After Twitter fact checks Trump’s Tweets on mail voting in California, a rumored EO was signed that would direct the U.S. government to determine how to pare back Section 230 liability protection. First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates … Continue reading Trump Signs EO To Press Social Media Platforms
Every week, not surprisingly, there are more developments in the technology space than I can reasonably get to. And so, this week, at least, I’ve decided to include some of the odds and ends. To no great surprise, federal and state elected officials have been questioning Zoom on its security and privacy practices and demanding … Continue reading Odds and Ends (14 April)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an order to a number of large technology companies with an eye towards determining if the current threshold for federal examination of mergers and acquisitions is too high for a number of technology-related acquisitions. However, larger acquisitions above the threshold of about $90 million are not part of … Continue reading FTC Demands Ten Years of Information From Big Tech On Mergers and Acquisitions
WhatsApp and Facebook filed suit against the Israeli security firm, NSO Group, alleging that in April 2019, it sent “malware to approximately 1,400 mobile phones and devices…designed to infect the Target Devices for the purpose of conducting surveillance of specific WhatsApp users.” This step was taken, Facebook and WhatsApp claim, in order to circumvent WhatApp’s … Continue reading Facebook and WhatsApp Sue Israeli Security Firm, NSO Group
In seeming contradiction of its recent decision in Google v. CNIL, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU or Court) has ruled that European Union (EU) law allows EU nations to order platforms the host content like in Facebook in this case to remove illegal content or any identical or equivalent illegal content … Continue reading EU’s Highest Court Rules Against Facebook
Michael Kans 