I’m
100% concerned.
Joe
Patrice writes:
At least clients are putting up a brave
front.
When asked about new regulations like the
California Consumer Privacy Act, 68 percent of in-house legal
department respondents are either “not concerned” or only
“somewhat concerned.” That’s a good indication that corporate
counsel have a great plan for this stuff, right? Well, in the same
survey, when asked “do you feel concerned about your organization’s
ability to meet all aspects of the new privacy requirements?” 69
percent were “concerned” or “very concerned” with an
additional 25 percent “somewhat concerned.” And
84 percent “have no clearly defined processes to meet new and
emerging privacy regulations.”
You
know “they” (not just Amazon) listen to anything their devices
hear, why not watch anything they see?
Amazon
Workers May Be Watching Your Cloud Cam Home Footage
Teams
in India and Romania use video snippets sent by customers for
troubleshooting purposes and to train artificial intelligence
algorithms.
“We’re
here to help?”
DHS
cyber unit wants to subpoena ISPs to identify vulnerable systems
… CISA,
which warns both government and private-sector businesses of security
vulnerabilities, privately complained of being unable to warn
businesses about security threats because it can’t always identify
who owns a vulnerable system.
The
new proposal would allow CISA to use its new powers to directly warn
businesses of threats to critical devices, such as industrial control
systems — typically used in critical infrastructure.
Where
Alexa goes, others will follow.
Amazon’s
New Smart Products Raise All Kinds of Alexa Privacy Concerns
While
Amazon’s introduction of so many new Alexa-enabled products at its
Seattle headquarters caught some privacy advocates off-guard, this
strategy of building out the Alexa family of products has been
brewing for some time at Amazon. CEO Jeff Bezos has made no secret
of the fact that he’d like to see the Alexa smart assistant
technology become “ubiquitous” and “ambient,” much like
Google Assistant.
… What
raises so many Alexa privacy concerns, however, is the fact that many
of the new devices are blurring
the line between wearable devices and surveillance gear.
And these wearable devices come with microphones (in order to hear
the questions asked by users), meaning that they might be used
inadvertently to eavesdrop and record conversations in public, or
used to invade other people’s privacy in strange new ways. Would
you really want to sit down next to someone who might be recording
every word you say?
… Amazon
has rolled out a particularly cheerful sounding Alexa-powered night
light for kids called Glow. As one tech blog exclaimed after reading
about this product, “Surveillance for all ages!”
… And,
in all credit to Amazon, it has tried to add some “privacy
inventions” to its products. For example, there’s a new voice
command that lets you ask Alexa what it has recorded about you. And
there’s another feature that enables automatic deletion of all
recorded content on a rolling basis.
But
is this really enough in a post-GDPR world? The whole point of
privacy regulation is for tech firms to obtain consent from users
before their personal data is used, and to give them the option to
delete all personal data upon request. In contrast, all of the new
Alexa privacy features are opt-in rather than opt-out, meaning that
Amazon really doesn’t want you opting out of data collection. And,
since AI-powered technology needs data in order to “learn,”
Amazon doesn’t let you delete conversations immediately – only
after Alexa has had a chance to learn from them.
Less
like a legal pendulum, more like a yo-yo.
“Similar”
Illegal Comments Must Be Taken Down
On
Thursday 3rd October, Europe’s highest court ordered
Facebook
to take down content that was sufficiently similar to comments that
had been ruled defamatory.
Specifically,
the European Court of Justice ruled that “EU law does not preclude
a host provider such as Facebook from being ordered to remove
identical and, in certain circumstances, equivalent comments
previously declared to be illegal.”
Furthermore
judges said: “EU law does not preclude such an injunction from
producing effects worldwide, within the framework of the relevant
international law.” This would appear to be at odds with its
ruling
last week that
the so-called “Right to be Forgotten” – whereby search engines
must delist outdated or irrelevant information from searches for
individual names – does NOT extend to international territorial
scope.
Background.
The
Modern Contract Handbook – A Downloadable Guide
“Any
reader of Artificial Lawyer would recognize that contracts
are one of the biggest puzzles a business needs to solve.
Every stage of the contract lifecycle – from creation, through
collaboration, negotiation, agreement, tracking and renewal – can
create friction. It’s well known now that according to the IACCM,
83% of people are dissatisfied with the contract process. Solving
this is why Juro exists, but in working to fix it, we’ve been
fortunate enough to learn an enormous amount about how to actually
make contracts work for everyone. That’s why we decided to wrap it
all together and share it with the community – download your copy
of the Modern
Contract Handbook here.”
Perspective
gained by discussions with those who are doing AI. (See the graphic)
Top
Trends on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2019
… Conversational
AI remains at the top of corporate agendas spurred by the worldwide
success of Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and others. Meanwhile, new
technologies continue to emerge such as augmented intelligence, edge
AI, data labeling and explainable AI.
Machines
can be people too.
India:
Copyright And Artificial Intelligence
… Who
owns copyright in work created using Artificial Intelligence?
The
challenging part is where we have to decide who owns the copyright in
a situation where a creative and artistic work is generated by an
automated machine, or any form of artificial intelligence, and such
creation takes place independently without any kind of human effort.
Certain
kinds of Copyright ownership are discussed as follows:
a)
The Programmer
b)
The user
c)
The Artificial Intelligence
d)
Nobody
Lawyer
like a hacker...
Shedding
Some Light on the Dark Web for Legal Researchers
Legal
Executive Institute –
“…What
makes the Dark Web “dark,” are not the nefarious things that
sometimes occur there; rather, it is the anonymity it offers.
…
Undetectable
Web activity is obviously valuable to a criminal, but it is equally
valuable for many “normal” users… All of this secrecy makes the
Dark Web a handy tool for legal researchers. Anonymous browsing is
terrific for such everyday research tasks as conducting competitive
intelligence gathering, tracking down infringement of copyright or
trademarks without tipping off the target, or locating sensitive
subjects without revealing your identity. Anonymity also is very
helpful for gathering information on individuals or looking around
for clues to identity theft. Putting on a disguise before searching
the Web is just another way legal researchers can locate useful
information effectively yet secretly. The question is: How do you
travel these virtual back alleys safely and legally?…”
Perspective.
A quiz for when my students get cocky. (Questions and answers are in
the PDF)
Americans
and Digital Knowledge
“A
majority of U.S. adults can answer fewer than half the questions
correctly on a digital knowledge quiz, and many struggle with certain
cybersecurity and privacy questions. A new
Pew Research Center survey finds
that Americans’ understanding of technology-related issues varies
greatly depending on the topic, term or concept.
…
This
survey consisted of 10 questions designed to test Americans’
knowledge of a range of digital topics, such as cybersecurity or the
business side of social media companies. The median number of
correct answers was four. Only 20% of adults answered seven or more
questions correctly, and just 2% got all 10 questions correct…”
Is this also
true for senior business managers?
Social
Media: Senior Leaders Need to Get on the Bus
… If you
are a senior leader in the military, being engaged on social media is
becoming more of an imperative by the day. There are many reasons
why this is essential, but here are my top 10:
3) It is
important for us to acknowledge that the higher you go, the more
insulated and distant you are from where the rubber meets the road.
Social media gives us the opportunity to hear directly from our
service members about what is bothering them, or the challenges
facing them and their families. It is not always glamorous – not
unlike reading the inside of a porta-potty at NTC – but the
majority of the time, you will get unfiltered, grassroots feedback,
and that is something we can all benefit from.
A tool for
yelling at my students? The Magic version may cause seizures.
To
create a big message on someone’s screen, head to
BigAssMessage.com.
Here you’ll find a simple interface that allows you to enter a
message and pick from one of four styles. From there, you can
preview the message and save it.
… To
see how your message will work, just enter it and pick a style, then
click Preview. When satisfied, click again to return to the main
screen. Once you click Save, a URL will appear in the bottom bar.
Click this to copy it, then you can send it to people or display it
on your own computer.
A plan we
would all invest in?
