By Melissa Dobstaff Data privacy is a major concern among the public, especially when it comes to email. We know what happens when someone is hacked and his or her personal emails become the source of a public debate. Looking back to the Sony Hacking Scandal of 2014, we can easily see how leaked… Read More The Fight for Protection of Privacy Associated With Cloud Computing
By Derek M. Ciulla On July 29, 2016, California Governor, Jerry Brown, signed not one, not two, but six gun control bills in to law. Governor Jerry Brown stated: “My goal in signing these bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the… Read More California Governor Tightens the Grip On Assault Weapons
By Angelica Diaz Many are very familiar with the idea that technology is always changing; well technology has yet again changed. In the past, Amazon, the online shopping company, has become a household name known for its Amazon Prime deals, Student Two-Day shipping, and so many other deals. Recently Amazon has come out with… Read More EU Violations At The Push Of A Button
By Dominic Litz In recent years a new wave of low-cost, low-risk, investment platforms have made it easy for the younger generation to break into the investment world. Unlike your traditional financial advisor, robo-advisors can get a new investor up and running in a matter of minutes after filing out a quick risk tolerance… Read More Automated platforms may be in as much trouble as auto-pilot cars
By Nicole Siino Are the makers of smartphones really that…well…smart? Samsung recalled 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7’s after discovering a defect in the lithium-ion batteries. The defect could result in the cellphones catching fire or exploding. Samsung will replace customers phones but getting a replacement phone could take up to two weeks. Problems with… Read More Are the Makers of Smartphones Really That Smart? Products Liability Suit Filed After Samsung Galaxy S7 Battery Fire
By Bayley Weese The next time you step into your doctor’s office, you will notice the paper records in filing folders that used to overfill shelves are gone. In their place, electronic medical records have emerged as a means to make health care both safer and more efficient. These electronic medical records include all… Read More Electronic Medical Records: The Danger of Increasing Efficiency
By Maureen T. DeSimone On Friday, August 5, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), the federal agency that oversees nursing home regulations, issued a memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors. This memorandum was a reaction to recent news reports indicating that nursing home staff has been taking photographs and video of… Read More Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Takes a Stand Against Nursing Home Employees’ Unlawful Use of Social Media
By Kaitlyn Stone When George Orwell’s 1984 was published, someone being able to track your every move was a scary thought, but it seemed to be outside the realm of possibility at the time. Someone monitoring the most intimate details of our lives simply wasn’t a huge concern for most people because technology was… Read More Big Data the Size of a Mouse: Disney’s Latest Data Collection Technique
By William Gray In a world where a burrito may be delivered to your doorstep via drone, why is it that the automobile industry seems to be lagging so far behind the technological curve. In 2015, the National Safety Council estimates 38,300 people were killed on U.S. roads. Could this be the result of… Read More The Future is Out of Our Hands
By: Alex Praschma While you mindlessly scroll through your Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook news feeds, have ever you stopped and wondered “could I face legal trouble for using a hashtag?” As with most legal hypotheticals, the answer is “it depends.” Generally speaking, ordinary users are in the clear when using hashtags to connect… Read More Twitter Fingers to Trademark Infringing Fingers
By Jessica Rubery Whether you grew up in the 90’s and early 2000’s or if you have recently become a fan of Pokémon, Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm. Since its release, there have been questions about whether Niantic, the game’s creator, could be responsible for its players who commit crimes or… Read More Pokémon! Gotta Catch ‘em All! Even if it Means Breaking the Law?
By Elizabeth Libro When most people hear the terms “Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite Monitoring”, “GPS Tracking”, or “Electronic Monitoring”, in regards to criminal offenders they tend to think of high risk offenders such as murderers, sex offenders, and domestic violence offenders. One would not think that truant teenagers could be lumped into the… Read More GPS Trackers and Truant Children: How One Judge Inspired a Creative Solution to Decreasing the Truancy Rate in his Town
As of August 5, 2016, the Washington Post reported (Fatal Force, Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2016/ (last visited Aug. 5, 2016)) that 573 people have been killed by law enforcement in the United States. In the wake of several widely-publicized shootings of suspects, the use of lethal force by law enforcement has become a topic of bitter… Read More A First Step in Legislation for Non-Lethal Weapon Technology Legislation
California: the Vanguard of Environmental Protection California remains the forerunner for environmental protection. The Golden State has been in the forefront of efforts to protect the environment from transportation and air quality greenhouse (“GHG”) emissions. When Congress began implementing federal regulations, the legislature, consciously chose to permit California to blaze its own trail with a… Read More When Interstate Federalism and Environmental Protection Converge
If the Senate is looking for support regarding the political gridlock over data encryption, they are not going to get it from The White House. President Obama has declined to offer support for the draft legislation expected to be released in the upcoming weeks. The refusal to support the Senate in this endeavor suggests presidential… Read More Government Meddling in the Data Encryption Sphere
Introductory Look Into Compliance Today Organizations aspire to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. One way they do this is by administering a strong and robust compliance program. These programs are generally led by a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The CCO is responsible to constantly look for ways to improve, review, structure and/or maintain… Read More Goldman Sached by the Securities Exchange Commission
By: Harrison Lebov Filing cabinets. Filing cabinets everywhere…that’s the sight you’ll likely see if you walk into almost any traditional law firm in the United States. With the enormous mass of paperwork exchanged in a single lawsuit for a single client, it all has to go somewhere! Needless to say, it typically ends up in dusty,… Read More Forecast for Tomorrow’s Legal Workplace: Cloudy
By: Marissa Louro Technology has changed the way we fulfill necessities. E-mail is a faster medium than snail mail, and online news is more accurate than newspapers. Naturally, technology has complemented the legal world—as demonstrated by E-Discovery, online legal research, and attorneys using their iPads in courts. However, a new solution entitled, “LawGeex,” will… Read More LawGeex: Will Technology Replace the Need for Lawyers?
The introduction of new technology into the financial services field has created a new type of industry called Financial Technology or “Fintech.” Fintech has drastically changed the way in which people are managing their finances and the industry is rapidly growing with time. In 2014, various venture capital firms invested approximately $12.2 billion in fintech… Read More Fintech Industry Faces Challenges Involving Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
T-Mobile and Experian announced that an unauthorized attacker accessed servers from September 1 until September 16 and stole information including customers names, dates of birth, addresses, and social security numbers. Unfortunately, it seems as though data breaches are occurring regularly these days and causing problems for both consumers and companies. In fact, according to Hewlett-Packard’s… Read More You’ve got a breach! The Cost of Doing Business in the Digital Age