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Holiday
Present From Congress: No Internet Access Taxes
Peter Clarke, JD
December 15, 2015
FindLaw
columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal
developments surrounding technology and the Internet. The holidays seem
to be coming a bit earlier than expected, as Congress has delivered a
gift in the form of no...
Thousands
of Airbnb Hosts Are Violating Anti-Discrimination Laws
Casey C. Sullivan, Esq.
December 14, 2015
You
can rent everything from a yurt, to a fold-out couch, to a castle on
Airbnb, the online marketplace for peer-to-peer short-term rentals. But
you might have a harder time renting if a host thinks you're
African-American. A new...
Law
Firms Generate Huge Business for IT Companies
Jonathan R. Tung, JD
December 14, 2015
Professions
that revolve around providing services generally plan to increase their
spend on Information Technology in the coming year, according to new
research by CompTIA. Among the industries included in the study are law
firms who joined the burgeoning...
Facebook
Defends $3 Million Suit Against Rival Social Network
Casey C. Sullivan, Esq.
December 11, 2015
Facebook
went before the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to urge the appellate court
to uphold a $3 million award against a now-defunct competitor, Power
Ventures. In the late 2000s, Power Ventures operated the website
Power.com, a social network aggregator...
Idaho
Courts Usher in the 21st Cent., Launch Statewide E-Filing
Jonathan R. Tung, JD
December 10, 2015
The
Idaho judiciary announced that they have begun implementation of
e-filing technology that will allow residents and their lawyers to file
court documents electronically at any time, from anywhere. What a
relief. The lucky company that the state has...
What's
the Ultimate Password? Your Body?
Jonathan R. Tung, JD
December 9, 2015
The
legal community is increasing focused on issues relating to
cybersecurity and hacking. It seems that every few months -- weeks,
even -- some new retailer, financial services company, or bank
announces that it got hacked. Shortly after these hacks,...
Toy
Company Hit by Hackers. Was Your Child's Data Stolen?
Jonathan R. Tung, JD
December 9, 2015
Data
breaches aren't going away. Now even kids' toys aren't safe from
hackers. First it happened to Barbie. More recently, on November 30th,
VTech Holdings pulled the plug on several of its affiliate websites
because hackers invaded customer data...
Lawsuit
Reveals Extent of FBI Internet and Telecom Surveillance
Peter Clarke, JD
December 8, 2015
FindLaw
columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal
developments surrounding technology and the Internet. While the federal
government has wanted access to private electronic information
pertaining individuals in its efforts to fight terrorism, the
government at...
Will
2016 Be the Year of Automation for the Legal Industry?
Casey C. Sullivan, Esq.
December 7, 2015
We
just surveyed the most disruptive legal technologies of 2015 and
automation didn't make the list. It didn't even get close. But the idea
of automating practices routinely performed by lawyers has been
floating around for awhile now. Depending...
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