No privacy for that breach investigation report.
https://www.databreaches.net/clark-hill-must-produce-cyberattack-report-in-malpractice-suit/
Clark Hill Must Produce Cyberattack Report In Malpractice Suit
This looks to be another case where a court shoots downs claims of attorney-client privilege for a breach-related report. And once again, it seems to be a situation in which the firm could not show that the breach litigation was the sole purpose of the report or with whom it was shared.
Read about this case on Law360 (subscription required).
More cans, more worms…
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0113/1189411-eu-gdpr-proceedings/
ECJ to consider allowing GDPR complaints in any member state
… Until now, privacy complaints against Facebook by any European citizens have had to be referred to Helen Dixon, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, because Facebook's European headquarters are in Ireland.
However, an ECJ's advocate general has held that, in certain circumstances, any national regulator or national court can handle a data privacy complaint.
So, the ‘Terminator’ is inevitable?
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-warn-superintelligent-ai
SCIENTISTS: IT’D BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL SUPERINTELLIGENT AI
Scientists at the Max Planck Society, a storied European research institution, say humanity will never be able to control a super-intelligent artificial intelligence that could save or destroy humanity.
That’s according to research published last week in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. The problem, the Max Planck scientists say, is that there’s no way to contain such an algorithm without technology far more advanced than what we can build today.
The team primarily focused on the issue of restraint. If an all-powerful algorithm somehow determined that it ought to hurt people or, in a more “Terminator”-esque fashion, end humanity altogether, how would we prevent it from acting?
AI for the defense! (or, put the blame on the virtual guy…)
Providers Seen as Less Liable for Following AI Recommendations
Potential jurors may believe that physicians who follow artificial intelligence recommendations are less liable for medical malpractice.
Potential jurors may not be strongly opposed to providers’ acceptance of artificial intelligence medical recommendations, indicating that clinicians may be less liable for medical malpractice than commonly believed, a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine revealed.
Clinical decision support tools increasingly rely on artificial intelligence algorithms for diagnosis and treatment recommendations, researchers noted. These personalized recommendations can deviate from standard care, potentially making providers vulnerable to increased liability in medical malpractice.
“New AI tools can assist physicians in treatment recommendations and diagnostics, including the interpretation of medical images,” said Kevin Tobia, JD, PhD, assistant professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center, in Washington, DC.
“But if physicians rely on AI tools and things go wrong, how likely is a juror to find them legally liable? Many such cases would never reach a jury, but for one that did, the answer depends on the views and testimony of medical experts and the decision making of lay juries. Our study is the first to focus on that last aspect, studying potential jurors’ attitudes about physicians who use AI.”
How far is too far?
AT&T, Verizon, Comcast halt donations to lawmakers who opposed Biden's election
A large and growing number of tech and telecom companies are freezing their political contributions to Washington lawmakers after President Trump incited a mob that attacked the US Capitol last week.
And some companies – including telecom heavyweights AT&T, Verizon and Comcast – are specifically targeting lawmakers such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo), who opposed President-elect Joe Biden's election victory,
"We will be suspending contributions in 2021 to any member of Congress who voted in favor of objecting to the election results," said Verizon spokesperson Rich Young.
(Related) Cutting of your nose to spite your face?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uganda-election-social-media-idUSKBN29H1E7
Uganda orders all social media to be blocked - letter
Uganda ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps on Tuesday until further notice, a letter from the country’s communications regulator seen by Reuters said.
Users had complained earlier on Tuesday that they were unable to access Facebook and WhatsApp, social media platforms being widely used for campaigning ahead of Thursday’s presidential election in the East African country.
… A source in Uganda’s telecom sector said the government had made clear to executives at telecoms companies that the social media ban was in retaliation for Facebook blocking some pro-government accounts.
The U.S. social media giant said on Monday it had taken down a network in Uganda linked to the country’s ministry of information for using fake and duplicate accounts to post ahead of this week’s election.
Perspective. Another prediction shot full of holes…
Oh, great — Uber and Lyft are actually increasing car ownership in US cities
… The platforms were supposed to provide alternatives to private car travel and ultimately decrease car ownership.
However, a recent study suggests that this isn’t entirely the case and ride hailing apps actually increase car ownership, especially in cities that are already dependent on cars.
… The researchers aren’t exactly sure why this is occurring, though. They speculate that ride-share app users are becoming drivers themselves, and buying cars to get into the business. Or, people who already own a car, are buying a second vehicle to use exclusively as a ride hail taxi.
Perspective.
https://www.journalism.org/2021/01/12/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-in-2020/
News Use Across Social Media Platforms in 2020
… About half of U.S. adults (53%) say they get news from social media “often” or “sometimes,” and this use is spread out across a number of different sites, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Aug. 31-Sept. 7, 2020.
Among 11 social media sites asked about as a regular source of news, Facebook sits at the top, with about a third (36%) of Americans getting news there regularly. YouTube comes next, with 23% of U.S. adults regularly getting news there. Twitter serves as a regular news source for 15% of U.S. adults.
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