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With Gen AI, Is There a Machine 'Unlearning' Alternative That Is GDPR-Compliant?
By Cassandre Coyer | November 30, 2023
Large language models trained on publicly available personal data don't really have the option to "forget" parts of their training set without being wholly retrained from scratch. Can they still be compliant with the GDPR's right to be forgotten?
6 minute read
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'Competition is in Our DNA': Head of Dutch Competition Authority on Keeping Markets Competitive
By Linda A. Thompson | November 29, 2023
Under the leadership of Martijn Snoep, a former managing partner of one the country's most venerated law firms, the Dutch antitrust watchdog has advanced novel solutions to challenges affecting competition authorities across Europe.
7 minute read
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Canada and Google Reach $100M Deal Over Contentious Online News Act
By Gail J. Cohen | November 29, 2023
The agreement means Canadians' access to news on Google's search platform won't be cut off.
3 minute read
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European Privacy NGO Files Complaint Against Meta Over Paid Ad-Free Model
By Linda A. Thompson | November 29, 2023
The NGO helmed by Max Schrems has filed what appears to be the first complaint over Meta's recently introduced paid, ad-free subscriptions to its Facebook and Instagram social networking sites.
3 minute read
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SRA Spares UK Lawyers from One-Off Axiom Ince Payment
By Jack Womack | November 29, 2023
The regulator has opted against implementing a cap on the amount that can be claimed against its compensation fund, as the "the scale of consumer loss would be too large" and would lead to "an unacceptable loss in public confidence in solicitors".
2 minute read
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EU's Extensive Rulemaking Spurs US Regulators, Say Former Agency, Division Heads
By Maydeen Merino | November 27, 2023
"There's a natural competition among regulators to try to be the first," said Maneesha Mithal, who led the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection for more than a decade.
4 minute read
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A&O Has 5 Days to Meet Hackers' Demands: Expert Q&A
By Jack Womack | November 23, 2023
A&O faces having confidential data published on the dark web following an attack by ransomware group LockBit—a cyber security expert explains how the firm's merger with Shearman could well have caught the hackers' attention.
7 minute read
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Designation Model Power Dynamics Upended by Weaker Deal Market
By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson | November 20, 2023
A quieter deal market has affected the controversial practice, meaning that 'lenders don't feel they're being told what to do', according to advisers.
3 minute read
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What Bird & Bird's Sandra Seah Learned From the APEC Summit
By Alaina Lancaster | November 17, 2023
"In Singapore, it's not good enough to say 'I'm good at lawyering,'" Seah said. "You need to be very, very aware of the commercial context in which our clients operate—the business climate and the geopolitical climate."
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Ex-Obama Commerce Secretary And China Ambassador Joins Dorsey & Whitney As Adviser
By Justin Henry | November 16, 2023
"Chinese companies need to understand our tax laws, the differences between states, et cetera," said Gary Locke. "All of this is really an extension of the work I did as governor, U.S. commerce secretary and ambassador to China."
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FTC Struggles to Make Lasting Changes in Antitrust, Former Agency Chairs Say
By Maydeen Merino | December 1, 2023
The agency has signaled its "desire to make a sharp change" through rulemaking but has yet to make lasting alterations through Congress or the courts, said former acting FTC Chair Maureen Ohlhausen.
3 minute read
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The Salary Wars That Almost Didn't Happen: The Morning Minute
By Zack Needles | December 1, 2023
The news and analysis you need to start your day.
4 minute read
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NY Licensing Settlement / Georgia License Skirmish / Harris Beach's Cannabis Co-Lead / Trulieve Wrongful Death Suit
By Cheryl Miller | November 30, 2023
New York regulators have agreed to settle a lawsuit by veterans who challenged the Empire State's cannabis-licensing program. Will the recreational-use market finally be able to get off the ground?
11 minute read
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With Gen AI, Is There a Machine 'Unlearning' Alternative That Is GDPR-Compliant?
By Cassandre Coyer | November 29, 2023
Large language models trained on publicly available personal data don't really have the option to "forget" parts of their training set without being wholly retrained from scratch. Can they still be compliant with the GDPR's right to be forgotten?
6 minute read
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Medical Technology: Recent Decisions At the Federal Circuit and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
By James W. Soong | November 29, 2023
Recent developments at the Federal Circuit and the USPTO may inform evolving patent strategy on medical technology.
11 minute read
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European Privacy NGO Files Complaint Against Meta Over Paid Ad-Free Model
By Linda A. Thompson | November 29, 2023
The NGO helmed by Max Schrems has filed what appears to be the first complaint over Meta's recently introduced paid, ad-free subscriptions to its Facebook and Instagram social networking sites.
3 minute read
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European Privacy NGO Files Complaint Against Meta Over Paid Ad-Free Model
By Linda A. Thompson | November 29, 2023
The NGO helmed by Max Schrems has filed what appears to be the first complaint over Meta's recently introduced paid, ad-free subscriptions to its Facebook and Instagram social networking sites.
3 minute read
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SEC Finalizes Rule Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Securitizations
By Maydeen Merino | November 28, 2023
"Taken together, the final rule will help address conflicts of interest arising when securitization participants take positions against ABS [asset-backed security] investors' interests," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.
3 minute read
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Settlement to Reopen NY Cannabis Industry Within Reach, Court Filing Suggests
By Brian Lee | November 28, 2023
The plaintiffs' revocation of the state lawsuit would allow New York to open more than 400 storefronts to provisional licensees with past marijuana convictions, after the August lawsuit ground the industry to a halt for more than three months.
3 minute read
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First American Title Insurance Co. to Pay NY $1M for Cybersecurity Breach
By Brian Lee | November 28, 2023
The Department of Financial Services' investigation found that First American failed to maintain and implement effective governance and classification, access controls and identity management, and risk assessment policies and procedures. These are all violations of DFS's cybersecurity regulation, the agency said.
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