In this edition of the Priori Digest, a weekly look at what’s happening in law and technology, we look at a recent GDPR fine issued to Google (the biggest GDPR punishment yet), the ethical and practical issues surrounding autonomous weapons and how to be a more productive user of Slack and Facebook. To get the digest straight to your inbox, sign up here. Enjoy!
Law around the world
- The European Union just canceled McDonald’s trademark for Big Macs. McDonald’s is appealing the decision
- Google has just received the biggest penalty so far under the new European GDPR law. A French regulator is alleging the search-engine giant didn’t go far enough in getting valid user consent to gather data for targeted advertising
- An Australian law firm is now offering virtual legal internships
Mindful tech
- How to use Slack so you’re more productive at work
- Facebook’s “Ten Year Challenge” is an example of why we should be more savvy about the data we create and share online
- How to take back and clean up your Facebook newsfeed
Robot News
- Japan’s robot hotel just laid off some of its robots . . . for humans
- A wheeled robot called Marty is being used in supermarkets all around the U.S. to detect spills
- How to tame autonomous weapons
The weekly lawyer cartoon
Our lawyer network
- Priori network attorney Sara Kula is hosting an event in NY on February 12 called “Preparing for NY's Sexual Harassment Training Requirements”. For further details and to RSVP, click here
By the numbers
- 78: According to this industry survey, 78 percent of legal departments use alternative legal service providers (we think the number should be even higher!)
- 34 billion: The US Government and private companies will need to pay $34 billion to reskill 1.4 million workers who may lose their jobs to automation in the coming years, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum
- 75: The percentage of music revenues made from streaming in 2018, compared with 21 percent in 2013
