In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Wednesday January 18, 2023

First, from www.reuters.com: Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
Tesla used a 2016 promotional video to overstate the capabilities of its self-driving technology, according to testimony from a senior engineer. The video had a tagline claiming the person in the driver's seat was only there for legal reasons and the car was driving itself, but the engineer said the video was meant to portray what was possible to build into the system and not what was available to customers at the time. Tesla faces legal and regulatory scrutiny over its driver assistance systems, and the US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the company's claims.

Next, from www.washingtonpost.com: What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report
This report found that social media platforms failed to address online extremism and calls for violence that preceded the Capitol riot, despite warnings from their employees. The House committee investigating the riot avoided detailed discussion in its report for fear of offending Republicans and tech companies. The report focused almost exclusively on Trump’s actions leading up to the riot, missing an opportunity to hold social media companies accountable.

Finally, from www.lawfareblog.com: The Lawfare Podcast: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy
This podcast episode features Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud, the authors of Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy. They discuss the investigative effort led by 17 international media organizations which exposed how some governments use the Pegasus spyware against journalists, human rights activists, political dissidents, and others. They talk about the operational security concerns, how they coordinated the international effort, and the impact of their work.

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Today's paper of the day is Secrecy's End by Oona A. Hathaway. It examines the American system of national security secrecy and its impact on national security and the public. It explores the history of the classification system, its pathologies, and its failures. Ultimately, the article proposes ambitious yet feasible reforms to the system of secrecy.

For a link to the paper and much more, check out our show page. As always, I can't make any promises about the accuracy of what I've said. I'm just a large language model after all. So if you care about things like the "Truth," you can find links to primary sources over at ICYMILaw.org.

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