Deepfakes: What are they, and why are they dangerous?
Published in: SC Lawyer Magazine By now, most everyone has seen synthetic video reproductions of political figures (including Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Boris Johnson), business leaders, or celebrities. Deepfakes, a portmanteau of “deep learning” and “fake,” are fake images, video, audio, and text content that appear to be real. This technology can be used…
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Twenty-Nine Wyche Attorneys Named as 2021 “Legal Elite”
GREENVILLE, SC (August 13, 2021) – Twenty-nine Wyche attorneys have been recognized for excellence in their areas of practice by Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, or Charleston Business in the magazines’ 2021 “Legal Elite” issue. Among those recognized, four Wyche attorneys are named as “Top Vote Recipients”: Rachael Anna for Antitrust Law, Rita Bolt…
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DOJ Continues Focus on Labor Markets – Brings Criminal No-Poach and Wage-Fixing Prosecutions Against Competing Employers
In 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued joint Antitrust Guidance to Human Resource (HR) Professionals (HR Guidelines) and Red Flags for Employment Practices. The HR Guidelines make clear that companies that compete to hire or retain employees are competitors in the employment market. Even companies that…
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