POSTED BY Yuen Yi Chung A few days after Defense Distributed successfully fired the world’s first 3D printed gun, the United States Government moved to block its distribution of the gun blueprints. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms subsequently released the results form tests it conducted on another downloadable 3D printed weapon in its… Read More 3D Printing Begins a New Chapter in Gun Control
POSTED BY Lloyd Chebaclo Although the growing awareness of the NSA’s expansive domestic and international surveillance program may inure you to any further notions of invasions of electronic privacy, whenever you take advantage of the free Wi-Fi perks at your local brick and mortar stores, consider that you may be awash in retailers tracking you… Read More Retailers Track Customers via Wi-Fi
POSTED BY Rebecca Rubin Far below the all-seeing eye of the Internet lies the almost impenetrable and vast Deep Web. A relatively hidden virtual surface, out of reach of most standard search engines, technologically-savvy criminals have been able to set up Ebay-like platforms to make a quick buck. However, a recent October 2013 bust on… Read More Unweaving the Silk Road: The Deep Web and the [Almost] Perfect Virtual Escape
POSTED BY Laura Sousa Social graphs – representations of the interconnection of relationships in an online social network – define and link our social, professional, and family connections on social media. They help us build relationships with others, see with whom our friends are connecting, and even increase our own interest base and social community. … Read More Counterterrorism, Counterproliferation, and Cybersecurity: Sidestepping American Expectations of Privacy to Further Foreign Initiatives
POSTED BY Samantha Caplan As the online travel reservation market has grown over the past several years, so, too, have the number of theories for getting the best deals. A basic internet search reveals countless how-to guides and consumer tips (e.g., purchasing tickets on Tuesday afternoons, booking reservations six weeks in advance, et al.), some… Read More Clearing Your Cookies for Cheaper Travel: A Moot Myth?
POSTED BY Rajat Bhardwaj “If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” -Noam Chomsky Expression is in the nucleus of our being. We require it to exist in a peaceful society, where conflict is handled by dialogue. But this leads to a tragic truth… Read More A Friendly Beast Named TOR
POSTED BY Alexander D. Schultheis There are a number of legal scholars who take the position that intellectual property (IP) is not that much different from real property. Thus, many of the same ownership rights that exist in property law are advocated for in the realm of IP. It seems reasonable from an objective viewpoint… Read More It’s a Name, It’s a Domain, It’s a…Contract For Services?
POSTED BY Rebecca Rubin Internet users are well-attuned to the prevalence of SPAM emails in their Inboxes. But really, some SPAM we assume is just clogging our Inboxes is merely an empty shell for a highly-intrusive hacking technique: phishing. Phishing is the reason SPAM emails can be so dangerous, and is the means employed to… Read More Gone “Phishing”
POSTED BY Meghan T. Bonk The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has recently made a proposal to allow the use of cell phones on airline flights. The Wall Street Journal reported that cell phone use would still be restricted during takeoff and landing, but once the plane reaches 10,000 feet, “airborne calls” and “cellular data” use… Read More Call Me Maybe: The FCC Proposes to Lift Ban on In-Flight Cell Phone Use
POSTED BY Edwin Batista On Friday, October 25, 2013 the Justice Department gave notice that it was going to use information obtained from acquisition of foreign intelligence information authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act against suspected terrorist Jamshid Muhtorov. Muhtorov was charged with providing material support to the Islamic Jihad Union, a known foreign… Read More The Justice Department Attempts to Increase its Ability to Introduce Warrantless
BY Nicholas Hasenfus Although Twitter is very popular, it has not yet been profitable. Because of this, Twitter wants to go public to raise money much like Facebook and Google have. In the first six months of 2013, Twitter has lost over $69 Million although revenue has more than doubled from 2012 to $253 million… Read More IBM Alleges Twitter Violated Three of Its Patents
POSTED BY Jared BIshop Online trading has been a popular area of business for over a decade. It has in turn created a whole new brand of commerce, known as e-commerce. With websites such as Amazon, eBay, craigslist, and more, consumers are now able to trade amongst each other through the internet. But this has… Read More The Danger of Online Trading
POSTED BY Yuen Yi Chung on October 18, 2013 Have you ever wished that your Google map would magically work when you are hopelessly lost somewhere overseas? Beginning October 31, T-Mobile customers who have one of the company’s “Simple Choice” plans will be able to use unlimited data and text for free in any of… Read More Antitrust Enforcement Kick Started the Wireless Revolution
POSTED BY Nicole Cocozza on October 18, 2013 In an era full of social media, cable television service providers are becoming extinct. In order to keep up to speed with the social media age, cable television providers need to change direction in the way they advertise their services to the public. One service provider in… Read More See It: Comcast’s Bold Move to Promote Television Deals on Twitter
POSTED BY Veronica LaClair on October 18, 2013 It is no surprise to learn that every year within the United States and across the globe new technologies are created and integrated into the very fabric of society. From the development of computers in the 1950’s, to the explosive birth of Apple products within the last… Read More Technology in the Courtroom: At the Blink of an Eye?
POSTED BY Micah Kesselman on October 18, 2013 Video games, a relatively niche industry only a decade ago, has quickly grown into one of the largest entertainment sectors in the world and, as recently as a year ago, was projected to expand to an $82 billion dollar market by 2017. Families now game together. People… Read More Independent Video Game Developers: In Particular Need of Legal Assistance and Particularly Unable to Secure It
POSTED BY Caroline Carollo on October 4, 2013 Minors are spending significantly more time online than ever before, and they are not always aware of the consequences of posting personal information about themselves and leaving a digital footprint. Kids often act impulsively with the content they post on social media sites, and these posts become part… Read More California Enacts Law that will Allow Minors to Erase Their Digital History
POSTED BY Marion Goodsell on October 4, 2013 The United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) has applied similar regulatory constraints to bitcoin as it has to other money-transferers such as Western Union. FinCen determined that users exchanging bitcoins are acting as money-transmitters and are subject to the Banking Security Act. FinCen has actively pursued… Read More Persistence Trumps Tech Savvy
POSTED BY Jillian Hira on October 4, 2013 “Astroturfing,” known to many as the 21st century version of false advertising, has cost nineteen different companies over $350,000 in the state of New York. This past Monday the New York Attorney General’s Office announced the results of a year-long investigation into the producing of fake online reviews… Read More Astroturfing: the Modern Day Business Plan
POSTED BY Christopher Barnett on October 4, 2013 If you were ever deep in the throes of love, chances are you exchanged one or two scandalous homemade pictures or videos with your lover. If and when that relationship ever ended, the future of those pictures no doubt weighed on your mind. Would they post it somewhere? How would you know… Read More Posting Pictures of Ex-lovers Online Now Comes with Jail Time and a Fine