Retailers, restaurant groups, and other merchants are no strangers to complying with the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Not only have merchants long addressed accessibility issues at their brick and mortar locations, in recent years, they have also worked to meet accessibility challenges presented by the […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
Controversial Running Shoe At Center Of Recent World Athletics Decision
on Thursday, 20 February 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field and other competitive running disciplines, issued a pivotal ruling late last month that allows one of Nike’s controversial VaporFly models, the Next%, to be used in international competition, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The World Athletics decision imposes restrictions on […]
Nebraska Introduces CCPA Copycat Legislation
on Friday, 24 January 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
During the opening day of the Nebraska legislative session, State Sen. Carol Blood (LD 3) introduced the Nebraska Consumer Data Privacy Act (LB 746), which borrows most of its provisions, almost word for word, from the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). In short, the Nebraska Consumer Data Privacy Act, if […]
U.S. Cities, EU Address Privacy Concerns Related to Facial Recognition Technology
on Friday, 24 January 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
This month (January 2020), the City Council of Portland, Oregon, will consider a measure that would prohibit private companies from using software that maps a person’s face from a photo or video. Portland joins a growing list of local, state, and national governments that are attempting to ensure greater consumer […]
Possible Iranian Cyber Threats and Events
on Friday, 24 January 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) is a general term to describe government-sponsored hackers or hacking groups. Iran maintains a robust hacking group which has been responsible for many significant hacking events around the world. The APT associated with Iran has names such as APT33, APT34, OilRig, and Helix Kitten. Last year […]
