POSTED BY S. Grant Bowen We have all done it. You walk into your local café, grab a cup of coffee, set up your laptop or tablet and log onto its WiFi network. What people might not know is how horribly unsecure these networks are. Even though the shops probably require you to enter login… Read More Airline WiFi and Security Risks
POSTED BY Jessica Gray Over the past ten years, there have been numerous exceptional achievements in the world of technology and digital communications. However, one might argue that the most influential development was the creation of Facebook. The social media powerhouse has brought interconnectivity to millions of people and has sparked a social revolution. However,… Read More Facebook Soars into the Future: Plan to Spread Internet Connectivity Through Drones
POSTED BY Madeline Lally Cloud computing allows for large groups of remote users to share data-processing tasks, centralize data storage, and access online services and resources. There are many advantages of cloud computing, including economies of scale, increased flexibility, and improved accessibility. However, the cloud has proved to be susceptible to hackers who seek… Read More “Celebgate” and Controlling Your Rights to Privacy Online
POSTED BY Micah-Shalom Kesselman Early September saw the announcement of Microsoft’s buyout of Mojang, developers of the phenomenally popular Minecraft, for $2.5 billion. Some have been discussing the favorable tax implications its impact for Microsoft. Others have pointed out the long-term branding strategy underlying the acquisition. In the wake of the buyout, news broke that… Read More Notch’s Reaction to Minecraft Buyout Is a Reminder to All Entrepreneurs
POSTED BY Rebecca Ferrante Facebook announced it will soon relaunch Atlas, an advertising technology that allows the company’s advertising partners to send ads to Facebookers anywhere the service can “see” them on the Web – on their desktops, tablets or phones. Essentially, advertisers will use Atlas to display advertisements for a specific new product… Read More Facebook Online Advertising and Customer Data: Knowing Who, Where, When and Even Why Customer Buy
POSTED BY Rebecca Rubin Perhaps taking note of U2’s largely undesirable infiltration of users’ iTunes accounts with their recent album release, Radiohead front-man, Thom Yorke, turned to the controversial BitTorrent platform to debut his newest solo record. In his swift attempt to appeal to the public’s infatuation with digital media, Yorke has successfully garnered over… Read More BitTorrent release of “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes”: Unleashing data piracy concerns?
POSTED BY Veronica LaClair Over the last decade technology has taken over our society, leaving many organizations and providers with a do-or-die choice of updating their technology and communications software or facing being left in the past—unable to meet the growing demands of a technologically advanced society. One unique area in which technology impacts are… Read More Text-to-911 and Emergency Responder Apps: The Future of Emergency Response
POSTED BY Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, Suffolk University Law School The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law will host its second annual Intellectual Property Law Scholarship Symposium during the ABA-IPL Section’s 30th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, March 25-27, 2015. IP Scholars are encouraged to submit an abstract describing a current scholarship project byDecember 12, 2014, for a… Read More Call for Papers–Second Annual Intellectual Property Law Scholarship Symposium
POSTED BY Bridget Sarpu The “right to be forgotten” is a concept that has been discussed heavily in the European Union (EU). Recently, the privacy right is a hot topic and tackles the issue of whether an individual has the right to request that his or her personal data be removed from accessibility via a… Read More Embarrassing Photo? Criminal Record? Negative Press? Europe’s Right to Be Forgotten may Delink Those Stories but not without a Battle From Google Inc.
POSTED BY Nicholas Hasenfus A recent article by Curtis Skinner has reported that the online smartphone based transportation network company (“TNC”) has recently run into legal trouble in several states in the United States as well as other countries. TNCs, such as Uber and Lyft, provide taxi services after the user downloads the mobile phone… Read More Online Taxi Services Hail Legal Trouble
POSTED BY Andrew Clark Markus Persson, better known as Notch, created Minecraft in 2009. Minecraft is one of the most successful independent video game titles. The game is available for purchase on numerous platforms including: PC/Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, iOS and Android. As of June, Mojang had sold more than… Read More Minecraft: Microsoft’s Newest Megahit
POSTED BY Benjamin Feilich Apple released its latest models in the iPhone family, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, on September 19, 2014, featuring near-field communications (“NFC”) hardware for the first time in Apple devices. NFC technology permits consumers to make wireless payments and transactions using mobile devices by waving their device over a… Read More NFC Technology Makes First Appearance in Apple Devices
POSTED BY Nico Pingaro In 2008, the United States government threatened Yahoo! Inc. with a $250,000 fine unless the tech giant complied with demands for access to multiple user accounts. Yahoo!, aware that this demand would violate countless users’ privacy rights sought to protect this information under the shield of the Fourth Amendment. Yahoo’s threat… Read More Tech Giant, Yahoo!, Learns How Weak the Fourth Amendment Has Become
POSTED BY Kaleigh Fitzpatrick The growing opportunities for schools to integrate technology into classrooms and school administration are increasing productivity, organization, and capacity to foster positive student learning and development. The availability of these technologies, however, is putting a tremendous amount of pressure on administrators and teachers to implement these technologies now. Therefore, in the… Read More New Technologies in School Administration and Teaching Demand Revised Legislation to Protect Student Data Privacy
POSTED BY Jeremiah Chapin Since its creation in 2004, Yelp has become a household name. Many consumers have trusted blindly in the online resource that allows anyone with Internet access to post reviews on everything from the local pizza place to a hospital or doctors’ office. Many have praised the online service for bringing a… Read More Yelp: The Power of Online Reviews
POSTED BY Erik Boos Google recently reported a surge in government demands for user data. During the first half of 2014, Google received 31,698 government requests, which do not include National Security Letters or requests under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This leaves requests that fall under criminal or civil actions. Google’s Transparency Report describes… Read More Lost and Not Found: Email Messages may not be Retrievable From Third Party Hosts
POSTED BY Cherie Ching The heat and perspiration that one naturally produces while going out for a morning jog are the effects of a ‘machine’ producing energy to run, cool down, and release a type of ‘waste heat’ left over. On a larger scale, data centers and manufactures also generate energy to run and cool down,… Read More Waste Heat Energy; Should Companies be Required to Capture it?
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