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Nov 03, 2014

VA Court Rules Police Can Require Smartphone Fingerprint, Not Passcode

The Virginian-Pilot reported on October 30th that Virginia Beach Circuit Court Judge Steven Frucci had ruled that a criminal defendant

Oct 30, 2014

Judicial Candidate is Ordered to Apologize to Opponent on Facebook

It was interesting to read an article in Tulsa World about an order recently issued by the Oklahoma Bar Association's

Oct 29, 2014

FCC Takes On Data Security With $10 Million Fine

As The Washington Post reported, the Federal Communications Commission ventured into data security litigation last Friday, levying a $10 million

Oct 28, 2014

Digital Detectives Podcast: Predictive Coding for Rookies

Our new Legal Talk Network Digital Detectives podcast is up. The subject this time is predictive coding for rookies. John

Oct 27, 2014

Virginia Supreme Court Rules Sending Child Porn Photos to Yourself Is Distribution

Virginia Lawyers Weekly reported that the Virginia Supreme Court ruled, in an unpublished order released on October 17th, that e-mailing

Oct 23, 2014

Treasury Department Discussing Need to Bolster Law Firm Security

In fact, regulators are discussing the need to bolster all third party security. In the wake of the JP Morgan

Oct 22, 2014

Law Firm Sued for Unsolicited Text Message Ads

The Pullin Law Firm (in New York) has been sued by Connecticut resident Craig Moskowitz for violating the Telephone Consumer

Oct 21, 2014

Payment Card Security Abysmal: President Signs Executive Order

Hoping to spur enhanced credit/debit card security in the private sector, President Obama signed an Executive Order on October 17th

Oct 20, 2014

Forget the Expert Hackers: Worry About the IT Guy

The title is the essence of a Washington Post article highlighting the fact that mistakes made by IT personnel in

Oct 16, 2014

Sexual Consent App Asks: Are You Good2Go?

Not all societal problems can be solved by an app. I realize yesterday's post was also "blue" and I am

Oct 15, 2014

Snapchat Users Find Their Nude Photos All Over the Web

It was bound to happen. We keep telling audiences that you shouldn't send or post anything you don't want to

Oct 14, 2014

Another Day, Another Data Breach – JP Morgan, Dairy Queen and Kmart

Good grief. Home Depot, JP Morgan and now Dairy Queen and KMart – and in short order. As Forbes reported