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Verizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. The court sides with the defendants as to the first CyberTip but not the second. The defamation and SCA claims for the second CyberTip go forward as to each defendant.

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Section 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the plaintiff’s allegations: Plaintiff alleges that in October, 2020, he received a negative review on Nextdoor from a former customer. The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I ” The court cites Force v.

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X Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

When Meta sued Bright Data for breaching Facebook’s and Instagram’s ToS, the defendant successfully argued that since the scraping occurred without logging into its platforms’ accounts, it did not constitute “use” of the platform and thus did not breach the ToS. If a contract does that, it should not be enforceable as a matter of federal law.

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White House Releases Implementation Plan for the National Cybersecurity Strategy

Inside Privacy

Consistent with the Strategy , the NCSIP contemplates five broad lines of effort (“pillars”): Defending critical infrastructure; Disrupting and dismantling threat actors; Shaping market forces to drive security and resilience; Investing in a resilient future; and Forging international partnerships to pursue shared goals. Q3 – – – Q4 1.3.1

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

2020) (denying motions to dismiss and to strike class allegations against manufacturer of biometric timeclocks where plaintiff-employees did not receive notice or give consent to manufacturer). 1:20-CV-1084-JES-JEH, 2020 WL 5118035 (C.D. 19 CV 04722, 2020 WL 2513099 (N.D. May 15, 2020). See, e.g., Figueroa v. 454 F.Supp.3d

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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Best law books: the ultimate reading list for legal professionals

Simple Legal

You’ll finish this book feeling astounded by how discrimination seeps into state and federal laws. While it sounds mundane, the case caused a sensation, with those supporting taxonomy clashing with individuals who staunchly defended the biblical assertion that whales were considered fish.