News
Uber is rolling out a new advertising branch, which will show riders live ads during their ride using data that Uber collects from their phones.
A father and son shot at a woman sitting in her car after their Ring camera notified them of someone at their front door. The person at their front door was their neighbor, dropping off a package sent to the wrong address.
Apple rolled out new app store ads, allowing advertisements for apps on the store pages for other apps, but they paused gambling app ads after outcries from other developers.
Events
On November 2nd, NYU’s Law will be hosting a panel called “FemTech and Privacy: Striking the Balance in a Post-Dobbs Reality.” The event will take place in the Greenberg Auditorium at 5:00 pm, and will be moderated by Professor Melissa Murray. The registration link is here, and the event description is as follows:
In the aftermath of the leaked Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, warnings to period tracking app users went viral. The message? Ditch them immediately. Weeks later, a New York Times headline countered, “Deleting Your Period Tracker Won’t Protect You.” Join us for a panel discussion with academic, innovation, and advocacy experts who will explore how exactly such data is already or could be used – and misused. What privacy laws or legislation can be leveraged to protect FemTech users? And why does menstrual literacy – with or without tech tools – matter more than ever in our post-Dobbs reality?
(Compiled by Student Fellow Batya Kemper)