| Internet Governance New York City High-Speed Internet Access Plan Paused: The Internet Master Plan, which was initiated by former Mayor Bill DeBlasio and would bring affordable, high-speed internet to underserved areas and increase competition in the marketplace for access, has been placed on hold by the new administration while it is being “re-evaluated.” |
| Privacy Tim Horton’s Found to Violate Canadian Law by Collecting Location Data: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced that the popular coffee company violated the country’s privacy laws by collecting “vast” amounts of location data from users of its mobile app without adequate notice. The company must delete the unlawfully-collected data and instruct third-party service providers to do the same. |
| Information Security and Cyberthreats Boston Children’s Hospital Targeted in Attempted Cyberattack: FBI Director Christopher Wray announced this week that his Bureau thwarted a cyberattack on the hospital by a group of hackers sponsored by Iran. Wray noted that the prior relationship between the hospital and the FBI helped avoid the attack, which would have been “one of the most despicable cyberattacks [he’d have] seen.” |
| Intellectual Property California Right-to-Repair Bill Dies in Committee: Despite broad, bipartisan public support, SB 983 was killed in committee, possibly as the result of influence from tech-sector lobbyists, or out of concerns by lawmakers about the cost to the state of enforcing a right to repair. |
| Freedom of Expression and Censorship SCOTUS Blocks Texas Social Media Law: After the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals thrust the controversial law into effect by overturning a lower court ruling, the Supreme Court has blocked the law, which would prohibit online platforms from moderating content based on viewpoint and would empower users to sue platforms for alleged censorship of their political views. |
| Practice Note Former NFT Executive Charged with Insider Trading: The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York charged the former OpenSea executive with “wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading” for his role in purchasing NFT collections that he knew were soon to be featured on the NFT startup’s homepage. |
| On the Lighter Side Burritos on the Blockchain: Popular fast-food chain Chipotle will begin accepting payments in cryptocurrency. |
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