Category: Internet

BitTorrent release of “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes”: Unleashing data piracy concerns?

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?

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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 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.

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New Technologies in School Administration and Teaching Demand Revised Legislation to Protect Student Data Privacy

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

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Lost and Not Found: Email Messages may not be Retrievable From Third Party Hosts

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

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Score One for the Internet: European Union Affirms the Right to Hyperlink

POSTED BY Andrew Clark The European Court of Justice that sits in Luxembourg recently decided the Case of Nils Svensson et al. v. Retriever Sverige. The Plaintiffs in this case, Svensson et al., brought an action against the Defendant, Retriever Sverige, to obtain compensation for the use of hyperlinks by the Defendants, which directed users… Read More Score One for the Internet: European Union Affirms the Right to Hyperlink

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FCC Proposes Changes to Reinstate Net Neutrality

POSTED BY Edwin Batista Feeling the Pressure from politicians, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that plans to reinstate Net Neutrality will be released shortly. Despite suffering a legal defeat in a federal appeals court, the FCC was encouraged by the court’s decision, which threw out the FCC’s open Internet rules on a legal technicality. … Read More FCC Proposes Changes to Reinstate Net Neutrality

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The Misunderstood Hacker and the Violation of His Rights

POSTED BY Abner Pinedo Many frown upon the term “hacker” in our society. Corporations view hackers as the enemies who pry into protected computer source codes by circumventing copyright protecting technologies. However, hackers don’t view themselves as the enemy, but more of a public necessity in society. Their hacks and circumventing acts have brought upon… Read More The Misunderstood Hacker and the Violation of His Rights

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The Bitcoin: Regulating the Decentralized Digital Currency

POSTED BY Allison Kearns As investors swoon over the digital currency Bitcoin, regulators deal with questions of whether or how it should be regulated.   The Bitcoin is a decentralized virtual currency that is designed to mimic the mining of a commodity.  Except mining in the online arena consists of clients competing to solve cryptographic puzzles. … Read More The Bitcoin: Regulating the Decentralized Digital Currency

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Educating Middle School Students on Internet Privacy

POSTED BY Hillary Cheng In conjunction with the Rappaport Center, Suffolk Law Professor Jessica Silbey is organizing a program to teach online privacy to Boston-area middle schoolers with the help of law student volunteers.  The program’s curriculum was developed at Fordham Law School, a project funded by a cy pres award in a settlement.  The… Read More Educating Middle School Students on Internet Privacy

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Healthcare Software Companies Subject to Patent Suits but Relatively Safe from Trolls

POSTED BY Rebecca M. Ferrante In light of the controversy surrounding the less than elegant release of the federal government’s healthcare website in October 2013, there is much current discussion on the topics of both healthcare and technology.  Where these topics intersect resides a host of issues concerning software durability, patient privacy, and big data. … Read More Healthcare Software Companies Subject to Patent Suits but Relatively Safe from Trolls

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Advertising Rules may be Applied to a Lawyer’s Blog

POSTED BY Caroline Carollo Earlier this year, the Virginia Supreme Court decided a case that sheds some light on the issue of how advertising rules for lawyers should apply to social media and other forms of electronic communications.  In Hunter v. Virginia State Bar, attorney Horace Hunter authored a non-interactive blog which was accessible from… Read More Advertising Rules may be Applied to a Lawyer’s Blog

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