Artists Use Their Media to Voice Concerns About Privacy and Intrusions
Author: Susan J. Lutzker Published: August 3rd, 2021 Sam Durant’s drone sculpture above New York’s High Line and the stunning photographs of Trevor Paglen are stark representations of the pervasive presence of government surveillance in our lives. While courts are grappling with the legal boundaries of such surveillance, artists are joining the debate. Click here to…
When Machines Discriminate – NIST Tackles Bias in AI
Author: Jennifer B. Maisel Published: July 8, 2021 At this point you have probably heard about one of the many incidents where an AI-enabled system discriminated against certain populations in settings ranging from healthcare, law enforcement, and hiring, among others. In response to this problem, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently proposed a strategy for…
Supreme Court Rules CFAA Does Not Criminalize Every Violation of a Computer-Use Policy
Author: Jennifer B. Maisel Published: June 7, 2021 In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split as to whether a provision of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) applies only to those who obtain information to which their computer access does not extend, or more broadly to also encompass those who…
FTC Stripped of Authority to Pursue Equitable Monetary Relief in Federal Court – What Now?
Author: Jenny L. Colgate Published: May 13, 2021 On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision finding that the FTC lacks authority to pursue equitable monetary relief in federal court under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (the “FTCA”). The result means that defendant Scott Tucker does not have to pay $1.27 billion…