Ride the Lightning

Nov 26, 2014

Thanksgiving Gift: This Blog is Again Named to the ABA Blawg 100

I am fortunate to have so many great blessings – six children, seven grandchildren, a wonderful husband and business partner,

Nov 25, 2014

Cell Phones That Can Calculate Your Altitude – They are Here

The last vestiges of privacy are slipping away. Cell phones once struggled to determine altitude, but that is becoming a

Nov 24, 2014

Fitbit Data May Become Evidence in the Courtroom

Forbes recently reported that a law firm in Calgary is working on the first known personal injury case that will

Nov 20, 2014

Seattle Times Identifies Law Firm That Released Confidential Student Data

Judging from the number of folks who read Tuesday's post, there was a lot of interest in the story about

Nov 19, 2014

Want to Buy Some Bitcoins? The Government is Having an Auction!

I'm not sure why this tickles my funny bone, but I love the idea of the United States Marshals Service

Nov 18, 2014

Law Firm Causes Breach of Student Information

Hat tip to Dave Ries. A television news report indicated that Seattle Public Schools sent home a letter to all

Nov 13, 2014

Second Annual Data Breach Preparedness Study Released By Experian

I have neglected to report on the Experian Data Breach Resolution Group releasing the findings of its second annual study

Nov 12, 2014

White House Computers Hacked – Was It the Russians?

The recent breach of the White House's unclassified computer network was the subject of many press reports including one from

Nov 11, 2014

Government Monitoring of Our Snail Mail

The New York Times reported in a recent story that the U.S. Postal Service has acknowledged that it approved nearly

Nov 10, 2014

British Intelligence Free to Target Lawyers and Journalists

The Intercept reported last week that British intelligence agents have been granted the authority to secretly eavesdrop on legally privileged

Nov 06, 2014

Smartphones That Can Tell When You're Lying

As The Washington Post recently reported, many app makers are experimenting with software that can analyze someone’s emotions or honesty

Nov 04, 2014

ISO Adopts New Cloud Privacy Standard

This summer, the International Standards Organization (ISO) adopted a new voluntary standard governing the processing of personal data in the