law
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DoNotPay, the ‘Robot Lawyer,’ Is Being Sued
The startup behind the “world’s first robot lawyer,” DoNotPay, is gearing up for its first big court battle. And this time it probably can’t just back out of the case, as DoNotPay is the defendant. The company is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it misled customers and misrepresented its product.
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Democrats’ New Bill Could Be the First Real US Privacy Law
A bill introduced Thursday in response to the reversal of Roe v. Wade would enshrine first-of-its kind protections for location data and health information. If it passes, it has the potential to be one of the most significant privacy laws in American history.
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An AI-Illustrated Comic Has Lost a Key Copyright Case
When Kris Kashtanova attempted to copyright their comic book Zarya of the Dawn, the United States Copyright Office originally granted them the rights. Later, the agency put the book under review because of Kashtanova’s social media, where they said that they had produced the images using the AI-image generator Midjourney. Now, the Copyright Office has made a…
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U.S. FTC Fines GoodRx $AU2.1 Million for Sending Your Medication Data to Facebook and Google for Ads
The Federal Trade Commission took historic action against the medication discount service GoodRx Wednesday, issuing a $US1.5 ($AU2.1) million fine against the company for sharing data about users’ prescriptions with Facebook, Google, and others. It’s a move that could usher in a new era of health privacy in the United States.