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Jul 13, 2015
Zack's Bad Data Day – Do You Know Who's Watching YOU?
Surveillance Society is a Post-Gazette series examining the erosion of privacy in our society. Enjoy watching this cute graphic representation
Read MoreJul 09, 2015
Lawsuit Says Insurers Hacked Into Legal Files – Law Firm Named a Defendant
The ABA Journal noted a fascinating news item, involving the client of a California law firm who says insurers hacked
Read MoreJul 08, 2015
FBI Offers $4.3 Million in Bounties for Help Finding Cyber Most-Wanted
Information Week has reported that the FBI is offering a total of $4.3 million for some of the criminals on
Read MoreJul 07, 2015
When Must Lawyers Ethically Encrypt Data? Texas Answers.
The times they are a-changing when it comes to the transmission of confidential data by lawyers. In 1999, ABA Formal
Read MoreJul 06, 2015
Chicago Levies 9% Tax on Cloud and Streaming Services
Hat tip to Carl Roberts. According to a story from NetworkWorld, attorneys from ReedSmith have reported that the city of
Read MoreJul 02, 2015
Smartphone "Kill Switch" Becomes Law in California
CNET reported yesterday that California has become the second state (Minnesota was the first) to require a "kill switch" on
Read MoreJul 01, 2015
Encrypt Like Everyone is Watching
Because of course they are watching. Naked Security posted a video from Sophos (in its 60 Second Security series) which
Read MoreJun 30, 2015
U.S. and China Reach Cybersecurity Agreement – Sort Of
SC Magazine reported that, after years of trading hacking charges, China and the U.S. reached an accord on cybersecurity –
Read MoreJun 29, 2015
Law Firm Data Breach Practice
As Bloomberg BNA has reported, law firms are rapidly forming data breach practice groups offering a host of related services,
Read MoreJun 25, 2015
The Many Regulatory Challenges of Data Breaches
As Legaltech news recently reported (sub. req.), the regulatory challenges of data breaches are many. In the absence of federal
Read MoreJun 24, 2015
Woman "Stages" Rape Scene – Fitbit Helps Prove False Allegation
Hat tip to Leigh Isaacs. As Pennsylvania's Lancaster Online reported recently, police officers acting on a 9-1-1 dispatch found overturned
Read MoreJun 23, 2015
The Next World War Will Be A Cyberwar
That is the opinion of David Gewirtz who wrote an article about this topic for ZDNet. There are storms on
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