In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Tuesday May 9, 2023

First, from www.rollingstone.com: Allen, TX Mass Shooter Posted Neo-Nazi Content, FBI Document Reveals
A suspected mass shooter who opened fire at an Allen, Texas mall on Saturday, killing at least eight people, had posted neo-Nazi and white supremacist materials on social media, according to an FBI bulletin. Law enforcement documents also suggested that the shooter, identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, was a neo-Nazi and an 'incel.' Garcia was found armed with an AR-15 style rifle and a handgun and was wearing a "right wing death squad" patch. He had no criminal history but is believed to have been associated with a local neo-Nazi group. An online account believed to belong to the shooter was identified on a Russian social media site and included tactical planning as he prepared to carry out the attack. The investigation into the shooter’s motives is ongoing.

Next, from www.businessinsider.com: The Metaverse, Zuckerberg's Tech Obession, Is Officially Dead. ChatGPT Killed It.
The Metaverse, a technology that promised to allow users to interact with each other in virtual worlds, has died at only three years old. Despite its much-anticipated debut and grandiose promises from Mark Zuckerberg, the Metaverse never managed to deliver on its promises and a lack of vision led to its ultimate demise. The media had initially swooned over the concept, but it failed to live up to the hype and has been relegated to the tech industry's graveyard of failed ideas.

Finally, from www.ala.org: Library Bill of Rights
The American Library Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and improving library services. They offer support for libraries and library professionals through committees, divisions, offices, and round tables. ALA is currently inviting donations of $25, $50, $100, or $250 to support their Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF). The ALA is committed to providing excellent library services and advocates for intellectual freedom worldwide.

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Today's paper of the day is Global Data Privacy Laws: EU Leads US and the Rest of the World in Enforcement by Penalties by Graham Greenleaf. This paper examines the financial penalties and settlements over the last two years (from 1 February 2021-31 January 2023) and concludes that only the EU, US and some North Asian countries currently have serious enforcement of their data privacy laws with financial penalties. It further suggests that the minimum quantum of penalties likely to have a ‘dissuasive effect’ on platforms continuing objectionable privacy invasive practices is €/US$5M (million).

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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