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Your School May Be Wiretapping: Here Are the Key Risks You May Be Overlooking
Unbeknownst to you, your school may be collecting and sharing digital information with third parties, and savvy plaintiff’s lawyers are using this to bring wiretapping lawsuits. Most schools are surprised to learn that by simply signing up for free analytics services to manage website traffic and data, they are allowing companies to collect and use…
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OCC grants conditional approval for its first bank application
On October 15, the OCC announced it had granted conditional approval for an application to charter a new bank, making it the first de novo bank application to receive preliminary conditional approval under Comptroller Gould. The bank plans to target “technology companies and ultra-high-net-worth individuals” who use virtual currencies; the OCC permitted the bank to…
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California Pedestrian Accidents: Driver Negligence Versus Pedestrian Comparative Negligence
In California, pedestrian accidents are among severe traffic incidents. Even a slow-moving vehicle can lead to life-changing injuries. Determining who should be legally held responsible is often complicated since both drivers and pedestrians may be liable. The pure comparative negligence decree in California provides a way in which victims are not restricted from filing a…
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Injuries on the Rise in Ontario Retail Stores
Shopping trips to grocery stores, malls, or warehouse outlets should be safe and routine. Unfortunately, more Ontarians are finding themselves hurt in these everyday environments….By: Auger Hollingsworth
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Emerging Legal Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Product Liability
The bar is rising for the developers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and other companies that utilize generative AI in public-facing applications. As AI becomes more integrated into everyday products and services—and as litigation involving these uses evolves—avoiding legal liability and maintaining regulatory compliance will be something of a moving target but one that…
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This Weekend’s Violence in Gaza Shows How Fragile the Cease-Fire Really Is
A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.
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Canada Moves to Discourage Arctic Rivals as the Fabled Northwest Passage Opens Up
The Inuit of the far north helped solve the mystery of a doomed 19th-century expedition. Now Canada needs them to strengthen its claim to this newly contested region.
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In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi?
Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.
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Fallen Confederate Statues Take Center Stage in the Year’s Boldest Show
“Monuments,” a group exhibition in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, places contemporary art face to face with statuary removed in the last decade.
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Sophos Intelix for Microsoft Copilot now brings threat intelligence directly into Copilot
World-class threat intelligence available directly where analysts work.
