April 28, 2024
Google: DOJ ‘Made Up Markets’ as Excuse for Antitrust Suit

Google has accused the federal government of fabricating a market for its antitrust suit against the tech giant. Despite this, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not shown that Google commands a...

April 28, 2024
TikTok General Counsel Steps Down to Fight Ban

TikTok’s general counsel is stepping down to focus on fighting a pending U.S. ban. Erich Andersen, who is also general counsel for TikTok parent ByteDance, will leave that role in June and...

April 28, 2024
US Homeland Security Establishes Blue-Ribbon Board with Tech CEOs to...

The US Homeland Security Department has established a new board including Big Tech companies, alongside government officials and outside advisors, to help craft the US’ future AI policies. This advisory...

April 26, 2024
Emotive AI Aims to Offer New Ways to Connect With...

In a lab in London, a new generation of avatars is learning to smile, frown and wink — not just as programmed, but in response to human emotions conveyed through...

April 26, 2024
ByteDance Says It ‘Doesn’t Have Any Plan to Sell TikTok’

ByteDance reportedly will not sell its U.S. TikTok business, even if it loses its legal battle in the United States. The company said late Thursday (April 25) in a post on another app...

April 26, 2024
FTC and State Attorneys General Poised for Strengthened Action on...

While the U.S. historically has had certain protections for biometric data through privacy laws, most notably the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, swift developments in the U.S. privacy framework have...

April 26, 2024
Biometric Privacy as a Case Study for U.S. Privacy Overall

Privacy law in the United States is best described as a patchwork of rules and regulations at both the state and federal level. This development is perhaps no better exemplified...

April 26, 2024
Getting Bipa Right: Biometric Identifiers Must Identify

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14/1 et. seq., is one of the most hotly litigated privacy statutes in the country. As it stands, there is no...

April 26, 2024
Bipa 007- Biometric Privacy Laws or License to Kill Businesses

The uses for biometric information are fascinating, but the consequences are frightening. Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act is the most robust biometric privacy legislation in the country. It is a...