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Ben Hancock

Ben Hancock

Ben Hancock is the Data Editor for ALM Media and Law.com. He is based in San Francisco.

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February 21, 2018 | The Recorder

SEC's Expanded Cybersecurity Guidance Focuses on Insider Trading, Internal Controls

The document released Wednesday is the first guidance to be issued on cybersecurity disclosure by SEC commissioners, and comes six years after the agency's staff issued a more limited guidance in 2011.

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4 minute read

February 20, 2018 | Law.com

What's Next: Autonomous Drones | Noise-Signal Over Crypto Regs | Waymo Hits the Road

New self-piloted drones confront an uncertain regulatory and liability landscape. Plus, will cryptocurrencies be subject to more stringent regulation?

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4 minute read

February 20, 2018 | The Recorder

Chhabria, Striking Down IMDb Age Law, Calls Out Hollywood for 'Objectifying Women'

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California wrote the law is a "direct restriction" on factual speech.

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February 20, 2018 | Law.com

Striking Down IMDb Age Law, Federal Judge Calls Out Hollywood for 'Objectifying Women'

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California wrote the law is a "direct restriction" on factual speech.

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3 minute read

February 20, 2018 | Legaltech News

Brian Krebs On Why Law Firms Shouldn't Treat Cybersecurity Like 'Some Kind of Plumbing'

On the sidelines of Legalweek 2018, the cybersecurity journalist talks about how the threat landscape has evolved since the "Mirai" botnet attacks and what law firms—a "perennial target"—should do to make themselves less vulnerable.

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2 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The Recorder

California Supreme Court Allows Landmark Lead Paint Ruling to Stand—for Now

The state's high court declined to review a ruling against major manufacturers of lead paint that held them liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in remediation costs.

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4 minute read

February 14, 2018 | The Recorder

New Lawsuit Accuses Silicon Valley VC of Groping Young Entrepreneur on Red-Eye Flight

Rachel Danae Vachata alleges that Lucio Lanza assaulted her while bragging about his ability to "make or break" her career.

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3 minute read

February 14, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Microsoft's Head of Litigation on the Company's Upcoming Fight at SCOTUS

David Howard said customer worries about other countries' laws helped drive Microsoft's decision to fight U.S. law enforcement over access to foreign-stored data. Oral arguments are later this month.

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4 minute read

February 13, 2018 | Law.com

What's Next: Plug & Play Lawyer | CLOUD Act Friction | Gig Economy Wins Again

Can AI be trained to provide legal expertise? Plus, new legislation is making foes of former allies in the Microsoft Ireland case, and Grubhub scores a win for the "gig economy" business model.

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4 minute read

February 05, 2018 | The Recorder

At Trial's Open, Waymo Argues Uber Sought to 'Win at All Costs'

The highly anticipated trial finally got underway in a jam-packed courtroom Monday, with the lead attorney for Waymo saying Uber tried to "cheat" and Uber's lawyer telling the jury that's just a "conspiracy theory."

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4 minute read