OpenAI Accused Of Mining Kids' ChatGPT Data To Train LLMs

By Hailey Konnath

OpenAI has preyed on children by extracting "vast amounts of highly sensitive and valuable data" from millions of young ChatGPT users without valid consent and then using that information to train its large language models, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in California federal court.

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Ex-OpenAI Engineer Charged With Bugging Conference Room

By Dorothy Atkins

Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged a former OpenAI product team engineer in California federal court on allegations he hid a secret recording device inside toilet paper behind a TV in an executive conference room in order to capture confidential communications about the ChatGPT-maker's artificial intelligence technology.

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Chicagoans Sue Over Delivery Robots' Biometric Scans

By Celeste Bott

Two California-based robot delivery companies have been hit with biometric privacy suits in Illinois state court alleging that the robots they deploy in Chicago unlawfully scan identifying information from people in their range and stream that data in real time to human operators, using it to train both their own and third parties' artificial intelligence models.

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What To Watch As Justices Weigh Video Privacy Law's Scope

By Allison Grande

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments Wednesday over who can sue under the decades-old Video Privacy Protection Act in a dispute that experts say is likely to hinge on the approach the justices take to squaring the statute's original intent with the capabilities of modern tracking technologies.

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Google, UPS Shares Users' Browsing History, Suit Says

By Rae Ann Varona

Google and the United Parcel Service falsely promise that only tracking numbers would be sent to the mail carrier, two consumers have alleged in a proposed class action filed in California federal court, saying that a click of a tracking button instead sends their personal data to undisclosed third parties.

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Google Says Consent Bars Claim Calls Illicitly Recorded For AI

By Bonnie Eslinger

Google urged a California federal judge Tuesday to toss a proposed class action alleging it illegally trains its artificial intelligence tools through the customer service software it provides Uber and other companies, saying the customers' consent to record the calls through the businesses' terms and policies overrides any allegedly improper use.

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FCC OKs 14 More 'Rip And Replace' Extensions

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Federal Communications Commission has granted petitions from 14 telecommunications companies asking for extensions to finish projects to "rip and replace" foreign-produced network equipment the agency deems untrustworthy.

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Reddit Fights Proskauer's 'Hot Potato' AI Client Bid In IP Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

Reddit Inc. has urged a New York federal judge to block its former law firm Proskauer Rose from defending Perplexity AI in Reddit's suit over alleged data scraping used to train artificial intelligence models, arguing the firm can't represent Perplexity after dropping Reddit as a client like ‌a "hot potato."

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GOP Texts Not Intrusive Enough For Privacy Suit

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A Pennsylvania federal judge has permanently tossed a man's proposed class action accusing the National Republican Congressional Committee of spamming him with texts asking for donations, saying he could have taken several FCC-approved steps to stop them himself.

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Nelson Mullins Sued In SC Over October Data Breach

By Jake Maher

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court over a data breach that took place in early October.

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Earthbound Asks Court To Toss Worker Data Breach Suit

By Spencer Brewer

Earthbound Holding LLC asked a Texas federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing the retailer of allowing cybercriminals to get their hands on sensitive employee data, saying workers failed to allege that they suffered an injury in the attack.

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MIT Says Amazon Web Services Infringes Security Tech Patent

By Ben Adlin

Amazon Web Services Inc.'s use of certain hardware fingerprinting technology in its cloud computing services violates a pair of Massachusetts Institute of Technology patents related to cryptography and hardware identification, the university alleged Friday in Massachusetts federal court.

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High Court Won't Review Student's Suit Over Phone Search

By Mike Curley

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied certiorari to a teenager who alleges his constitutional rights were violated when his school principal searched his phone on suspicion that he had nude photos of another student.

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Georgia Utility Failed To Protect Personal Info, Customer Says

By Kelcey Caulder

A utility and its parent's inadequate cybersecurity practices led to the exposure of hundreds of thousands of customers' information in a recent data breach, a Georgia Power Co. customer alleged in a proposed class action in federal court.

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Data Sale In Spirit Bankruptcy Raises Novel Privacy Risks

Spirit Airlines' planned sale of deidentified business data to Google for artificial intelligence training exposes gaps in the Bankruptcy Code's privacy guardrails, particularly for employee information, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

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What To Know As State 'Neural Data' Privacy Laws Emerge

Attorneys at Goodwin discuss new state laws aimed at regulating consumer data generated from nervous system activity, explain why neurotechnology is attracting state and federal legislators’ attention, and highlight the compliance obligations that industry players should address now.

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Sidley Taps Kirkland Atty As Private Equity Funds Co-Leader

By Tracey Read

A Kirkland & Ellis LLP investment funds partner has moved to Sidley Austin LLP to become a co-leader of its private equity funds group.

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Fox Rothschild Beats Daycare's Malicious Prosecution Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Another Ex-Ballard Spahr Atty

By James Boyle

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has grown its public finance team with the addition of a former Ballard Spahr LLP attorney who specializes in real estate financing, bringing its total lateral hires from Ballard Spahr to 40 since February.

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Ga. Atty Disbarred After Guilty Plea In Police Report Scheme

By Emily Johnson

The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday disbarred a personal injury lawyer who pled guilty for his part in a scheme using stolen accident reports to find clients and financially benefit from settlement money.

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Baker Botts Atty Seeks $3.4M In Fees After Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Firm Docs For Insider Trading Defense

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.

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