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Feb 22, 2017

Study Finds Personal Data on Used Phones: How to Prevent That!

If I get a story from CBS in Pittsburgh, you know it has to come from Dave Ries – thanks

Feb 21, 2017

European Parliament Seeks Robot Law – But Not Robot Tax

European lawmakers called on February 16th for EU-wide legislation to regulate robots, including an ethical framework for their development and

Feb 16, 2017

Smishing: A Growing Cybersecurity Threat

On our recently released Legal Talk Network Digital Detectives podcast, John and I had the pleasure of interviewing Joe Hamblin,

Feb 15, 2017

NIST Guidelines Require Second Authentication Factor When Using Biometrics

On January 30, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a public draft of new Digital Identity Guidelines.

Feb 14, 2017

Verizon Data Breach Report: Sneak Peek!

With the flourish of a hat tip to Dave Ries . . . Verizon is getting ready to issue its

Feb 13, 2017

Requiring Social Media Passwords as a Condition of Entry to the U.S.?

FCW reported last week that John Kelly, the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, testified that foreign travelers

Feb 09, 2017

Jury Awards Fired General Counsel Nearly $8 Million: Metadata Played a Role

Most of our audiences know what metadata is these days – and how to scrub it. It doesn't make the

Feb 08, 2017

FBI Will No Longer Allow FOIA Requests by E-Mail – No, I’m Not Kidding

In the digital world, it makes no sense to refuse to permit FOIA requests being made by e-mail, but then,

Feb 07, 2017

Heart Pacemaker Data Used to Indict Alleged Arsonist

Hat tip to Jeff Sallee. In September 2015, a home in Ohio caught fire. A neighbor called 911. Make sure

Feb 06, 2017

Craig Ball: A Dozen E-Discovery Strategies for Requesting and Producing Parties

It is gratifying whenever e-discovery expert Craig Ball posts something in a "tips" format – always practical stuff – often

Feb 02, 2017

Small Law Firm Stung By Phone Hack Receives $65,000 Phone Bill

David Chamowitz, a partner in the Alexandria, Virginia law firm Chamowitz & Chamowitz, got a $65,000 phone bill that he

Feb 01, 2017

Texas Police Dept. Loses Digital Evidence in Ransomware Attack

The Cockrell Hill Police Department in Texas has lost digital evidence and other files dating back to 2009 as a