Kristof Van Quathem, Diane Valat, and Aleksander Aleksiev of Covington and Burling write: On August 22, 2023, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Statute of the Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (“AESIA”) thus creating the first AI regulatory body in the EU. The AESIA will start operating from December 2023, in…
AirTag stalking has led to ‘multiple murders,’ claims lawsuit against Apple
Ben Lovejoy reports: A class action lawsuit against Apple claims that AirTag stalking has led to “multiple murders.” […] A lawsuit was first filed on behalf of two AirTag stalking victims back in December of last year. ArsTechnica reports that this has now grown into a class action lawsuit representing “more than three dozen victims.” Read more at 9to5Mac. h/t, Joe…
Concealing Surveillance: The Government’s Disappearing Section 702 Notices
Sarah Taitz and Patrick C. Toomey report: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—the law the U.S. government relies on to conduct sweeping, warrantless surveillance—is once again coming under intense scrutiny. Judicial review of this surveillance is essential in our system of checks and balances, but for years the government has taken steps to block or limit courts’ ability…
How Ads on Your Phone Can Aid Government Surveillance
Byron Tau, Andrew Mollica, Patience Haggin, and Dustin Volz report: Technology embedded in our phones and computers to serve up ads can also end up serving government surveillance. Information from mobile-phone apps and advertising networks paints a richly detailed portrait of the online activities of billions of devices. […] The Wall Street Journal identified a network of…