The newest episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast will get a bit carried away with the China spy balloon saga. Visitor host Brian Fleming (filling in whereas I am on the Canadian Ski Marathon), together with friends Gus Hurwitz, Nate Jones, and Paul Rosenzweig, share insights (and dangerous puns) concerning the newest reporting on the digital surveillance capabilities of the primary downed balloon, the Biden administration’s “shoot first, ask questions later” response to the newest “flying objects,” and whether or not we must always all spend extra time worrying about China’s hackers and satellites.
Gus shares just a few ideas on the State of the Union handle and the transient however pointed requires antitrust and information privateness reform. Sticking with large tech and antitrust, Gus recaps a major latest loss for the FTC and discusses what could also be on the horizon for FTC enforcement later this 12 months.
Pivoting again to China, Nate and Paul focus on the newest reporting on a forthcoming (sooner or later) government order supposed to restrict and monitor U.S. outbound funding in sure key facets of China’s tech sector. In addition they ponder how business might proceed its efforts to slender the scope of the restrictions and whether or not Congress will get entangled. Sticking with Congress, Paul takes the chance to clarify the important thing takeaways from the not-so-bombshell Home Oversight Committee listening to that includes former Twitter executives.
Gus subsequent describes his favourite ChatGPT jailbreaks and a pricey mistake for an AI chatbot competitor throughout a demo.
Paul recommends an interesting interview with Sinbad.io, the brand new Bitcoin mixer of alternative for North Korean hackers, and displays on the substantial portion of the DPRK’s GDP attributable to ransomware assaults.
Lastly, Gus questions whether or not AI-generated “Nothing, Endlessly” might want to change its identify after changing into sentient and channeling Dave Chapelle.
To wrap issues up within the week’s fast hits, Gus briefly highlights the place issues stand with Chip Wars: Japan version and Brian covers coordinated US/UK sanctions towards the Trickbot cybercrime group, affirmation that Twitter’s sale won’t be investigated by CFIUS, and the newest on SEC v. Covington.
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