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California Legislature Cracks Down on Advertising Bots Involved in Commercial Transactions and Influencing Voters in Elections

By Alan L. Friel and Zoe Steinberg on October 8, 2018 Posted in Advertising, State Legislation

Bot or real person? – a question most online users probably don’t ask themselves when interacting online or seeing how many followers a person has on a social media platform. Most likely, online users don’t know whether they are talking to a “bot,” especially if they think they are communicating on or browsing an interactive … Continue Reading

Privacy and Security in the Voting Booth

By Eric A. Packel on November 8, 2016 Posted in Cybersecurity

Could the presidential election be hacked? With Election Day upon us, concerns about the security of the U.S. election system have reached a fever pitch. But how likely is it that a breach could affect the election? Could hackers really make cries of a “rigged” election come true? The U.S. government is definitely concerned about … Continue Reading