By: Natalie Kempton Governments continue to crack down on TikTok as the European Union is following in the footsteps of the U.S.’s ban on employees’ use of the growing app due to increasing cybersecurity risks the app seems to pose. TikTok is a popular social media app which relies on creating high levels of engagement through… Read More TikTok Bans Continue in Western Nations
By: Molly Codeanne The CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, is scheduled to appear before a congressional committee in March. TikTok has faced many allegations concerning sharing U.S. users’ data with the Chinese Communist Party. The chairs of the committee want Americans to be informed with respect to how TikTok’s actions and functions affect individuals’… Read More TikTok CEO’s Plans to Appear Before Congress
By: Kiara Benac The recent issue with Taylor Swift ticket sales has exposed potential antitrust law violations, leaving many with “Bad Blood” towards Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s business practices. Concert enthusiasts are reflecting on past criticism and questioning whether the ticket buying industry can change. The Sherman Act (1890), Federal Trade Commission Act (1914), and the… Read More Ticketmaster & the Taylor Swift Eras Tour: Inspiring Bipartisanship to Protect Antitrust Laws and Signaling a New Era of Buying Tickets Online
This post examines the context of the introduction of the SAFE TECH Act, primarily looking at what it hopes to amend, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Criticisms of the act are also discussed as well as where the legislation could come into conflict with the First Amendment.… Read More The SAFE TECH Act: An offer of internet reform along with a potential collision with the First Amendment
There is an overwhelming amount of law on privacy. The Fourth Amendment has been discussed in tens of thousands of law review articles and court decisions from state appeals courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Interestingly, very little information or law exists on facial recognition. During a Congressional hearing in late March 2017, privacy advocates became aware to the vast ability for the FBI to find someone with facial recognition.
… Read More The FBI’s Powerful Facial Recognition Software Exposed.