Ransomware- a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until money is paid- is a rapidly growing malware threat. One ransomware attack reached a record-breaking demand this year: $50 million dollars. You have 24 hours to submit the payment. If you do not send the money within the provided time, …
Today, more than ever, robotexts—spam texts sent automatically in an attempt to gain information—have plagued cellphones. It seems like I can’t go a day without receiving a text about my “vehicle’s extended warranty” or paying a medical bill for a treatment I never received. I know I am not alone struggling with receiving unwanted an …
Using New York’s Martin Act, a blue-sky law, New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, ordered two leading crypto platforms to cease their activities within the state. The Attorney General’s announcement indicates that the platforms received an advanced warning that they must register with the Office of the Attorney General but did not comply. In addition …
Apple Inc. has filed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that ordered Apple to allow apps to direct customers to external websites. This ruling would let app businesses circumvent Apple’s requirement to allow payments only inside of apps, where Apple takes up to a 30% cut. Epic Games, Inc., a video game and software developer …
Merck & Co have created a new treatment for COVID-19 in the form of an experimental pill that is flying through the regulatory red tape due to resounding success in their clinical trials. Merck & Co. have created the pill with the hopes of distributing it to lower income nations that have disproportionately low vaccination …
Earlier this spring Instagram announced plans to develop a social media platform for children under thirteen. Although Instagram does not allow children under the age of thirteen to use its app, many young children lie about their age to make an account. Instagram has faced criticism in the past for the risks facing children on …
I still recall how groundbreaking it was for Hamilton to be released on Disney+ when I was in quarantine in my childhood home with my family last summer. I remember several conversations in which we discussed what such a release might mean for the future of Broadway, especially in the midst of a global pandemic. …
Last week, the Chinese government elected to ban all cryptocurrency transactions, the harshest governmental stance against the use of decentralized currency to date. The prohibition caused the price of bitcoin—the most widely used and most recognizable cryptocurrency currently traded—to plummet, but the impact of the ban will have a much broader impact than the short-term …
Last week, DoorDash filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York regarding a New York City ordinance requiring that DoorDash share customers’ personal information to every restaurant that fulfills an order through the app. According to the complaint, every time someone orders food through DoorDash in New York, …
Three weeks before the 2020 presidential election, Twitter briefly restricted users from posting an article about Hunter Biden. Conservative activists filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that the restriction was an illegal in-kind contribution to the Biden campaign. Last week, the FEC dismissed the complaint in a unanimous decision, reasoning …
