POSTED BY Edwin Batista on October 4, 2013 On September 26, 2013 a San Jose Judge held that Internet communications are subject to the same privacy laws that are currently present in society. The judge rejected Google’s argument that you must sacrifice your privacy to send Gmails. In effect, California has set a new precedent that will… Read More Judge Rules Google’s Reading of Gmails Can Be Challenged
Posted by Hillary Cheng at 11:00 AM The technology industry’s hottest issue right now is immigration reform. While heatedly discussed in previous years, immigration reform has taken a back seat for most people to issues such as gun control, the debt ceiling, and the Syrian intervention. However, immigration reform has been a longstanding gripe of… Read More The Tech Lobby for Immigration Reform
Posted by Alex Zamenhof at 10:55 AM Net neutrality is a system whereby large Internet companies, such as Verizon, are prohibited from using the identity of websites as a reason to charge them extra for access to their customers. For example, without net neutrality, a Verizon user might suddenly find that their Netflix cost goes… Read More Net Neutrality: Not Having It?
Posted by Rebecca Ferrante at 6:21 PM Last week the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing regarding the enforceability of non-compete agreements. Non-compete agreements protect companies by limiting a separating employee’s right to work for competing companies within a specified time span or geographic area. The goal is to… Read More Trading Non-compete Agreements for the Uniform Trades Secret Act in Massachusetts
Posted by Megan McGovern at 12:46 PM The America Invents Act (AIA) is the latest reform in U.S. patent law signed into effect on September 16, 2011. With a set of rolling changes, on of the main modifications takes place on March 16, 2013, which will transition the patent system from a “first-to-invent” system to… Read More What Does a First-To-File System Mean and What Will This Change to the Patent Process Mean for Inventors and Companies?
Posted by Lloyd Chebaclo at 12:12 PM On Monday March 18, 2013, the Minnesota Department of Administration ruled data collected on the license plate readers is private, including plate numbers, times, dates and locations of vehicle scans, and vehicle photos. Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are used by law enforcement to rapidly scan plates and… Read More Minnesota Department of Administration Rules License Plate Reader Data is Private