More businesses are attempting to use AI to perform a variety of tasks that legal counsel would typically perform, including: draft contracts, review and summarize documents, conduct legal research. The reality is that while AI can do great things, there are tremendous risks and pitfalls in using AI to perform such legal services, the results…
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: KEEPING SECRETS IN THE AGE OF AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming businesses across all sectors, offering enhanced efficiency, analytics, and decision-making capabilities. However, alongside these benefits come considerable risks, particularly when sensitive and confidential business information becomes unintentionally public. Companies must understand these risks and adopt clear, legally robust AI policies and procedures to mitigate them effectively. Understanding AI Risks and…
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URGENT SECURITY NEWS
The FBI is advising all Americans to use encrypted messaging apps for messaging and phone calls due to an ongoing hack believed to have originated in China. The hackers have been accessing 3 primary types of information: (1) call records of metadata that show who called who and when. This has been focused in the…
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MAJOR BIPA AMENDMENT SEVERELY LIMITS DAMAGES
There is finally a common sense amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The new Amendment, signed on August 2, 2024 by Governor Pritzker, allows entities to obtain consent via electronic signature, but far more importantly, it did away with “per scan” damages. That is, pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court precedent (Cothron v.…
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