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Nigel Farage's Reform UK Faces Legal Action, Pallas Partners Acting

The law firm will advise the Good Law Project in its legal proceedings against the political entity over alleged breaches of voters' data rights.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Marriott to Pay $52M, Upgrade Cybersecurity to Settle Probes Into 3 Big Breaches

"Marriott's poor security practices led to multiple breaches affecting hundreds of millions of customers," said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Appellate Judges Grill Lawyer for Ex-Uber Security Chief Who Wants Conviction Tossed

"This case is an unprecedented attempt to hold an individual criminally liable for the way a company handled and reported a cybersecurity incident," Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Chris Cariello said in court Tuesday.
8 minute read

Law.com

Generative AI and the 2024 Elections: Risks, Realities, and Lessons for Businesses

GenAI's ability to produce highly sophisticated and convincing content at a fraction of the previous cost has raised fears that it could amplify misinformation. The dissemination of fake audio, images and text could reshape how voters perceive candidates and parties. Businesses, too, face challenges in managing their reputations and navigating this new terrain of manipulated content.
7 minute read

The Recorder

VantageScore Files Suit Against Former Data Scientist Who Wiped Company Laptop

The Bay Area company alleges its former vice president of data science and innovation saved confidential information to other devices before resetting his work laptop, wiping it of all files.
4 minute read

Law.com

Judicial Panel Sends Snowflake-Related Data Breach Lawsuits to Montana

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that about 80 data breach cases centered on cloud storage software firm Snowflake Inc. be transferred to Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in the District of Montana.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Deepfake Era': How To Navigate AI-Generated Content

The rise of AI-generated images has created new legal challenges, particularly for the unauthorized use of an individual's name, content, and images. The recent examples involving images of Taylor Swift and her fan base demonstrate the risks of deepfakes when used in the political context.
7 minute read

The Recorder

DOJ, Microsoft Announce Joint Actions to Seize Internet Domains Linked to Russian Intelligence

A news release published by the Department of Justice revealed that it had worked in collaboration with Microsoft to expose a "spear-phishing campaign" by Russian state-sponsored threat actors affiliated with the "Callisto Group," an operational unit in Center 18 of the Russian Federal Security Service.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Challenge of AI Governance: The Blessing and the Curse of Safeguarding Personal Data

"Organizations must strike a balance by harnessing the benefits of AI while remaining vigilant against employee complacency and the exploitation of automated systems," write Frances M. Green and Karen Mandelbaum.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Establishing New Test for Cost-Shifting, Court Allocates Costs for Data Security in Discovery

In their E-Discovery column, Christopher Boehning and Daniel Toal discuss the recent decision in United States v. Anthem, Inc., which addressed the question of how to allocate data security costs between parties and established a new test to determine when and whether cost-shifting may be appropriate.
9 minute read

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