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Algorithms
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AD-ttorneys Law Blog
The FTC, AI and Algorithms
By Randal M. Shaheen, Amy Ralph Mudge
If you got past the title to this point, congratulations – not sure that we would have. In exchange for your trust, we promise to try to address a complicated…
Media Law Prof Blog
Langvardt on Four Modes of Speech Protection for Algorithms @kylelangvardt
Kyle Langvardt, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, is publishing Four Modes of Speech Protection for Algorithms in Cambridge Handbook on Law and Algorithms (2020). Here is the abstract.Computer…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
EDPB: No Immediate Need for New Laws to Address Unfair Algorithms
By Odia Kagan
Speak to me in algorithms. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued a letter on the appropriateness of the GDPR as a legal framework to protect citizens from unfair…
New York Commercial Division Practice
First Department Protective of High-Frequency Trading Algorithm: Considerations in Handling Discovery Requests for Propriety Code, Software, and Algorithms
As we continue to see increased litigation over electronic programs, apps, and algorithms, courts are increasingly called to consider discovery requests for the coding behind that technology. These requests highlight…
Future Lawyer
Computer Retailer Algorithms Aren’t Always Perfect
By rickgeorges
Amazon sent me this email ad today. I can't decide whether the algorithm screwed up, or if they are actually trying to sell me the girl. Or, has someone else…
The Right Coast
Exposed: China s Operating Manuals for Mass Internment and Arrest by Algorithm – ICIJ
A new leak of highly classified Chinese government documents has uncovered the operations manual for running the mass detention camps in Xinjiang and exposed the mechanics of the region s…
Focus on Regulation
Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities
By Eric Paroche, Christian Ritz, LL.M. (USYD), Victor Levy, Myrto Tagara, Alexandra Bray
Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Joint Study on Algorithms by German and French Competition Authorities
On November 6, 2019, the FCO and the French Competition Authority (“ADLC”) presented a joint study on “Algorithms and Competition.”[1] The study focuses on algorithms used for dynamic price setting…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Equal Protection Under Algorithms: A New Statistical and Legal Framework”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Crystal Yang and Will Dobbie now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: In this…
The Right Coast
Breaking Up Facebook Would Be a Pointless Endeavor American Greatness
When one examines the algorithmic architecture of these platforms, a troubling picture emerges: Facebook and the likes are designed to keep us in a user state of mind.googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1490977881454-4');});First, engage. Second,…