The George Santos Indictments
- September 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Former member of the United States House of Representatives George Santos has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after a tumultuous year plagued by scandal. The charges stemmed from inflating fundraising numbers and faking donor names to…
Is There a Privacy Interest in Car Crash Data?
- August 31, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In a recent opinion that may have broader reach in the world of connected cars the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously held there is no expectation of information privacy in data contained in a motor vehicle event data recorder. Although…
U.S. Fifth Circuit Rules Geofence Warrants Are Unconstituional
- August 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Geofence warrants have been held to be unconstitutional in a recent opinion delivered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sparking praise for its critique of digital dragnets and concerns about the broader implications whether any…
Google Backtracks on Discontinuing Third Party Cookies
- July 31, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On July 22, 2024, Google announced the reversal of its plan to eliminate cookies in its Chrome browser. The decision appears to follow objections to Google’s alternative technologies by digital advertising companies. Instead, Google intends to introduce a new feature…
Russian Propaganda Bot Farm Disrupted
- July 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Cyber intelligence officials in the United States, Netherlands and Canada have identified a sophisticated Russian bot farm that used artificial intelligence to facilitate almost a thousand covert accounts on the social media platform X. The U.S. Department of Justice said…