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Jul 05, 2018
The Decline of Ransomware and the Rise of Cryptocurrency Mining
What is happening to ransomware? As ZDNet posted, in 2017, high-profile incidents like the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware were in
Read MoreJul 03, 2018
New California Data Privacy Law May Prove a Model for Other States
The ABA Journal reported on June 29th that the new data privacy law in California will give consumers the right
Read MoreJul 02, 2018
Deleting Data Safely
In the most recent edition of the Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast, our friends Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell offer their advice
Read MoreJun 21, 2018
Verizon, AT&T and Sprint Cease Selling Customer Location Data
On May 17th, I wrote a blog post which expressed my unhappiness with U.S. cell carriers selling access to your
Read MoreJun 20, 2018
As We Struggle to Keep Up with Tech Competence, Bob Ambrogi to the Rescue!
It is always a pleasure to salute the good work of my friend Bob Ambrogi. I was delighted to see
Read MoreJun 19, 2018
Why Your FOIA Request Might Not Get Text Messages
Hat tip to my friend Doug Austin at CloudNine for a marvelous post on his EDiscovery Daily Blog. As Doug
Read MoreJun 18, 2018
Apple to Close iPhone Security Hole – Law Enforcement Infuriated
The New York Times (sub.req.) reported last week that Apple will close the technological loophole that let authorities hack into
Read MoreJun 14, 2018
London’s Facial Recognition System Has a 98% False Positive Rate
That's quite a statistic. I am a bit late with this post, but it was such an astonishing statistic that
Read MoreJun 13, 2018
Law Firms Send Ads to Patients’ Phones in Emergency Rooms
NPR recently reported that patients in hospital emergency rooms, at chiropractors' offices and at pain clinics in the Philadelphia area
Read MoreJun 12, 2018
It’s Mueller Time! Will He Prove That Encrypted Messaging Apps Are Not Fail-Safe?
The Washington Post (sub. req.) reported on June 8th that it appears that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team
Read MoreJun 11, 2018
Say Hello to Norman, the World’s First ‘Psychopathic’ AI
OK, I probably worry too much. But when I read in ZDNet about Norman, the world's first psychopathic AI, I
Read MoreJun 07, 2018
New Colorado Law Has Stiff 30-Day Requirement for Data Breach Notification
Legaltech news (sub. req.) reported on June 6th that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bipartisan bill HB18-1128, "Protections for Consumer
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