The Law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. has released a report on the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence that looks at AI regulation and policy in jurisdictions around the world. It was written in January and published on the Library’s website recently with the following summary. “This report examines the emerging regulatory and policy landscape surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in jurisdictions around the world and in the European Union (EU). In addition, a survey of…

The New York Times reported on July 12th that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a fine of roughly $5 billion against Facebook for mishandling users’ personal information, according to three people briefed on the vote, in what would be a landmark settlement that signals a newly aggressive stance by regulators toward the country’s most powerful technology companies. The much-anticipated settlement still needs final approval from the Justice Department, which rarely rejects settlements reached…

The New York Times reported on July 8th that British authorities have said that they intend to order British Airways to pay a fine of nearly $230 million for a data breach last year, the largest penalty against a company for privacy lapses under a the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Poor security at the airline allowed hackers to divert about 500,000 customers visiting the British Airways website last summer to a fraudulent site,…

The New York Times reported on July 9th that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled unanimously that President Trump has been violating the Constitution by blocking people from following his Twitter account because they criticized or mocked him. The ruling could have broader implications for how the First Amendment applies to the social media era. Because Mr. Trump uses Twitter to conduct government business, he cannot exclude some Americans from reading…

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) recently carried an article by our friend Judy Selby and Peter McLaughlin entitled “Is Insurance Coverage for Cyber Claims Barred by a War Exclusion?“ As they point out, insurance coverage disputes typically aren’t front-page news events, but two recent case filings made headlines in legal, insurance and even mainstream news outlets. The cases involve claims by corporate giants Mondelez International and Merck for losses each company…

The National Institute on Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on June 27th that it had released a report on Internet of Things cybersecurity. The free report, entitled Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks (NISTIR 8228) is the first in a planned series of documents NIST is developing to help IoT users protect themselves, their data and their networks from potential compromise. Developed by the NIST Cybersecurity for IoT Program over…

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