Verizon’s $20 Surcharge for Grandfathered Unlimited Wireless Data

By: Linda Vo   Most recently, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) fined AT&T a record $100 million, the largest proposed fine in the agency’s history, “for allegedly deceiving millions of smartphone customers about unlimited wireless data plans.”  Soon after signup, subscribers of unlimited data have found that they are unable to enjoy truly unlimited data… Read More Verizon’s $20 Surcharge for Grandfathered Unlimited Wireless Data

Is Trust Undervalued in the Financial Services Industry?

By: Marissa Louro Customers of the financial services industry should place a stronger emphasis on trust when selecting a financial institution. Why? Many financial institutions collect customers’ personal information in order to provide personal benefits. Clients should be at ease knowing their respective financial institutions are protecting their private information, but are they? In a… Read More Is Trust Undervalued in the Financial Services Industry?

Uber Drivers and Liability: Driving for the new Uberpool service in Boston May Not be Worth the Liability Risk

By: Emily O’Toole Ride sharing services are businesses in high demand.  Uber is a worldwide ridesharing company that has more than 8 million riders and more than 1 million registered drivers.   Uber provides a variety of services.  One popular rideshare service is UberX.  This service has a lower fare than Uber Taxi or Uber Black… Read More Uber Drivers and Liability: Driving for the new Uberpool service in Boston May Not be Worth the Liability Risk

What Compelled Facebook Users to Fall for Facebook’s “Legal Notice” Hoax?

By: Caroline Murphy Many Facebook users will share aspects of their private lives, whether it’s by posting an Instagram worthy meal, a selfie, or details about the good and bad moments in their life.  Users are apt to share private information publicly without knowing their proprietary rights to that information.  Last week, many Facebook users relied… Read More What Compelled Facebook Users to Fall for Facebook’s “Legal Notice” Hoax?

High-Tech Inspections in Response to Iran’s Nuclear Development

By: Sayyedeh Parastoo Vakili   The emergence of new technological advances can be useful to human kind and difficult for a nation to resist its benefits, but when countries are enhancing their technology with atomic and nuclear weapons they must comply with the international laws or be subject to international regulations. Since 2006, we have seen… Read More High-Tech Inspections in Response to Iran’s Nuclear Development

Laws of War: The Legality of Creating an Army of Super Soldiers

By: Christopher E. Sawin   Whether reading books or watching movies, such as RoboCop, The Terminator, and even X-Men, super soldiers have universally been considered somewhere between science-fiction and fantasy-fiction.  However, until recently, the idea of creating an army of super soldiers, as war fighting killing machines may become a reality sooner than you may… Read More Laws of War: The Legality of Creating an Army of Super Soldiers

No "Sexts” for You

By: Doug Mondell It’s the oldest story in the book: sixteen-year-old girl “sexts” sixteen-year-old boy explicit pictures of herself, and boy “sexts” girl back. Well, maybe it’s not the oldest story, but it seems like pretty normal teenage activity, right? What’s not normal is that both teens were charged with distributing explicit material to minors.… Read More No "Sexts” for You