Inside Tech Media

Updates on Developments in Media, Internet & Technology

Subscribe
Visit Blog
By: Covington & Burling LLP

Blog Authors

Ani Gevorkian
Alexander Berengaut
Alexander Wang
Benjamin Cavataro
Brandon Palmen
Calvin Cohen
Cort Lannin
Christopher Zirpoli
Dan Cooper
Dustin Cho
Libbie Canter
Ezra Steinhardt
Emily Ullman
Fredericka Argent
Franka Felsner
Fatmata Kabia
Gregory Discher
Grace Kim
Gerard J. Waldron
Helena Marttila-Bridge
Inside Tech Media
Jackie O'Brien (AU)
Jonathan Benjamin
Jennifer Boudet
John Buchanan
Jadzia Pierce
Jake Levine
Jérôme de Ponsay
Joshua Gray
Jim Garland
Jake Levine
Jurgita Miseviciute
Joshua Williams
Jane Pinho
Karen MacDonald (CA)
Katharine Goodloe
Kevin Coates
Kayvan Farchadi
Kim-Simone Janutta
Katarzyna Lasinska
Laura Corbett
Laurie-Anne Grelier
Liza Herberger
Leslie Hornor
Laura Kim
Lindsey Tonsager
Miranda Cole
Matthew DelNero
Morag Peberdy
Melanie Ramey
Megan Rodgers
Melissa Van Schoorisse
Mark Young
Mengxi Zhu
Nigel Howard
Peter Camesasca
Priscilla Fasoro
Phil Bradley-Schmieg
Patrick M. Phelan
Rebecca Jacobs
Robert Jacques
Robyn Polashuk
Ruixue Ran
Rafael Reyneri
Runze Li - Legal Consultant
Simon Amies
Suzanne Bell
Susan B. Cassidy
Sheng Huang
Siobhan L.M. Kahmann
Sarah Tremont
Sarah Wilson
Thomas Parisi
Winslow Taub
Yaron Dori
Yurij Melnyk
Zachary Mears
Zachary G. Parks

Latest from Inside Tech Media

On 28 September 2018 the EU reinforced its commitment to the development and deployment of high-performance computing by adopting a Regulation establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (“EuroHPC Joint Undertaking”). This entity is set to coordinate and pool resources to create a pan-European state-of-the-art supercomputing infrastructure. Aims of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking The Regulation addresses the lagging standard of high performance computing in Europe. There are concerns that the needs of both scientists…
MongoDB, the developer of a popular document-oriented distributed database server by the same name, has updated the open source license that applies to versions of its software published after October 16, 2018. Previously, the MongoDB software was licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v.3 (“AGPLv3”), which is a “strong copyleft” license. Strong copyleft licenses, among other things, require that the source code for the licensed software (including any modifications) be made available to…
Following an informal consultation earlier this year – as covered by our previous IoT Update here – the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) published the final version of its Code of Practice for Consumer IoT Security (“Code”) on Oct. 14, 2018. This was developed by the DCMS in conjunction with the National Cyber Security Centre, and follows engagement with industry, consumer associations, and academia. The aim of the Code is to…
On the 10th October 2018, BEREC (the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) launched its public consultation on the ‘Data Economy’. This comes at a time when different regulators are increasingly discussing the importance of big data, including the opportunities and risks that it brings about, how these may evolve, and how (and increasingly who should take the responsibility) to regulate. While the data protection and competition authorities have so far been most vocal…
us capitol
On September 26, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Artificial Intelligence in Government Act, legislation that would direct certain executive agencies to specifically research and consider AI applications and strategy, as well as create an advisory board to address AI policy and issues. The bill’s sponsors cited both the promises and risks of AI as significant motivations for the proposed legislation. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Brian…
On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to apply net neutrality rules to Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) operating in that state.  California is not the first state to enact legislation on net neutrality, but its bill contains the most stringent requirements yet.  The Trump Administration and multiple ISPs have sued to prevent the new law from going into effect, arguing that it conflicts with federal law.  The first hearing on the legal…
The California legislature recently passed three bills meant to address rapidly-developing technologies including the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI), and chatbots. Internet of Things. At the end of August, California became the first state to promulgate regulations requiring security features for Internet-connected devices. Senate Bill 327 requires that a manufacturer of a connected device equip the device with “reasonable security features” that are (1) appropriate to the nature and function of the device; (2)…
On September 25, 2018, Lee Tiedrich, the co-chair of Covington’s global Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Initiative,  participated in a roundtable discussion on the future of innovation, the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the need for multidisciplinary approaches involving the entire eco-system to address the adoption of new technologies in society. She was joined by Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States, Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, and Dean of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Bill…
5G deployment and availability will greatly expand and enhance the Internet of Things (IoT). As we explored in a prior post, apart from spectrum availability, one of the other primary keys to promoting 5G development is increased investment in both wireless and wireline infrastructure. Without the necessary infrastructure (e.g. small cells, fiber backhaul) to support advanced 5G offerings, nascent IoT technologies will be inhibited by ever-increasing capacity demands that put strains on the existing…
It is now four months after the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) came into force. One of its objectives is to create uniform standards for data protection in Europe and to adapt data protection to technical progress. In addition, the “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications” (“E-Privacy Regulation“) was originally also to come…