| Internet Governance EU Legislation Could Bring Sweeping Changes to Big Tech: The Digital Markets Act, which aims to bolster competition in online services by imposing new regulations related to aspects of big tech such as app stores, software bundling, search engine self-preferencing, and messaging interoperability, was approved by EU member states and awaits official adoption. |
| Privacy U.S. and EU Leaders Reach Deal on Data Transfers: Almost two years after an EU court struck down the Privacy Shield, U.S. and EU leaders have reached an “agreement in principle” to assure the legal transfer of personal data between the continents. The deal still needs to be finalized, a process which includes President Biden putting the commitments into an executive order. |
| Information Security and Cyberthreats Hackers Stole Data By Impersonating Law Enforcement: Apple, Meta, and others handed over users’ personal data to hackers who gained access to police department email accounts and forged emergency data requests. The information includes IP addresses, home addresses, and phone numbers. |
| Intellectual Property Video Game Company Sues John Doe Defendants Over Allegedly Fraudulent DMCA Takedown Notices: Ten John Doe defendants allegedly sent fraudulent DMCA takedown notices to YouTube claiming to be acting on behalf of Bungie, the video game company behind the Destiny game series. In its complaint against the defendants, Bungie criticized YouTube’s DMCA takedown process and is asking the court to compel Google to unmask the defendants. |
| Freedom of Expression and Censorship Google Is Using AI to Better Detect Searches from People in Crisis: Google is integrating a new machine learning tool into its platform that can spot complex queries related to difficult personal situations, such as domestic violence or suicidal ideations, which will then allow Google to direct the user to appropriate resources. |
| Practice Note FTC Sues TurboTax for Allegedly Misleading Advertisements: Parent company Intuit advertises TurboTax as a free tax preparation software, but the FTC says that this is a “bait-and-switch,” and that approximately two-thirds of tax filers cannot use TurboTax’s free product. |
| On the Lighter Side Proposed Legislation Would Create a Digital Version of the U.S. Dollar: House Democrats plan to introduce the Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Act, which would direct the Treasury to establish a program to develop and implement digital currency. |
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