<p>Discussions of the law as it applies to activities in cyberspace, includes issues of computing, technology, and risk…and evolving intersections with ecommerce, IP, social media, and privacy.</p>

Secrecy in the Digital Age

Feb 16, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and 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.

Welcome to the world of information aggregation

Feb 13, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and 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.

The FBI tracking your movements? There’ll be an app for that

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.

E-Commerce Wars: Amazon’s Price Check app

Jan 30, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and 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.

What does U.S. v. Jones mean for future electronic surveillance cases?

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?

MegaUpload is shut down a day after the Internet protests. Coincidence?

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.

Hot Docs: Appeals court upholds wiretap immunity for telecom companies

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

The Perilous World of Online Content

Dec 22, 2011 By: Craig Blakeley and 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.

Ensuring Effective IT Outsourcing, Part 2

Dec 14, 2011 By: Jeff Matsuura and Craig Blakeley

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the key legal issues applicable to outsourced IT services. In this post, we will…

Ensuring Effective IT Outsourcing, Part 1

Nov 28, 2011 By: Craig Blakeley and 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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