Edvard Pettersson reports: Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle claims by its users that the social-media behemoth illegally gave third parties, including political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, access to their private information. The proposed settlement is the largest recovery ever achieved in a data-privacy class action, and it is…
Claimant to Maintain Anonymity in English High Court Cyber Attack Case
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 20, 2022, the English High Court has granted the victim of a cyber attack a permanent injunction against cyber attackers whilst the victim organization maintains its anonymity. Generally, a claimant’s identity is public in English court proceedings. Injunctions can be made against unknown and unidentifiable defendants enabling them to…
Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilties
A report by the National Endowment for Democracy and International Forum for Democratic Studies. From the Executive Summary: Through “smart city” projects, municipal officials around the world are deploying digital tools to collect data about urban life, analyze trends, and automate governance. Billed as cutting-edge solutions for connectivity and efficiency, these projects—which leverage new capacities…
New Jersey Assembly Introduces Age-Appropriate Design Code Bill
Lindsey Tonsager and Madeline Salinas of Covington and Burling write: Last week, New Jersey Assemblyman Herb Conway Jr. introduced a bill similar to the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (“CA AADC”) enacted in September. The bill, NJ A4919, tracks the CA AADC in many respects but contains several notable differences, which we summarize below: Covered businesses. The CA AADC…