Cyber-Security is a Must to Protect American’s Electronic Privacy

By: Sam Syska Imagine you are a high-level executive with extremely sensitive and personally identifiable information stored on your desktop. You then have your desktop linked to your laptop, which is linked to your iPad and finally, your phone. Now assume that none of your devices are properly encrypted and a group of hackers are… Read More Cyber-Security is a Must to Protect American’s Electronic Privacy

Federal Law Enforcement Finally Required to Obtain a Warrant to Track Cell Phones

By: Derek M. Ciulla   Until this month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and many local police departments have been using a surveillance device that can track you through your cell phone and search your cell phone without a warrant. Moreover, without you even knowing about it. The device is a cell site simulator… Read More Federal Law Enforcement Finally Required to Obtain a Warrant to Track Cell Phones

Car Trouble: Taxi Service App “Lyft” Penalized for Forcing Users to Accept Unsolicited Ads

By: Philip Kachajian   It is no understatement to suggest that phone-based taxi service apps such as Uber and Lyft have fundamentally altered what for so long had been an industry completely dominated by traditional taxi companies. As with so many other fields, the world of taxi’s, courtesy cars, hotel and airport shuttles, and limos, once… Read More Car Trouble: Taxi Service App “Lyft” Penalized for Forcing Users to Accept Unsolicited Ads

Police Body Cameras and the Violation of Privacy in One’s Home

By: Angelica Diaz Within the last year, the amount of news coverage on police brutality has increased tremendously.  Unfortunately, it has become a part of society to see social media postings regarding different types of brutality and unlawful escalation of the use of force by law enforcement officials while on duty.  As a result of… Read More Police Body Cameras and the Violation of Privacy in One’s Home

New Congressional Bill Answers Whether U.S. Has Authority to Access Email Servers Located in Ireland

By: Daniel Larson A federal investigation into a drug trafficking operation has unexpectedly sparked a highly controversial debate over Internet privacy and the boundaries of search warrants. The stage was set when The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) obtained a warrant and demanded access to Microsoft’s email servers located outside of the U.S. in Dublin, Ireland.… Read More New Congressional Bill Answers Whether U.S. Has Authority to Access Email Servers Located in Ireland