By: Natasha Meserve Section 66 provision of the Information Technology Act passed by India’s legislature attempted to control cyber bullying, stalking and other online threats. In this effort however, the law was implemented in a very broad manner by the authorities. This led to the arrest of two women who posted on their own… Read More India’s Tight Reign Over the Internet
By: Chris Mills Video game live streaming has become an immensely popular form of entertainment over the past few years. The world of competitive video gaming has also been growing exponentially. A new brand of celebrity has been born from this, one that rarely has to leave their apartment to gain their international fame.… Read More “SWATTING” A dangerous new trend that pits law enforcement against unsuspecting gamers
By: Joseph Rinaldi Today, one’s smartphone allows an individual to do so many things other than make a phone call. One can use his or her smartphone to pay at the gas station or go to the grocery store due to the rapidly growing technological capabilities of the smartphone. Additionally, concert tickets, airline boarding passes… Read More Can I See Some ID? The Pros and Cons of a Digital Driver’s License
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
Written By: Joseph Rinaldi Cyberbullying, a form of bullying that involves the use of electronic technology such as cell phones, computers and communication tools including social media sites, has become quite prevalent in the United States. Victims of cyberbullying can be more likely to use drugs or alcohol, abandon attending school, and have lower… Read More Public Act 098-0129: Preventing Cyberbullying or Bullying Students’ Right to Privacy?
Written By: Erik Boos What happens to your Facebook or your Gmail account if you die or become incapacitated? Did you read your Terms of Service agreement? Many of these social media and email service providers expressly prohibit anyone but the account holder from accessing these services. This prohibition applies to your spouse, next… Read More What to Know About Digital Assets
Written By: Cherie Ching The possibility of using Microsoft’s HoloLens to enhance a courtroom presentation could lead to faster transferability of exhibition files, more efficient trial procedures, and engaging jury experiences if it is able to survive the Rules of Evidence test. Like any piece of evidence admitted to a trial, HoloLens must establish… Read More The Capacity of ‘HoloLens’ to Create a ‘HoloTrial’
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 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 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 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 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
(Folders vs. Metadata by John Norris is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 ) By: Rajat Bhardwaj A bill amending the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act of 1979 was recently introduced in the House of Representative of Australia’s Parliament. This bill marks yet another initiative by governments to ensure national security though surveillance of Internet… Read More Australia's Data Retention Amendment
By: Nicole Cocozza Is music art? In a recent TIME article, Taylor Swift (“Swift), an American singer, answers in the affirmative. Swift states, “Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable.” Such opinion is what led Swift from pulling all her music from Spotify. Spotify is a popular… Read More Shake It Off -Taylor Swift v. Spotify
By: Mayra Neimerck We live in a digital age, where everyone has probably built some kind of online past, whether through social media postings, photos, newspaper articles or public documents. Recently, a number of celebrity nude photographs were released online. Most of these photos were obtained illegally but will circulate endlessly throughout the Internet.… Read More Should America Adopt the Right to be Forgotten?
By: Joseph Rinaldi The advancement of technology has enabled the enforcement of traffic laws in ways that were not envisioned or possible when many of these laws were created. One example of this phenomenon involves the enforcement of traffic laws through the use of automated cameras placed at intersections in numerous cities across the United… Read More Importance of Keeping Human Agents Involved in Red-Light Camera Usage Posted by Joseph Rinaldi
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
POSTED BY Carolyn Kenniston How many times a day do you hear the phrase “Google it”? Whether it be researching a potential restaurant or potential date, people are using Google to get information on a broad spectrum of topics. But what happens when lawyers use Google to search potential jurors during the voir dire process? In… Read More “Googling” Jurors During Voir Dire: Helpful or Harmful?
POSTED BY Natasha Meserve The Drug Enforcement Agency has used a fake Facebook profile to gather information for a criminal drug investigation and is currently being sued by a woman for using pictures taken from her cellphone. This past week, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) used a woman’s cellphone pictures to create a fake Facebook… Read More First Amendment Issues In DEA-Use Of Fake Facebook Profile
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