POSTED BY Kayla Morency On February 19, 2014, Facebook publicly announced that it was acquiring one of the world’s most popular and fastest growing mobile phone messaging applications, WhatsApp, for an astounding $19 billion in cash and stock. In particular, the app is widely known around the globe due in part to its easy accessibility… Read More New Partnership Raises Privacy Concerns
POSTED BY Caroline Carollo Smartphone theft is a major problem in the United States, and the number of smartphone-related robberies has significantly increased over the past couple of years. These thefts make up between 30 to 40 percent of all robberies across the country. In 2012, approximately 1.6 Americans were victims of smartphone theft, and… Read More State and Federal Lawmakers Propose Bills in Hopes of Suppressing Theft of Mobile Devices
POSTED BY Alexander D. Schultheis The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TCA), codified at 47 U.S.C. § 222, was a major step forward in improving competition for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) in their respective marketplaces. A recent ruling by the SecondCircuit in Southern New England Telephone Co. v. Comcast Phone of Connecticut, Inc., 718 F.3d… Read More YOU, ME, and the LECs