| Internet Governance Proposed Bill Would Prohibit Sale of Location and Health Data by Data Brokers: The Health and Location Data Protection Act, proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, would ban data brokers from selling or transferring the data types and would require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules for the law’s implementation. |
| Privacy Federal Data Privacy Law Garners Bipartisan Support: The American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which is “the closest [lawmakers have] come to establishing a national standard,” would provide users with the rights to access, correct, and delete their data, would encode data minimization principles, and would emphasize protections for civil liberties and children. While the proposed bill has received support from both sides of the aisle, certain provisions, such as the law’s private right of action, have been met with criticism from businesses and lawmakers alike. Report Suggests that Facebook Collects Data About Individuals Seeking Abortion Information: An investigative report by nonprofit journalism outfits The Markup and Reveal suggests that some crisis pregnancy center websites share information about visitors with Facebook. While it’s unclear what Facebook does with the data, privacy advocates warn that it could be used against potential abortion seekers in states where the procedure is outlawed, or to target people with procedure-related advertising or misinformation. |
| Intellectual Property Jury Awards Oracle $30 Million in Copyright Infringement Suit: The jury concluded that competitor Hewlett Packard unlawfully used Oracle’s software to provide updates to customers running Oracle’s Solaris operating system without having service contracts in place. |
| Freedom of Expression and Censorship Major Tech Companies Sign On to EU’s New Playbook for Fighting Misinformation: Some of the world’s biggest tech companies have agreed to take greater measures to combat misinformation on their platforms by agreeing to the bloc’s “Code of Practice on disinformation,” a set of guidelines and commitments aimed at minimizing fake news and propaganda online. |
| Practice Note Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Deals Blow to Gig-Economy Companies: The court struck down a ballot initiative bankrolled by gig-economy companies such as Lyft and Uber that, if passed, would have classified gig-workers as independent contractors. According to the court, the ballot initiative’s “vaguely worded provisions” put it in violation of the state’s constitution. |
| On the Lighter Side What Would RBG Say? A newly-released AI-powered chatbot trained on 600,000 words from former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legal opinions offers a verdict on nearly any question you can think to ask. |
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