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[State AG Updates: May 24-28, 2021]( Crowell & Moring LLP Colorado Attorney General Weiser announced that he asked the Colorado legislature to invest its American Rescue Act funds into Colorado water projects… [White House to Business: “Take Ransomware Crime Seriously”]( Mintz As we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that another type of infection is threatening business and ransomware continues to spread… [BREAKING: SCOTUS Slashes Scope of Cybercrime Statute]( Squire Patton Boggs Today, the Supreme Court handed down a decision significantly narrowing the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), a federal statute… [Lessons from a long-ago deepfakes prosecution]( Thompson Coburn LLP When deepfakes emerged on the Internet, people gasped at this new tool for deception and wondered how they could ever separate fake from real videos… [OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance for Electronic Recordkeeping Rule and Promises Aggressive Enforcement]( Cozen O'Connor As discussed in a previous blog, covered employers were required to electronically submit 300A data for the calendar year 2020 between January 2… [Stay ADvised: What's New This Week, May 31]( Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Piggy-backing on the buzz about cryptocurrency investments, crypto scams have proliferated. A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report warns of a… [IT-Projekte: Performance vertraglich absichern]( Witzel Erb Backu & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB Anwender erwarten von einer Software, dass sie funktioniert. Dazu gehören zum Beispiel gute Antwortzeiten, eine permanent und verlässlich verfügbare… [TSA Issues Directive to Enhance Pipeline Cybersecurity]( Sidley Austin LLP The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) issued a Security Directive, “Enhancing Pipeline… [Certificats SSL : Attention aux renouvellements]( IP Twins Les responsables IT de Microsoft ont dû faire face à un nouveau problème de cybersécurité… [Nokia and Daimler Settle Standard-Essential Patent Licensing Dispute, Potentially Impacting Auto-Industry FRAND Licensing]( Delaware Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Key Points This settlement resolves multiple German lawsuits Nokia filed against Daimler asserting SEPs and Daimler’s complaint against Nokia before… [Snapchat Case May Offer Opening For Design Defect Plaintiffs]( Georgia Day Pitney LLP Since the Communications Decency Acti was enacted in 1996, almost all courts have construed the statute broadly to provide immunity to internet… [Industry Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Florida Social Media Law]( Florida Bilzin Sumberg On May 24, 2021, Florida’s governor signed into law legislation prohibiting social media companies from blocking political candidates seeking to use… [“Un-Like” - The Tech Industry Attacks Florida’s New Law Censoring Social Media Platforms]( Florida Asserson Law Offices Florida caused quiet the stir last week when it passed a first-of-its-kind law in the United States which curtails how social media platforms, like… [Backup, Separate, & Secure: White House Cyber Recommendations Reach the Private Sector]( Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP On Wednesday, June 2, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger released an open letter encouraging… [White House Urges U.S. Businesses to Adopt Best Practices to Fight Ransomware]( Davis Wright Tremaine LLP The White House released an open letter on June 2, 2021, urging U.S. businesses to take "immediate steps" to protect themselves, their customers, and… [Cybersecurity: Respond to the Rising Threat of Hacking]( Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP The threat of cyber hacking just keeps getting worse. Since the beginning of this year, the hack of Microsoft Exchange Servers that began in January… [Novel Lawsuit Brought Against IRS Concerning Tax Implications of Staking]( Baker McKenzie According to the Coinbase website, “staking” is “the process of actively participating in transaction validation (similar to mining) on a… [Digital Blockchain Services Bolster Supply Chains]( Braumiller Law Group Blockchain is a transformative new technology, like artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT)… [In the Dark At the Movies In More Ways than One: FTC Settles ROSCA and False Advertising Charges Against MoviePass]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC The FTC announced a settlement yesterday with the operators of the MoviePass subscription service. The service, which allowed consumers to view movies… [Make Your Mobile App Sweepstakes More Appealing]( Klein Moynihan Turco LLP The mobile space is currently inundated with mobile apps that serve myriad purposes. If you are in need of a mobile application for a certain… [TSA to require pipeline operators to meet cybersecurity requirements]( Morrison & Foerster LLP The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a Security Directive last week intended to protect and… [Client Alert: The Risk from Phishing]( Shumaker Loop & Kendrick We are all well aware of the risks that cyber-crime presents to businesses now. On a weekly basis, we see stories about virus attacks, hacks, and… [Regulating Online Intermediation Services in the UK - a Brief Overview]( Kemp IT Law In this short piece, we overview the new ‘platform to business’ rules that came into effect on 12 July 2020. This is the first of three related pieces… [Northern District of California Holds that Section 230 Applies to App Store]( California Morrison & Foerster LLP While Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continues to face significant calls for reform or even elimination, the recent Coffee v. Google… [Breaking: President Biden Issues Executive Order Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data]( Squire Patton Boggs Today President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) with respect to the threat posed to the United States’ information and communications… [Step Up Security To Protect Your Organization From Crippling Ransomware Attacks]( Hopkins & Carley A few weeks ago, many Americans on the East Coast spent several days scrambling for gas when Colonial Pipeline halted systems for 5,500 miles of… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [NFTs in video games: a level-up for a fast-growing industry?]( Bird & Bird LLP Non-Fungible Tokens ("NFTs") may soon change the video game industry, as they provide easy access for players’ unique virtual goods in digital worlds… [A Strategic Cyber Discovery Framework from HaystackID™]( HaystackID Provided for your review and use is a non-comprehensive overview of definitions, depictions (graphical), and descriptions that may be helpful in… [Digital Influencers in Lebanon and Legal Issues to Consider]( Al-Jad Law The popular theory that advertising influences consumer behaviour has leaked into digital advertising and has become a well-established… Event notice [Advertising in the Virtual World]( McMillan LLP Online, 17 June 2021 Other top stories [Everyone’s a Critic: Copyright Considerations for YouTube and Twitch Reaction Videos (Part I)]( [COVID-19 Government Intervention Schemes]( [Biden Proposes to Sharply Increase Taxes on Corporations and High-Income Individuals, While Encouraging Investment in Renewable Energy]( [TSA Security Directive Requires 30-Day Cybersecurity Assessments, Rapid Incident Notification for "Critical" Pipeline and LNG Facilities]( [Privacy group challenges website cookie use]( [Recent California Supreme Court Decision Expands Liability Arising Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act]( [Ransomware: A Guide to Practical, Regulatory, and Reputational Risk Management]( [Data and advertising considerations in influencer marketing]( Audio [Insurer ‘Burned’ by Illinois Supreme Court Decision Regarding Tanning Salon’s Coverage for Biometric Information Disclosure]( [High Court Deals Blow to Data Privacy/Cybersecurity Regulation]( International developments [Horseplay in the workplace leads to $662,102 in damages]( [Virtual reality and Intellectual Property Rights]( [The Beginning of the End of Online Piracy in Canada?]( [Key trends in supply chain management]( [High Court refers questions to the European Court of Justice in “striking” Norwich Pharmacal application]( [E-Commerce Profits Taxable If “Hong Kong-Sourced”]( [Formulating a smart contract and minting an NFT]( [Cookie consent in Iceland]( [Google Ads e concorrenza sleale: vittoria per Interflora]( IT [Singapore: Vulnerabilities found in over 100 million internet-connected devices, including medical equipment]( Event notice [CCH Pinpoint® In-Depth Series: Guided tour of Employment Law]( Wolters Kluwer Asia-Pacific Online, 23 June 2021 [The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Asia-Pacific Xchange: Transforming the Modern Law Department.]( Association of Corporate Counsel Online, 16 - 17 June 2021 [Construction series: An update on the changes relating to building certification in NSW: The latest from the NSW Building Commissioner]( Holding Redlich Online, 23 June 2021 [Unsubscribe]( | [Disclaimer]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Contact]( [Law Business Research]( [© 2006-2021 Law Business Research](