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Jan 23, 2019

Supreme Court Requires Warrant to Get Cell Phone Location Data

Carpenter v. United States is not exactly news. The decision, from June of 2018, was a landmark win for privacy

Jan 22, 2019

Dark Overlord Hack Exemplifies Rising Cyber Risks for Law Firms

As Legaltech News (sub. req.) reported on January 8th, dozens of law firms were involved in litigation which involved the

Jan 17, 2019

California Judge Rules Feds Can't Force You to Unlock Your iPhone with Your Finger or Face

On January 14th, Forbes reported that a California judge had ruled that American cops can’t force people to unlock a

Jan 16, 2019

Shutdown Shuts Down More Than 80 Government Websites

Naked Security reported on January 14th that government websites are shutting down as their TLS certificates expire. Internet security and

Jan 15, 2019

By Public Demand: More on the Botched Manafort Redaction

Last week's blog post, and the story behind it (the botched redaction of documents in Paul Manafort's case) generated a

Jan 14, 2019

Breakdancing Thief Steals Law Firm's Laptop

Just when you think you've seen it all, up pops a story from May 2018 that I missed. David Seale,

Jan 10, 2019

The Government is Partly Shutdown: Our Enemies are Open for Business

A post in Axios by Joe Uchill summed it up: "The government is on hiatus. Enemies of the U.S. are

Jan 09, 2019

Manafort Lawyers Botch Redactions, Reveal Details of Alleged Trump Contacts

My oh my, where have we seen this movie before? Law.com (sub.req.) reported on January 8th that defense lawyers for

Jan 08, 2019

Insurer Marsh Launches Cyber Self-Assessment Tool

On January 2nd, global insurer Marsh announced the launch of what it calls its next-generation online cyber self-assessment tool. The

Jan 07, 2019

Louisiana is the 35th State Requiring Lawyers to be Tech Competent

Thanks to Bob Ambrogi for his post letting us know that Louisiana has amended its Code of Professionalism for lawyers

Jan 03, 2019

Death and Digital Assets

Over the holidays, we lost a dear friend in the legal community and were once again reminded that we need

Jan 02, 2019

Significant Cybersecurity Trends of 2018

SC Media posted last week on some of the most significant cybersecurity trends of 2018. From my own foxhole, we