The Tech Amendment: Recent Episodes

Eric Gonzalez & Antoine Prince Albert III

Covering the intersection of Tech x Law.

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Hear how TikTok and other data-scraping apps like WeChat are being targeted by executive actions. What does this mean for the platforms and their users? What does this mean for businesses? What does this mean for American law? Listen to our analysis!

Sources: [1] Georgetown Institute for Technology Law & Policy, Institute Hosts Virtual Discussion on Executive Orders targeting TikTok and WeChat, Aug. 17, 2020, https://www.georgetowntech.org/news-fullposts/august-17-2020-institute-hosts-virtual-discussion-on-executive-orders-targeting-tiktok-and-wechat. [2] P.L. 95-223 (October 28, 1977), 91 Stat. 1626, codified as amended at 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. (2018) (“IEEPA”); AND Christopher A. Casey, Ian F. Fergusson, Dianne E. Rennack, and Jennifer K. Elsea, Cong, Research Serv., R45618, The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use (2020), https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R45618.pdf. [3] Ibid. § 1701. [4] https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius [5] Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain, 85 F.R. 48637 (August 11, 2020), https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/11/2020-17699/addressing-the-threat-posed-by-tiktok-and-taking-additional-steps-to-address-the-national-emergency. [6] Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain, 85 F.R. 48641 (August 11, 2020), https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/11/2020-17700/addressing-the-threat-posed-by-wechat-and-taking-additional-steps-to-address-the-national-emergency. [7] Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain, 84 Fed. Reg. 22689 (May 15, 2019), https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/17/2019-10538/securing-the-information-and-communications-technology-and-services-supply-chain. [8] Christian C. Davis et al., Commerce Issues Proposed Rule Implementing “Supply Chain Executive Order”, Int’l Trade Alerts (Dec. 3, 2019), https://www.akingump.com/en/news-insights/commerce-issues-proposed-rule-implementing-supply-chain.html.

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Contact Tracing - What is it and what does the law have to say about it?

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  • South Korea Strategy to Flattening the COVID-19 curve - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/23/test-trace-contain-how-south-korea-flattened-its-coronavirus-curve
  • Contact Tracing 101 - https://elemental.medium.com/contact-tracing-101-how-it-works-and-what-to-expect-244ba312ae68 - Apple-Google Framework - https://www.apple.com/covid19/contacttracing
  • Apple-Google Framework FAQs - https://covid19-static.cdn-apple.com/applications/covid19/current/static/contact-tracing/pdf/ExposureNotification-FAQv1.1.pdf
  • Fake Contact Tracing Apps - https://www.cyberscoop.com/contact-tracing-hacking-security-anomali/