Secrecy in the Digital Age
Feb 16, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley Jeff Matsuura
The response by the U.S. State Department to a Freedom of Information Act request from the ACLU underscores the challenges of keeping information secret in the digital age.
Feb 16, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley Jeff Matsuura
The response by the U.S. State Department to a Freedom of Information Act request from the ACLU underscores the challenges of keeping information secret in the digital age.
Feb 13, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley Jeff Matsuura
Google’s recently announced plans to combine all individual information that it collects through all of its services highlights the need for caution when releasing personal information online.
Jan 30, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
The FBI recently issued a Request for Information that asked IT developers to come up with an app that can collect and compile personal information from across the Internet.
Jan 30, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley Jeff Matsuura
Amazon’s new mobile app Price Check lets users quickly compare product prices offered by different vendors. Bricks and mortar retailers are up in arms about it.
Jan 24, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
The Supreme Court decided yesterday that the government’s placing a GPS tracking device on a person’s car without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. What does this mean for future surveillance cases?
Jan 20, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
Federal prosecutors have issued an indictment against MegaUpload, its owner, and several of its officials, and shut down the site itself on piracy charges.
Jan 12, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld immunity granted to telecommunications companies for their assisting the federal government in warrantless monitoring of phone and email lines
Dec 22, 2011 By: Craig Blakeley Jeff Matsuura
Joe Gordon’s arrest in Thailand is a reminder that today’s communications and information technologies make it possible for anyone to be liable for publishing crimes in other countries.
Dec 14, 2011 By: Jeff Matsuura Craig Blakeley
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the key legal issues applicable to outsourced IT services. In this post, we will…
Nov 28, 2011 By: Craig Blakeley Jeff Matsuura
Commercial companies, governments, and the full range of organizations around the globe rely on external parties to provide information technology (IT) services…
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