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Are You For Real? Dealing with the Proliferation of Deepfakes
Notwithstanding the significant threats facing companies as a result of deepfake technology, there are several things companies can do to protect themselves and their employees from becoming the victim of a deepfake scam.
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China Finalizes New Regulations to Relax Personal Data Exports from China
Nearly six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was first introduced for public consultation, the much-awaited final rules on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-border Data Flows were published and came into effect on March 22, 2024. The New Regulations largely repeat the Draft Regulations, but now have further relaxed personal data exports from China.
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Privacy Risk Management & Data Minimization
Many organizations — from growing start-ups to mature, well-established companies — are struggling with the new reality of what it means to manage data in an era of digital transformation, exponential data growth, and expanding regulatory regimes focusing on data management and minimization.
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AI Needs Its 'Come to Jesus' Moment
It's time to stop the hype, stop talking up AI as if it's the next best thing since sliced bread and prove that it's a useful tool and technology that can actually be used in the actual practice of law.
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All the News That's Fit to Pinch: 'NYT v. OpenAI'
The emerging cases by authors and copyright owners challenging various generative AI programs for using copyrighted materials are certain to create new troubles for the courts being asked to apply the fair use doctrine to this important new technology.
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The EU AI Act Will Transform Practices for AI Governance In the U.S.
The EU AI Act solidifies one of the world's first comprehensive attempts to bring governance to unlock innovation in AI. U.S. companies have asked, what exactly does this development mean for their businesses?
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The Importance of Cyber Vigilance: Control Liability and Litigation Exposure
This article covers cyber trends and tips for organizations to explore in order to be better equipped to anticipate and respond to cyber incidents before a devastating breach occurs. The outcome? Diminished chance of class action activity, compliance violations, lost business, and mounting costs.
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Happy Anniversary ChatGPT! Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence in Your Law Firm Practice One Year into this Disruptive Technology Phenomenon
While the societal impact of technology is not a new concept, GenAI stands out due to its accessibility to the public and its profound influence on knowledge-based industries like law. In addition to boosting efficiency and productivity, GenAI's new technological capabilities hold the promise of empowering lawyers to offer more precise and insightful guidance to their clients.
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The Cyber Shot Across the Bow: Data Manipulation and GPS Spoofing
In September 2015, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned that the next "push of the envelope" in cybersecurity might be attacks that change or manipulate electronic information in order to compromise its accuracy or reliability. Two years later, we may now be seeing the beginning of such insidious attacks, in the context of GPS spoofing — a technique that sends false signals to systems that use GPS signals for navigation.
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Vendor Contracting for Privacy and Security
In an effort to continue to capture ongoing and new business, vendors may be opening themselves up to liability due to poorly drafted contracts with companies. In addition, in a rush by companies to have data shifted to the cloud, privacy concerns may be dangerously minimized.
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