Peter Brown

October 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In his Technology Law column, Peter Brown discusses how fake reviews and testimonials have polluted the marketplace, resulting in misleading advertising and unfair competition.

By Peter Brown

8 minute read

September 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

While these deceptive practices may offer short-term gains for companies, they ultimately undermine consumer trust and can lead to significant legal repercussions.

By Peter Brown

6 minute read

August 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The rise of social media has introduced significant privacy and transparency challenges. Platforms like X, formerly known as Twitter, have faced increasing scrutiny for their handling of user data and content moderation practices. Recently, the European Union has taken decisive action against X, raising substantial privacy concerns under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

By Peter Brown

7 minute read

July 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The ability of social media sites to prioritize or delete content has resulted in movements to limit the moderating power of these entities, and allow all opinions, particularly on political issues, broad and "uncensored" access to express the most extreme positions of both the left and right.

By Peter Brown

9 minute read

June 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Without specific legal guardrails, the use of AI tools must be approached with caution. This article addresses some of the issues that users and companies using AI applications should be considering in addressing the privacy of users and their transactions.

By Peter Brown

8 minute read

March 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In his Technology Law column, Peter Brown discusses the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation and highlights how a hidden obligation under Article 27 is the requirement that non-EU businesses designate in writing a representative located in an EU country.

By Peter Brown

8 minute read

February 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The federal government and Congress remain stalled on pragmatic issues and unable to address the novel question of Internet privacy. Unwilling to leave their citizen's privacy at risk, various states have jumped into the breach. On Jan. 16, 2024, New Jersey joined 12 other states by passing a comprehensive privacy law, New Jersey Senate Bill 332.

By Peter Brown

8 minute read

January 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Some view AI as a significant threat to privacy, national security, workers' rights and intellectual property. While U.S. political leaders, military experts and tech company executives have all engaged in handwringing, the European Union took action to try to tame the AI tiger.

By Peter Brown

8 minute read

December 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Children aged 13 and under can log in to social media by lying about their age or pretending to be an adult; yet, social media contains vast quantities of content that is inappropriate for very young users. In his Privacy Matters column, Peter Brown discusses how and why 33 states acted together to file a massive litigation against Meta to protect the children in their respective states.

By Peter Brown

9 minute read

November 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The United Kingdom has approved the Online Safety Bill, which makes social media companies responsible to prevent and remove illegal or dangerous content, including posts relating to terrorism, child exploitation, hate crimes or fraud. These protections extend to both adults and children.

By Peter Brown

10 minute read