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Catfished by Code: The New Wave of AI Dating App Scams
“I got fake people showing fake love to me… I can tell that love is fake…” Fake Love by Drake The struggle to find love in the age of...
Nolan Yamada, Angie Wong, Jack Casani
Nov 21, 2023


California Age Appropriate Design Code Act Blocked by Federal Judge
Credit: Ivan Radic | Flickr Children's privacy is growing rapidly as legislatures worldwide endeavor to make the Internet safer for...
Nicole Poirot, Caroline Viola, Amber Chapman
Oct 31, 2023


Robotaxis: Bright Road Ahead or Dead End?
Credit: Courtesy of Waymo Intro Autonomous vehicle (AV) taxis are becoming increasingly prevalent in major cities across the country....


Using ChatGPT in Product Development Poses Unresolved Risks for Trade Secrets and Copyright
What is ChatGPT, and how does it learn? ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot developed by the software company, OpenAI. The chatbot uses a...
Caroline Viola and Nolan Yamada
Sep 5, 2023


Problematic Pornography: Deep Fakes and the Dark Side of AI
As AI technology continues to advance, so must the Court’s interpretation of free speech and protection for those harmed by it.
Andrew Braswell, Erick Arevalo, Jason Cowan
Apr 27, 2023


What is the Inflation Reduction Act?
Approximately $400 billion of the federal funding is directed toward clean energy, clean transportation, and electric-vehicle incentives.
Jack Casani, Ethan Peters
Apr 13, 2023


Arbitration and the Charge Point Carmageddon
Tesla dropped its electric vehicle prices across all markets back in January. Some markets saw price drops as high as 20%.
Sion Yans, Ethan Cruz
Apr 13, 2023


What is Synthetic Data? Is it Better from a Privacy Professional Perspective?
With the emergence of ChatGPT and RobotLawyer, the public is turning their attention away from cryptocurrency to artificial intelligence.
Clay Goode, Elizabeth Magaña
Apr 13, 2023


TikTok Articulates Heightened Data-security Standards, But What Will Regulators Think?
TikTok has become the app of choice for many, and advertising spending reflects that.


DoNotPay Pulls Plan for “Robot Lawyer”
The consumer rights advocacy company DoNotPay has decided to halt efforts to put their “robot lawyer” in court.
Caroline Viola, Nolan Yamada
Feb 9, 2023


Autonomous Semi-Trucks: Emerging Tech and Legal Questions
Companies at the forefront of autonomous cars have a few goals in mind in commercializing the tech.
Christopher Zimmerman, Justin Kouyoumdjian
Feb 9, 2023


Analysis of the CA Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
Across the United States, federal and state policymakers are directing their focus on protecting children’s privacy online.
Kiril Danilov, Clay Goode
Nov 10, 2022


Section 230 to be Challenged at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could change the way companies have used Section 230 of the CDA.
Caroline Viola, Ethan Peters, Nolan Yamada
Nov 10, 2022


Google Pays Up for Alleged Privacy Violations
The settlement marks Google’s “largest amount fined per capita” in response to a privacy- or consumer fraud-focused action.
Clay Goode & Pauline Loyola
Nov 10, 2022


Former Uber Executive Officer Faces Prison for Data Breach Cover Up
On October 5, 2022, Joe Sullivan, former Chief Security Officer (“CSO”) of Uber, was convicted of obstruction of justice and misprision.
Elizabeth Magaña, Claire Nelson
Nov 10, 2022


Elon Musk Must Close Twitter Deal By The End of This Week
Just days before the October 17th court date, Musk announced that he is willing to still go through with his original deal to buy Twitter.
Christopher Zimmerman, Nikole Slaton
Oct 27, 2022


The Gig Economy and AB5
The gig economy is a branch of the labor market that promotes flexibility and independence at the expense of job security.
Sion Yans, Nikole Slaton
Oct 27, 2022


Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision/Blizzard Raises Antitrust Issues
Microsoft has proposed a deal to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion dollars.
Lance Burrows, Renato Oyarzun, Erik Villanueva
Oct 13, 2022


Business Model Behind Netflix Release of Glass Onion is No Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, will be released worldwide on Netflix on December 23, 2022.
Shyam Rajan
Sep 29, 2022


Antitrust in the Age of Amazon
It is difficult to imagine the humble garage in which the economic powerhouse we know today as Amazon, Inc. was conceived.
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