SMUSciTech

The SMU Science and Technology Law Review is a student-edited law journal at @SMULawSchool with a focus upon emerging developments in technology-related law.

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Join us for our Annual Symposium on Facial Recognition and the Fourth Amendment Friday November 6, 2020 at 12:15 PM CST! The symposium will be held on Zoom: https://t.co/QadvbAGQpZ #STLR #legalnews #AI #ArtificalIntelligence #FacialRecognition #FourthAmendment

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Intellectual property rights in a global pandemic: should there be an exception to traditional IP protections for a COVID-19 vaccine in light of the pandemic? #legalnews #covid19 #vaccine #modernavaccine #intellectualproperty #Pharmaceuticals

[The Associated Press @AP]

“The vaccines that we’re talking about, and vaccines to come, are really the light at the end of the tunnel.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci says that the results of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine are "truly striking."

https://t.co/twqbvbQ6qN

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

The SMU Science and Technology Law Review is committed to anti-racism. We will be meeting to discuss actionable changes to turn these words into actions.

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Cloud-clearing lasers are on the horizon and creating a whole new level of concerns for international laws governing airways. What does this mean for the atmosphere, weather control, and climate change? #legalnews #lasers #science #clouds #weather #internationallaw

[WIRED Science @WIREDScience]

Scientists just made a crucial step in the grander ambition of clearing pathways in clouds and fog using lasers: “weather control,” as one researcher calls it. https://t.co/dTjBIvjpkr

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Privacy during a pandemic: how is COVID-19 changing how tech companies view privacy rights? #legalnews #privacy #data #COVIDー19 #bluetooth

[WIRED @WIRED]

Google and Apple have teamed up to use a Bluetooth-based framework to track the spread of the novel coronavirus—while in theory still preserving the privacy of those who use it. https://t.co/97oT7dHkWA

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Privacy vs Technology: When it comes to brain-computer interface technology, how do we balance the ideality of technological progress with privacy rights and novel ethical concerns? #legalnews #blog #technology #privacy #ArtificialIntelligence #data https://t.co/X3mNAPN5oz

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Data > Pandemic: In this self-isolation world, we rely on technology to connect us like never before. Here, researchers are looking to track criminal justice system changes in response to Covid-19. #COVID19 #coronavirus #legalnews #tech #data #criminaljustice #stayathome

[SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center @smulawdeason]

Our new form lets you easily tell us how your local criminal justice system is responding to #COVID19

We’ll regularly post an updated document that details how criminal justice is changing during this chaotic time.

Our form: https://t.co/MtZtso6ac8

We want to hear from you!

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Surveillance v Rights: Another crisis and debate about data, privacy, and emergency exception -> Should a public health crisis exception be viewed as critically as 9/11 exception? Or does the "public good" trump prior concerns? #LegalNews #COVID19 #privacy https://t.co/uOY1NyE3Gi

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Taking Away Social Media's Legal Shield: As DOJ looks to change Section 230, will internet companies be liable for third-party content, begrudgingly accepting their role as publishers? #legalnews #technews #socialmedia #internet #DOJ #ContentCreator https://t.co/6u7wrTmryK

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Technology Meet Labor Laws: What does it mean to be a "gig worker"? For the first time, the gig economy's classification of their workers as independent contractors is going to trial after the Third Circuit revived the suit. #legalnews #technews #Uber #thirdcircuit #workers #tech

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

The Third Circuit ruled UberBlack drivers put forth enough evidence to support their claims that Uber misclassified them as independent contractors instead of employees. https://t.co/k5rqfoQMU5

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Profits v Principles: What responsibilities do tech companies and scientists have when their products & expertise help build a DNA database, track minorities, and violate human rights?https://t.co/T7bJBR6iq1

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

One of the most valuable companies in the world challenges a government contract award: So far, the force is strong in this one...#JEDI #legalnews #Amazon #Microsoft #Government #technews #TrumpAdministration #contractlaw #injunction

[CNBC Now @CNBCnow]

BREAKING: Judge grants Amazon request to temporarily halt Microsoft's cloud contract with Pentagon

https://t.co/gJ1kJB0vBi

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Technology vs Privacy -> How much do you have on social media? Well, according to this court, at least the right to consent before a person or corporation uses your face... #Facebook #Biometrics #dataprivacy #socialmedia #legalnews #TechNews #affirmativeconsent #mydata

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

Correction: Facebook will pay $550 million to resolve claims it collected user biometric data without consent in one of the largest consumer privacy settlements in U.S. history. https://t.co/65J8fB9Rn5

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

As corporations look towards positive returns for all stakeholders, not just stockholders, how will acts like this influence business and tech relationships? #legalnews #stakeholders #Davos2020 #technology

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

IN BRIEF: Microsoft to pressure law firms on carbon footprint https://t.co/gtCCQyJfrS @CarolineSpiezio ($)

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Disinformation, Fake News: Influence is only as small as one's social-online presence. With a whole new foreign and domestic policy playground in pervasive social media networks, how will tech companies and governments respond? #disinformation #policy #lawtwitter #developing

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Russia’s disinformation efforts are evolving, an enormous new Facebook campaign in Africa shows, with implications for the 2020 U.S. election https://t.co/82EBNL6hUE

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Excited and Ready for the Fall 2019 Science & Technology Law Review Symposium, starting at 12pm in Walsh! Let's talk gene editing, ethics, and the future of biotech & the law! See you there! #legaltech #crispr #Science #lawtwitter #GeneEditing #smulaw #technology

[SMU Tsai Center @SMUTsaiCenter]

The Tsai Center is proud to provide support for Friday's @SMUSciTech 's Symposium on gene editing. RSVP today! @NaomiCahn @davidotaylor @MeghanJRyan @nathancortez @SMU @lyleengineering @MaguireEthics

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Excited to welcome Naomi Cahn and June Carbone to @SMULawSchool on 10/25 at 12pm to talk about CRISPR and the potential impacts of gene editing on humanity. RSVP today: https://t.co/fNsx9TRuSa
@SMUSciTech @SMUTsaiCenter #crispr #geneediting #technology #science #lawtwitter

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

Technology that promised to cure or fix a nicotine addiction - allegedly cleaner than cigarettes... New technology can create new problems...Over 1,000 lung injuries and 18 deaths according to CDC #legalnews #technology #advancement #vaping #VapeBan #vapingcrisis

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

Federal judge leans toward upholding Massachusetts vaping ban
https://t.co/9cHFbXo1cA

[SMUSciTech @SMUSciTech]

A Lawyer Subscription? With automation-assisted legal advice starting at $500/month & finishing startup paperwork 5 hours faster than traditional law firm, Atrium's changing the legal services game. Would you let software draft your company's NDA? #legalnews #tech #automatedlaw

[American Bar Association @ABAesq]

ICYMI: A new startup is renting out lawyers to other companies: https://t.co/FBdg8VDBmh