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Oct 13, 2014

Twitter Sues Government Over Right to Disclose Requests for Data

Twitter filed a very ballsy lawsuit last Monday in a federal court in northern California, contending that its First Amendment

Oct 09, 2014

Maker of Spyware App StealthGenie Indicted in Virginia

Hat tip to John Carney of Carney Forensics for passing along this story before it went viral. I saw the

Oct 08, 2014

Law Firm Shook Hardy Achieves ISO 27001 Certification

Shook Hardy & Bacon recently announced that it had obtained ISO 27001 certification of its information security management system. A

Oct 07, 2014

Third Circuit Allows Warrantless GPS Tracking Evidence at Trial

Last week, the Third Circuit decided in an 8-5 ruling that prosecutors could use evidence gathered after a GPS device

Oct 06, 2014

Would You Give Up Your Private Information for a Cookie?

For many, the answer appears to be yes. Law Technology News (sub. req.) recently reported on a collaborative project between

Oct 02, 2014

"Crime-as-a-Service" Becomes A Business Model in the Cybercriminal World

In the Mafia, but not too tech savvy? Script kiddie in over your head? No problem, every wannabe cybercriminal has

Oct 01, 2014

Craig Ball: Dem Phones, Dem Phones, Dem iPhones

Digital forensics expert and friend Craig Ball has penned (such a delightfully old-fashioned word) a terrific post on the subject

Sep 30, 2014

The Military's Robots of War: The Video

Hat tip to Laurence Colletti from Legal Talk Network for passing along this DARPA video of the military's robots of

Sep 29, 2014

FBI Faces Off Against Apple and Google for Encrypting Phones

Last week, The Washington Post carried a story about the FBI's response to moves by Apple and Google to encrypt

Sep 25, 2014

Will Apple Products Come to Rule Your Life?

Thanks to my friend Jim Calloway for sending me this post from Wired and suggesting that I blog about it.

Sep 24, 2014

N.Y. Judge Approves Service Via Facebook in Divorce Case

In a post from GIGAOM, N.Y. family court Judge Gregory Gliedman allowed a father to use Facebook to notify his ex-wife

Sep 23, 2014

Did Home Depot Invite Data Breach with "We Sell Hammers" Attitude?

Hat tip to Dave Ries. According to a New York Times story, ex-employees of Home Depot have said that computer