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Mind-reading tech used to convict criminals; novel gadgets to collect evidence; the digitization of the legal system—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of the law.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2023/11/statewide-housing-programs-can-be-complex-good-website-can-help/391864/
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Like many states, Colorado is navigating a serious shortage of affordable housing. It ranks as one of the least affordable states in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. Fed up, voters last year approved a ballot measure that looks to address the shortage and help local governments...
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https://level.medium.com/prisons-are-a-public-health-crisis-and-the-cure-is-right-in-front-of-us-aecd54b442c3
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Prisons Are a Public Health Crisis — and the Cure Is Right in Front of Us. The best way to curb pandemics like Covid-19 is to abolish the conditions that breed their spread.
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https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/03/11/massachusetts-police-officers-push-for-mass-state-police-review-amid-crisis-of-confidence/
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A local law enforcement group is again pushing for a state review of Mass State Police following a series of brutal headlines for the embattled agency facing a "crisis of confidence."
The Massachusetts Association for Professional Law Enforcement (MAPLE) is proposing a "Blue Ribbon" commission to...
The Massachusetts Association for Professional Law Enforcement (MAPLE) is proposing a "Blue Ribbon" commission to...
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/finra-publishes-2024-annual-regulatory-3660769/
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On January 2024, FINRA published its 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the "Report"). FINRA publishes the Report as a way to provide its broker-dealer members with insight into findings from FINRA's Member Supervision, Market Regulation, and Enforcement programs. FINRA also intends for the Report to serve as a roadmap firms can use to bolster their compliance programs throughout the year.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/navigating-compliance-trends-with-a-9851878/
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The Department of Justice has published — and continues to update and emphasize — a set of practical guidelines on what it views as an effective compliance program and how it makes decisions about bringing charges and evaluating resolutions. Companies that are struggling to address the current hot trends in compliance and enforcement, and new ones that could potentially emerge, can use the Department's explicit expectations to create a roadmap.
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Countries struggle to create a copyright policy for computer-generated content.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06840-9?code=cd5494b9-080f-4bba-9585-ff2ed827f9ca&error=cookies_not_supported
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National Academies Press. Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy (National Academies Press, 2012). Fact sheet: new progress on using behavioral science insights to better serve the American people. whitehouse.gov...
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https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2024/01/26/data-privacy-day-2024-part-2/
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"In 2024, we can no longer discuss data privacy without talking about AI. Up until now, the overarching challenge for businesses has been that pre-existing legislations around privacy and intellectual property were not written with newly released AI technologies in mind. "While we've made significant progress in reaching some form of omnibus regulation through the upcoming EU AI Act, it's important to remember that effective AI regulation extends beyond safeguarding personal data, copyright and IP infringement issues.
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https://www.ibtimes.com/big-tech-told-identify-ai-deepfakes-ahead-eu-vote-3728160
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The EU called on Facebook, TikTok and other tech titans on Tuesday to crack down on deepfakes and other AI-generated content by using clear labels ahead of Europe-wide polls in June.The recommendation is part of a raft of guidelines published under a landmark content law by the European...
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As it becomes more accessible for people to share and download online content, influencers need to better understand how to protect their original work.
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https://financialpost.com/fp-work/mental-health-struggles-plaguing-this-group-of-business-owners-key-to-the-economy
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Financialpost
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https://www.mondaq.com/Article/1436044
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Alberta's pause on issuing approvals for renewable energy projects (Pause) ended on February 29, 2024. Immediately prior, the Alberta government issued a news release with updated policy guidance on developing renewable power projects in Alberta. This policy guidance addresses issues related to the use of agricultural lands, reclamation security, viewscape impacts, Crown lands and municipal engagement that were considered during the Pause.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ftc-proposes-strengthening-children-s-6168522/
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On January 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would fortify the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This move underscores a significant shift in the regulatory landscape, aiming to address the use of children's data by companies and to enhance privacy protections for children.
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https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-19-meta-ordered-to-stop-tracking-users-for-ads.html
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The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) ordered Meta, the parent company of social media giants Facebook and Instagram, to stop invading Norwegian users' privacy through personalized advertising based on their online activities and estimated locations. Facebook and Instagram can still display customized ads to users but only based on the "about" section of their profiles.
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https://www.biometricupdate.com/202312/new-data-privacy-concerns-for-namibias-biometric-sim-registration
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The head of the Payment Association of Namibia's e-Money Forum, Paul Rowney, has urged the country's authorities to put an end to the biometric SIM registration exercise until a personal data protection legislation has been enacted.
Rowney, also a former Technology adviser with the United...
Rowney, also a former Technology adviser with the United...
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/x-nee-twitter-wants-to-collect-your-biometric-data-and-employment-history/
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X, the social network that you can access at twitter.com, is planning to collect users' biometric information, employment history, and educational history, according to an updated privacy policy. "Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric...
X, the social network that you can access at twitter.com, is planning to collect users' biometric information, employment history, and educational history, according to an updated privacy policy. "Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric...
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https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/02/biden-eo-aims-to-safeguard-sensitive-data-on-fed-employees-facilities/
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The Biden administration, as part of a broader data privacy effort, is attempting to curtail foreign adversaries from gathering sensitive data on federal employees and military service members. The new initiative comes under an executive order President Joe Biden was expected to sign Wednesday. The EO is aimed at protecting Americans' sensitive data from being accessed by so-called "countries of concern" through data brokerages and other transactions.
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https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-great-escape-from-government-schools/
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After enduring bullshit school shutdowns during the COVID pandemic, many students concluded that school itself must be bullshit and have skipped attending classes. Government bureaucrats are panicking since subsidies are tied to the number of students' butts in chairs each day. Duke University Professor Katie Rosanbalm lamented that, thanks to the pandemic, "Our relationship with school became optional." School absences have "exploded" almost everywhere, according to a New York Times report last week.
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https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41356537.html
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Meta Platforms has offered to almost halve its monthly subscription fee for Facebook and Instagram to €5.99 from €9.99, a senior Meta executive has said, a move that aims to address concerns from privacy and competition regulators.The price cut follows mounting criticism from privacy activists...
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https://www.clare.fm/news/clare-independent-says-justice-minister-confidence-vote-complete-waste-dail-time/
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A Clare Independent TD has described a motion of confidence in the Justice Minister as "a complete waste of Dáil time". The Government looks set to comfortably win the motion later today, which arises out of a Sinn Féin motion of no confidence in Minister Helen McEntee. Scariff Independent TD, Michael McNamara has confirmed he'll be voting against the Minister, though the government's motion is expected to be carried by a surplus of 20 votes.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/technology/ftc-regulation-children-online-privacy.html
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The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to bolster the key federal rule that has protected children's privacy online, in one of the most significant attempts by the U.S. government to strengthen consumer privacy in more than a decade.The changes are intended to...
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https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/the-right-chemistry-reflections-on-the-manufacture-of-mirrors
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