TL;DR: Cory Doctorow argues for building a 'Post-American Internet' as a response to the failures of US tech monopolies and global anticircumvention laws. He highlights emerging coalitions that include activists and national security hawks, pushing for digital sovereignty and technological self-determination. https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Cory Doctorow argues for building a 'Post-American Internet' as a response to the failures of US tech monopolies and global anticircumvention laws. He highlights emerging coalitions that include activists and national security hawks, pushing for digital sovereignty and technological self-determination. https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

Court report detailing ChatGPT's involvement with a recent murder suicide [pdf]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.461878/gov.uscourts.cand.461878.1.0.pdf

#HackerNews #CourtCase #ChatGPT #MurderSuicide #LegalTech #AIinLaw

TL;DR: In 2025, diverse communities successfully campaigned against automated license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance, achieving contract cancellations through organized grassroots pressure, community mobilization, and strategic use of procurement power, demonstrating that effective resistance can transcend political divides. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/local-communities-are-winning-against-alpr-surveillance-heres-how-2025-review #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: In 2025, diverse communities successfully campaigned against automated license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance, achieving contract cancellations through organized grassroots pressure, community mobilization, and strategic use of procurement power, demonstrating that effective resistance can transcend political divides. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/local-communities-are-winning-against-alpr-surveillance-heres-how-2025-review #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Google, which has long benefited from web scraping, is now taking legal action against others who scrape its own data, highlighting a significant shift in its stance on the practice. https://abovethelaw.com/2025/12/google-built-its-empire-scraping-the-web-now-its-suing-to-stop-others-from-scraping-google/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Google, which has long benefited from web scraping, is now taking legal action against others who scrape its own data, highlighting a significant shift in its stance on the practice. https://abovethelaw.com/2025/12/google-built-its-empire-scraping-the-web-now-its-suing-to-stop-others-from-scraping-google/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Pirate activist group Anna's Archive claims to have ripped 86 million songs from Spotify, prompting the streaming service to implement new protections against copyright violations and anti-copyright attacks. https://www.theverge.com/news/849141/spotify-scrape-attack-breach-annas-archive-music-300tb-download #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions on former EU official Thierry Breton and four researchers involved in disinformation content moderation, signaling a broader threat to foreign individuals engaged in similar activities. https://www.theverge.com/news/850067/us-sanctions-thierry-breton-content-moderation-censorship #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions on former EU official Thierry Breton and four researchers involved in disinformation content moderation, signaling a broader threat to foreign individuals engaged in similar activities. https://www.theverge.com/news/850067/us-sanctions-thierry-breton-content-moderation-censorship #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Pirate activist group Anna's Archive claims to have ripped 86 million songs from Spotify, prompting the streaming service to implement new protections against copyright violations and anti-copyright attacks. https://www.theverge.com/news/849141/spotify-scrape-attack-breach-annas-archive-music-300tb-download #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: iRobot, the company behind the Roomba vacuum, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will be acquired by its contract manufacturer, Picea Robotics, after struggling with financial challenges. https://www.theverge.com/news/844460/irobot-files-for-bankruptcy #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: iRobot, the company behind the Roomba vacuum, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will be acquired by its contract manufacturer, Picea Robotics, after struggling with financial challenges. https://www.theverge.com/news/844460/irobot-files-for-bankruptcy #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: The European Commission's proposed 'Digital Omnibus' package seeks to simplify EU privacy laws but risks significantly weakening GDPR protections. While it introduces some improvements, the overall impact could lead to confusion and compromise user privacy in favor of facilitating AI and business interests. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/eus-new-digital-package-proposal-promises-red-tape-cuts-guts-gdpr-privacy-rights #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Trump has signed an executive order aimed at establishing a unified federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, potentially overriding individual state laws. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/technology/ai-trump-executive-order.html #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Meta's new EU Data Protection Commissioner, an ex-Meta lobbyist, is bound by a non-disparagement agreement, raising concerns over regulatory capture and the enforcement of EU privacy laws. This situation exemplifies broader issues in which Big Tech influences regulators, particularly in jurisdictions like Ireland, a noted tax haven. https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/01/erin-go-blagged/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: The European Commission's proposed 'Digital Omnibus' package seeks to simplify EU privacy laws but risks significantly weakening GDPR protections. While it introduces some improvements, the overall impact could lead to confusion and compromise user privacy in favor of facilitating AI and business interests. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/eus-new-digital-package-proposal-promises-red-tape-cuts-guts-gdpr-privacy-rights #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Meta's new EU Data Protection Commissioner, an ex-Meta lobbyist, is bound by a non-disparagement agreement, raising concerns over regulatory capture and the enforcement of EU privacy laws. This situation exemplifies broader issues in which Big Tech influences regulators, particularly in jurisdictions like Ireland, a noted tax haven. https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/01/erin-go-blagged/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

TL;DR: Several insurance companies in the US are moving to exclude AI-related liability from their coverage as courts express hesitance to accept AI-generated evidence, while Greystar settles an antitrust lawsuit over algorithmic rent collusion for $7 million. https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/happy-thanksgiving-2025/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum