Cyberlaw Central

Links for Week of October 30, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:56:47 +0000

This week, I found out that thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in equipment heading to data centers. With Ramageddon ongoing, this is bound to increase.

Be sure to update your websites for the PHP vulnerabilites.

Finally, Legal News Report provided a nice summary of the ongoing lawsuits against the AI industry.

Data Center Thieves

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/highway-thieves-are-spoofing-gps-to-steal-millions-in-data-center-bound-cargo/

PHP Exploits

Status of AI Litigation

https://legalnewsreport.com/openai-copyright-lawsuit-authors-ai-training/

Links for Week of October 23, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:05:54 +0000

This week, the Supreme Court ended up having to pass on the Vetter v. Resnik copyright dispute. This is a mess up of huge proportions, they *created* the situation where enough of the Justices had to recuse themselves.

Meta was fined $25 billion by New Mexico for privacy violations.

Finally, about 300 authors have filed individual lawsuits over AI training by Meta, rejecting class action status.

Why the Supreme Court had to decline the Vetter v. Resnik Case

Meta Fined $25 Billion by New Mexico

Authors Pursuing Individual Copyright Claims vs. Class Action Status

https://www.booksnreview.com/articles/60184/20261023/about-300-authors-file-individual-copyright-suits-against-meta-rejecting-class-action-route.htm

Links for Week of October 16, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:26:09 +0000

This week, 8 states sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT harmed children and deceived parents. The rising trend of phishing attacks using calendar invites as an attack vector is notable. Finally, the creator of the AI-created Adobe Creative Suite clone I linked to last week has created versions of the Microsoft Office suite.

OpenAI Sued by Eight States

https://qz.com/states-sue-openai-chatgpt-child-safety-101526

Calendar Invites Used in Phishing Scams On the Rise

https://www.businessinsider.com/work-calendar-invite-scam-phishing-ai-deepfakes-2026-10

Further AI-created software clones

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/creator-of-free-adobe-clones-unveils-open-source-microsoft-office-excel-powerpoint-and-word-replications-autodesk-tools-and-other-subscription-based-services-may-come-next

Links for Week of October 9, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:41:28 +0000

This week, I liked the Creative Intelligence Report prepared by ContraLabs. It claims to be the largest report within the creative industry on AI adoption. A trade group crunched the numbers to show that it would be impossible to move to 100% US-made technology on the timeline demanded by the current administration. Finally, I liked Professor Guadamuz’s article on the controversy around an AI-created dupe of the Adobe Creative Suite, called ArtCraft.

Creative Intelligence Report

Trade Group Analysis

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/trade-group-crunches-numbers-on-trumps-impossible-push-for-100-us-made-tech/

Use of AI to Recreate Adobe Creative Suite

https://www.technollama.co.uk/recreating-adobe-ai-and-the-limits-of-software-copyright

Links for Week of October 2, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:35:47 +0000

This week, as one county in Florida removed its authorized Flock cameras, it discovered among them a number of unauthorized ones. In a sealed opinion, the 3rd Circuit affirmed the Thomson Reuters case vs. Ross over the use of Westlaw headnotes. Finally, I liked Bruce Schneier’s post asking for better reporting about AIs going rogue.

I also wanted to share the recording of my recent webinar with Ken Scales on balancing AI innovation with privacy and legal risk is now live, covering data provenance, licensing trends, and a practical compliance playbook. Watch here.

Unauthorized Flock Cameras in Florida

3rd Circuit Affirms Westlaw Headnote Case

Better Reporting Needed on AI Genie Behavior

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/i-want-better-reporting-on-ai-genie-behavior.html

Links for Week of September 25, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:29:36 +0000

This week, I liked Daniel Meissler’s summary of Anthropic’s AI misuse report that came out earlier this month. He focused on 117 incidents identified in the report. The EU proposed a new “Kids Act” governing children’s access to social media, which is a signal for how future legislation along these lines in the US might be shaped. Finally, hackers revealed how vulnerable the Flock cameras really are.

Anthropic’s AI Misuse Report

EU’s Kids Act

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/eu-kids-act-restrict-social-media-platforms-access-children-eu

Flock Camera Vulnerabilities

https://www.404media.co/hackers-stole-flocks-camera-software-revealing-how-the-company-tracks-cars-and-people-2/

Links for Week of September 18, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:09:05 +0000

This week, a Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history.” Last week was the anniversary of 9/11, and I liked Bruce Schneier and Cindy Cohn’s article about it. Finally, I liked Professor Guadamuz’s essay on what he currently believes about AI. As an aside, he references The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, one of my favorite older Heinlein novels. My interview about that book is here.

Upcoming: The AI Data Dilemma — On September 23rd, join me and Ken Scales for a 60-minute CLE webinar on balancing AI innovation with privacy and legal risk — covering data provenance, licensing trends, and a practical compliance playbook. Register here.

AI Scraping = Theft

25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/25-years-of-mass-surveillance-is-enough.html

Guadamuz – Some Things I Believe About AI, Until Further Notice

https://www.technollama.co.uk/some-things-i-believe-about-ai-until-further-notice

Links for Week of September 11, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000

This week, 6 Chinese AI firms were accused of copying US frontier AI models. In the Capitol Records v. Vimeo case, the judge awarded $16,000 in costs, as opposed to the *six million dollars* Vimeo was asking for after 17 years of litigation. Finally, Bruce Schneier and Barath Raghaven had an interesting article about AI agents failing in unexpected ways. Letting the genie out of the bottle may not go the way you expect…

Chinese AI Firms Accused of Copying

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/six-chinese-ai-firms-accused-of-aggressively-copying-us-frontier-models/

Court Awards Costs in Capitol Records v. Vimeo

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/09/after-6m-and-17-years-fighting-the-record-labels-copyright-lawfare-the-court-awards-vimeo-16k-in-costs-capitol-records-v-vimeo.htm

AIs as Modern Genies

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/ais-as-modern-genies.html

Links for Week of September 4, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:43:01 +0000

This week, Sony Music and Warner Chappell Music joined the ranks of those suing Anthropic for copyright infringement. Bruce Schneier had an interesting post about how AI coding agents are installing untrusted/unknown code on corporate networks. Finally, Reece Rodgers had an interesting article looking back at what data had been tracked about him across 100 companies.

Upcoming: The AI Data Dilemma — September 23rd, 12PM CT – Join me and Ken Scales for a 60-minute CLE webinar on balancing AI innovation with privacy and legal risk — covering data provenance, licensing trends, and a practical compliance playbook. Register here.

Sony, Warner Sue Anthropic

https://mashable.com/tech/anthropic-sued-by-sony-music-warner-ai-copyright-infringement

AI Coding Agents Installing Unknown/ Untrusted Code

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/ai-coding-agents-are-installing-unknown-untrusted-code-on-corporate-networks.html

Report on Data Privacy Requests

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/i-asked-100-companies-for-my-data-some-deleted-it-instead/

Links for Week of August 28, 2026

Kevin A. Thompson — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:27:13 +0000

This week, Meta settled with 52 state and local attorneys general over child privacy. A judge ruled that the Trump Administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic was illegal. Finally, Bruce Schneier and Kasra Rafi wrote an essay pointing out that AI doesn’t have to mean the end of Mathematics as a discipline. At least not yet.

Upcoming: The AI Data Dilemma — Join me and Ken Scales for a 60-minute CLE webinar on balancing AI innovation with privacy and legal risk — covering data provenance, licensing trends, and a practical compliance playbook. Register here.

Meta Settles Child Privacy Cases

Blacklisting of Anthropic Ruled Illegal

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/trump-blacklisting-of-woke-anthropic-deemed-illegal-by-federal-judge/

AI Doesn’t Mean The End of Mathematics

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/ai-doesnt-mean-the-end-of-mathematics-at-least-not-yet.html