Pwn Day 2026
A small newsletter on legaltech and techlaw
AI
Meta has temporarily turned of the sharing feature for its Muse agent after researchers that the shared links of Muse conversations were easily available and a few contained private information [Ars Technica | Claroc blog post]
Major banks are moving to restrict access by third-party AI agents of account holders after several institutions detected activity by such agents [Axios ($) | Gizmodo | Reuters ($) | KRON4 News (SF) | Yahoo! Finance]
From Ars Technica: “Last week, Meta faced backlash after legal experts warned that the tech giant’s sweeping new commercial terms of service seemed to give Meta permission to endlessly scrape websites linked on business pages”
The Florida Bar is accepting comments on a proposed advisory opinion on the use of AI tools, including agentic AI, AI transcription/recording services, and more
Montana is considering a proposed rule of evidence to address potential deepfakes submitted in court [Kevin Misener - LinkedIn post | e-Discovery LLC]
From The Verge [$]: As more AI developers start releasing AI agents as personal assistants, certain websites are blocking access/critical functions for those agents
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Miscellaneous
A number of websites were taken down temporarily this week to patch vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used extensively for websites and web applications [Ars Technica | The Hacker News | The PHP Foundation | The Verge ($)]
Related: “Security personnel around the world are on high alert Tuesday following the discovery of eight TLS certificates with private keys so weak they could allow anyone to mint trusted browser and app credentials for any site on the Internet” [Ars Technica]
A law firm in Carlsbad, CA is suing Thomson Reuters and West Publishing over the acquisition of Casetext by Westlaw, alleging violations of California and federal anti-trust law [ABA Journal ($) | Bloomberg Law ($) | Law360 ($) | Docket | Complaint]
An analysis of “billing and payment practices at small and midsized law firms” by 8am found that flat-fee billing by such firms has not grown from the first half of 2025 to the first half of 2026 [LawSites]
A retired professor in Philadelphia was arrested last week for deliberating blocking the path of a delivery robot; meanwhile, two men in Chicago filed separate class action suits against companies operating delivery robots, accusing them of violating Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Act [ABC7 (Chicago) | Block Club Chicago | Chicago Tribune]
Milwaukee, WI’s Common Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new data center projects
Meta has been ordered to pay US$25 billion in a judgment in New Mexico state court after the company was found to have intentionally deceived users over privacy and handling of user data [AP News | Lourdes Turrecha - LinkedIn post | Law360 ($)]
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