POSTED BY Anthony Gatto This blogger recently has been focusing his topics on the ongoing threats to data privacy and cyberterrorism. And why shouldn’t I? Just take a look at the Heritage Foundation’s list of companies hit by cyberterrorists in 2014: Niemen Marcus Michael’s Yahoo! AT&T eBay Public Works company (Homeland Security would not… Read More White House Makes Protecting Digital Infrastructure a Priority
POSTED BY Meghan Bonk There have been reports recently of Samsung’s Smart TVs voice recognition capabilities and their ability to report what they hear to third parties. While Samsung did, in fact, post some sort of warning to consumers about this feature, privacy experts expressed to eWeek that Samsung’s behavior is “potentially invasive and… Read More “Too Smart and Invasive Smart TVs”
POSTED BY Jessica Gray Imagine you are in the living room watching TV with a couple friends, David and Anna. David notices you are wearing a new sweater and compliments you on its design. You smirk and tell him you got it at Macy’s. David then gets up to go use the bathroom and while… Read More The End of Privacy as We Know It? Smart TVs Are Recording Your Conversations
POSTED BY Phil Kachajian It’s been an eventful few weeks for the New England Patriots, between their amazing Super Bowl victory and the ongoing investigation over the so-called “Deflategate” allegations (which this blogger knows to be completely unfounded and ridiculous). However, in the wake of all the media surrounding the team lately, some other meaningful… Read More What’s in a Name? Apparently, Quite a Lot of Money.
POSTED BY Samantha Keefe In today’s world, almost everyone with access to a computer has a form of social media. This includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Reddit. Even if people do not have these types of accounts, they are familiar with what they are, and what can be done on them. These websites are… Read More How Social Media is Helping ISIS Recruit Terrorists
POSTED BY Olivia Vache Although Uber has been waging war around many U.S. cities, it has begun its rampage into other countries as well. Uber began its arduous journey to conquer the world with its sensible transportation alternative in 2012. One of the first stops for Uber is the highly regulated country of France. Many… Read More Snap, Crackle, Will UberPOP? OR UberPOP’s Explosive Intrusion into France’s Taxi Regulation
POSTED BY Nico Pingaro President Obama made an effort to secure net neutrality calling on the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure and protect that neutrality. President Obama stated, “I believe the FCC should create a new set of rules protecting Net neutrality and ensuring that neither the cable company nor the phone… Read More Net Neutrality – President Obama’s Mission to Ban Internet Gatekeeping
POSTED BY Linda Vo In a recent letter to its shareholders, Netflix addressed its growing concerns with Popcorn Time, a popular app that provides online streaming of pirated movies and television shows. Available across every major computer and smartphone operating system platform, the app is so popular that it is often called “the Netflix for… Read More Popcorn Time Pirated Movies App as Threat to Netflix
POSTED BY Briana Polan In today’s world, our cell phones are our lifelines. In addition to making calls, these little mini-computers contain our contacts, call lists, calendar information, text information, Internet searches, music library, camera and photo library, and more. In response to the growing use of cell phones, phone manufactures have given owners tools… Read More Privacy Rights vs. Quality Law Enforcement
POSTED BY Abner Pinedo It is becoming increasingly more common that our nation’s police officers are utilizing handheld radars in their daily practice. Most recently, a new type of handheld sensor, the RANGER-R, which was originally designed for use in Iraq and Afghanistan, has made its way to our nation’s police force. This device… Read More Peek-a-Boo The Police Can See Right Through Your Walls
POSTED BY Linda Vo Just days after reaching a $105 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and other U.S. government agencies over mobile cramming, AT&T once again finds itself in court with the FTC. On October 28, 2014, the FTC filed a federal court complaint against AT&T, charging the telecommunications giant for data… Read More FTC Sues AT&T for “Data Throttling”
POSTED BY Joseph Rinaldi HomeAway, a vacation rental site, recently filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco in the hope of blocking the so-called “Airbnb law,” which officially legalized short-term home rentals in the city. Passed by the Board of Supervisors in October, the Airbnb law permits property owners and tenants to use websites… Read More The “Airbnb Law’s” Likely “Move-In” to Preserving Residential Zoning
POSTED BY Samantha Keefe Over the past four months, the nation has had their eyes on Ferguson, Missouri. In early August of this year, an 18 year old black male, Michael Brown, was shot dead by a white police officer. On November 24th, a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer,… Read More Police Body Cameras: Could They Prevent Violence?
POSTED BY Abner Pinedo The Coin card was created by San Francisco-based startup. The Coin card boasts the ability to save up to eight credit, debit, ATM or loyalty cards on one single coin. The card is credit-card sized and has a plastic rectangular LCD screen with a button that allows you to alternate… Read More COIN Cards: All Cards in One Card and Legal Risks
POSTED BY Ben Feilich As recent trends over the last several years have revealed, Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, is when Black Friday begins. Across the United States, commercial retail stores such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, and Sears open their doors to the masses – thirsty for the lowest prices and… Read More Massachusetts Blue Laws Becoming Increasingly Obsolete as Thanksgiving Day Online Sales Continue to Climb
POSTED BY Kaleigh Fitzpatrick In 2013, over 600 major data breaches occurred. The Home Depot data security breach, is officially the largest retail card breach to date. Such news first broke on September 2, 2014. The cyber criminals that hacked into the Home Depot system were armed with custom-built malware and stole an estimated… Read More Massive Retail Cyber Attacks Prompt Legislation and Call for Criminal Liability of Companies that Conceal These Security Breaches
POSTED BY Cherie M. Ching New informational sharing apps allow medical professionals to post photos and share comments regarding their patient’s medical conditions, similar to the components of the Instagram app. Although these apps may provide a higher degree of efficient and effective services to medical patients, issues of breach of privacy rights and… Read More Please Don’t Tag Me! Instagram for Doctors: #SpecificSymptoms, #RareDisease, #PatientConfidentiality, #PatientPrivacyRightsViolated
POSTED BY Jeremiah Chapin There’s a big difference between the million dollar remote controlled surveillance drones patrolling conflict areas, and the tech enthusiast’s quasi helicopter-like remote controlled device equipped with a GoPro (digital video recorder). Or is there? It hasn’t taken long for these futuristic devices known as aviation drones to be made available… Read More Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Aerial Photography
POSTED BY Micah-Shalom Kesselman On November 14th, Suffolk’s Intellectual Property Concentration will be hosting a conference titled Emerging Issues in Social Media Liability. Social media has continuously increased in significance and ubiquity for years now. Whether it is Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, SnapChat, or any other of the myriad social media platforms that pervade one’s… Read More Social Media: A Double-Edged Blade
POSTED BY Micah-Shalom Kesselman JHTL will be hosting a panel on E-Sports on November 5th to discuss some of the topics mentioned in this post. E-Sports have grown from a niche hobby to a booming and rapidly expanding industry. With professional gamers now on salary for game studios, prize pools of nearly $11 million, and… Read More The Rapid Growth of E-Sports and the Lagging Law
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