On February 6th, eighteen members of Congress from California penned a letter to the state’s recently confirmed Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, to join several other states in a legal fight to determine whether Exxon and its predecessor companies intentionally misled the public for decades on climate science. The missive notes a previous probe by California’s …

As technology continues to shape and transform society, the FTC has used its traditional consumer protection power to venture into new technological territory. However, it’s still unclear what the scope and extent of the FTC authority is under its consumer protection power. While a recent 3rd Circuit decision recognized the FTC’s authority to regulate data …

Just a few months ago, everyone was gossiping about the new and blossoming relationship that had emerged between tech giant Uber Technologies and the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In September of 2016, Uber launched its self-driving car pilot program on the hilly streets of the “Burgh.” The original plan was to have 100 cars on …

  There is an endemic problem in the United States with the way sports owners are ransoming the necessary funds to supply new sports stadiums with the latest and greatest technology, and this field is one filled with hypocrisy and failed logic. Balancing Municipalities Decision to Green Light Stadium Construction Proponents of stadium construction contend …

To understand the significance behind the fight for CRISPR (technically the CRISPR-Cas9 system), its best to explain its significance first. Simply put, CRISPR is a genome editing tool that is much more precise, quicker, and cheaper than anything that has come before it. CRISPR is essentially a pair of molecular scissors that allows scientists to …

In the modern world, there’s enough covert and overt surveillance occurring with enough regularity to make George Orwell’s predictions seem demure. From the Snowden-triggered revelations of 2013 to the endless cookies users accept while browsing the web, computer and smart phone users are leaving footprints everywhere they wander. Governments and corporations follow close behind, collecting …

Beth is a twenty-five-year old who lives and works in New York City. She, like many of her peers, keeps in touch with her old friends and classmates via Facebook, one of the most well-known online social media and social networking services. After her birthday party, Beth logs on to Facebook to post pictures to …

Amidst the usual end-of-year activities and the beginning of a transition of presidential power, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved a historic change for people with disabilities. On December 15, the FCC adopted a rule requiring telecommunications companies to support Real-Time Text (RTT) in their systems, replacing the outdated text telephony services (TTY). This rule …

On February 2, Snap, parent company of the popular social media app Snapchat, filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol, SNAP. The company’s decision to go public comes on the heels of a successful year that saw a 600% increase in revenue from 2015. What …

From Amazon’s helpful electronic assistant Alexa to televisions that track viewer preferences, these days people surround themselves with devices that continuously record information about their users. Even medical devices, like Pacemakers, are more frequently being offered with built-in network capability, creating an expansive Internet of Things that simultaneously increases efficiency and vulnerability for those that …