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Jan 25, 2012

Federal Court Says Decrypting Laptop Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment

The press has reported that Colorado federal judge Robert Blackburn has ordered Ramona Fricosu, who is accused of bank fraud, to

Jan 24, 2012

Supreme Court: Warrant Needed for GPS Tracking

Not many folks expected the decision in U.S. v. Jones to be unanimous, but it was. It is now the

Jan 23, 2012

Google Pulls "Sesame" App

I was so intrigued by the recent post in Lifehacker about how to use your smartphone to securely log into your

Jan 19, 2012

Sign Into Your Google Account on a Public Computer Using a QR Code

Gotta love Lifehacker. Always coming up with something new. I really loved the recent post about signing on to your Google

Jan 17, 2012

CyberTipline: Google Helps Make Reporting Child Exploitation Easier

Kudos to Google for providing assistance and technology to make it easier to report child exploitation. A recent press release

Jan 16, 2012

Are Lawyers Getting in the Way of Machine-Assisted Review?

Colleague Karl Schieneman wrote an interesting guest post for Forbes last week entitled Legal Hydra? Top Ten Tips to Become

Jan 12, 2012

Our Test Drive of MEETandCONFER.com

It astonishes us that so many lawyers still think of the Meet and Confer as ONE meeting and not as

Jan 11, 2012

Top iPad and iPhone Apps for Lawyers

So if you're wondering how to organize and present your electronic evidence at trial, our friends at Attorney at Work

Jan 09, 2012

Can Sex With a Robot be Adultery? Ask Roxxxy.

Ok, sex with a robot or an inflatable doll, is not adultery – not today. But perhaps someday. Family law

Jan 05, 2012

How Do You Use Social Media Effectively?

That's a question we hear a lot, from our colleagues in the computer forensics field, from law firm clients and

Jan 04, 2012

Upchuck Hour: Stratfor's Data Breach

It doesn't get much worse. Stratfor, a security company based in Texas, was famously hacked over the Christmas weekend. Though

Jan 03, 2012

QR Code Malware: A New Frontier for the Bad Guys

I have never been a fan of QR codes. Most of them seem to take you to what is effectively