Orlando, FL – Partner Eric Boughman of the Orlando-based law firm of Forster Boughman & Lefkowitz (www.fbl-law.com) served as Program Chair for the American Bar Association panel presentation of: Intelligent Eavesdropping – Legal Issues Raised by Digital Personal Assistants and Artificial Intelligence Devices Connected to the Internet of Things, at the ABA’s Business Law Section Annual Meeting on September 16, 2017 in Chicago, IL.
“The CLE program addressed legal issues raised by the use and dissemination of collected voice data on digital personal assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, and similar devices. The panel discussed the unique aspects of non-text data and the legal and privacy concerns associated with data lifecycle originating on these devices. Users need to be aware of how the expectations of privacy can be affected by a service provider's terms of service or privacy policy for a given device,” said Boughman.
ERIC C. BOUGHMAN is a commercial litigation attorney whose practice encompasses a wide range of business disputes, corporate governance matters, internet, software, and technology issues, and asset protection. Eric has broad analytical experience regarding the protection and pursuant of tangible and digital assets. He has represented clients ranging from multinational corporations to local business owners in all phases of the legal dispute process, including mediation, arbitration, administrative tax and licensing proceedings, trials, and appeals. Eric has also served as general counsel to an off-shore technology company and regularly counsels tech companies, both foreign and domestic. In recent years, he has become deeply involved in issues dealing with internet licensing and copyright concerns, software and cloud-based systems, internet defamation, artificial intelligence, blockchain and smart contracts, and other technical issues that affect clients doing business in cyberspace. Eric has been admitted to practice law in Florida and Nevada, as well as in the U.S. Tax Court, and pro hac vice for matters in other U.S. States. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section, Cyberspace Law Committee, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee, and the Cyberspace Current Law Task Force, as well as the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Asset Protection Planning Committee. He is rated AV – Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and is a frequent author and presenter in the areas of asset protection, law and technology.
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