’s summary looks at those as well as privacy regulation. Future…
Links for Week of November 1, 2024
This week, there were several posts referencing a recent case in Washington dealing with a “sign-in-wrap” agreement which was not enforceable. Russia has apparently fined Google an impossible amount in an attempt to force them to end YouTube bans. Also, congrats to Professor Guadamuz on reaching 20 years of Technollama! Finally, I was recently interviewed…
Links for Week of October 18, 2024
This week, I liked Evan Brown’s post re: a recent case which applied the Video Privacy Protection Act to modern day sharing of viewing history. The FTC issued its final rule on methods to cancel subscriptions. Finally, I liked Professor Goldman’s post on a case holding ISPs contributorily liable for copyright infringement. Video Privacy Protection…
Links for Week of October 11, 2024
This week, TikTok was sued by a dozen states, adding to their legal woes. The DOJ is reportedly considering a breakup of Google. Finally, the Verge had a good summary of the WordPress.org feud between their CEO Mett Mullenweg and the WP Engine platform. TikTok Sued By States DOJ Considering Google Breakup WordPress Feud With…
Links for Week of October 4, 2024
This week, I liked the article which Bruce Schneier linked to about NIST’s updated password guidelines. I also liked the case discussion over the recent Alexander v. Take Two case, where there was infringement of the copyright, but the tattoo artist got zero damages. Finally, I should have linked to this last week, but my…