On Friday, October 21st, attackers controlling a vast collection of internet connected devices launched a denial-of-service attack on web technology provider Dynamic Network Service, Inc., also know as Dyn. Dyn provides domain name system services to many popular websites, which is a key part of the “digital supply train“ which allows users to access websites like …
On October 14th, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the federal entity responsible for coordinating national efforts to implement and use health information technology, issued a Rule that finalized new changes and requirements under the ONC Health IT Certification Program. The Program was launched in 2010 and is largely charged with …
Last week, it was reported that Apple is moving over $9 billion worth of their iTunes Intellectual Property assets to Ireland from Luxembourg. This level of commitment to the country comes less than two months after the European Commission ruled Ireland’s tax breaks to Apple were unlawful and ordered the American tech giant to pay …
Good news AT&T and DirecTV customers! Your cable packages might be getting a significant upgrade here in the near future. AT&T and its subscribers will have the opportunity to obtain access to HBO, CNN, TNT, Cartoon Network, TBS, and Warner Brothers. This is due to the recent agreement for AT&T to purchase Time Warner for …
With the release of “Pokemon Go” in July 2016, the real world was invaded with virtual monsters. Armed with GPS-enabled smartphones, players, called “trainers,” explore the real world to locate and catch these virtual monsters, or “Pokemon.” The game also designates real world landmarks as virtual “Pokestops” and “Gyms” were trainers can resupply on in-game …
It is a stormy Saturday evening and you have had a long night perusing around town with your friends while enjoying a few beverages. As closing time quickly approaches, you realize that you left your car parked in the lot a few bars back. On top of this you are in no position to drive …
AirBnB, VRBO, HomeAway, and other internet platforms allow people to rent out their properties for short-term stays. Owners like the boost in income while neighbors, home owner associations, and localities worry about the under-regulated influx of strangers. So, are these short-term rentals a good thing? Positive Aspects of Short-term Rentals Property owners like short-term …
Last Thursday (October 13, 2016) Google announced it is adding a “fact check” feature to Google News, the news aggregator subsite of Google. News aggregators, for those unfamiliar with the concept, “pull together, and allow [the user] to assemble, news from a variety of sources in one place.” Google News, for example, assembles news articles …
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has again shaken up the software patent world with its most recent decision in Intellectual Ventures v. Symantec Corp & Trend Micro Inc. The majority wrote that: “Most of the First Amendment concerns associated with patent protection could be avoided if this court were willing to …
On October 16, 2016, Forbes reported on a court filing from May 2016, detailing a Department of Justice search warrant request. This memo in support of a search warrant wasn’t just for a search of the house, nor even of unlocked phones. The memo in support of the warrant in question sought permission to “depress …
