| Internet Governance Task Force of Attorneys General to Crack Down on Robocall Enforcement: The attorneys general of all fifty states have supported the formation of the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force, which will take legal action against telecommunications companies and “gateway providers” to combat the 33 million daily spam calls–many of which are in furtherance of scams–made to Americans. |
| Privacy India Scraps Personal Data Protection Bill: The proposed bill, which was unveiled in 2019 and was designed to give Indian citizens data rights, was withdrawn after a parliamentary panel proposed “dozens of amendments and recommendations.” Lawmakers will now turn their efforts to a more “comprehensive legal framework” and will eventually present a new bill. |
| Information Security and Cyberthreats DDoS Attacks on Taiwanese Websites Coincide with Pelosi Visit: The websites of President Tsai Ing-wen and the country’s National Defense Ministry, Foreign Affairs Ministry, and largest airport were incapacitated as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived. It’s uncertain who originated the attacks. |
| Intellectual Property Patent Laws Require Modernization, Argue Experts: In a series of hearings before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, IP leaders including former United States Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu argued that United States patent laws should be rewritten to accommodate artificial intelligence technologies, in part to ensure innovation toward national security. |
| Freedom of Expression and Censorship Indonesia Blocks, Unblocks, Companies Under Registration Law: After blocking certain sites for missing a deadline to register pursuant to the country’s MR5 internet regulation last week, the country’s Ministry of Communication and Information has allowed now-registered sites such as Steam and Yahoo back online. Still-unregistered sites such as Epic and Origin remain blocked. |
| Practice Note Claims Against Visa to Proceed in Child-Pornography Suit: A federal judge denied the company’s motion to be dismissed from a suit against it and Pornhub parent company MindGeek, reasoning that “Visa made the decision to continue to recognize MindGeek as a merchant, despite its alleged knowledge that MindGeek monetized child porn.” The case raises questions about payment processors’ liability. |
| On the Lighter Side Screening for Telltale Signs of Hunger: A new dad built an AI-powered webcam to help figure out when it’s time to feed the baby. |
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