The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), along with Samsung Electronics, is now urging Galaxy Note 7 users to power down their phones due to the possibility of the Note 7 lithium ion battery catching on fire and exploding. This is just the latest blow to Samsung’s Note 7 smart phone, which was originally …
Responding to years of reports of racial discrimination from users and a damning report out of Harvard Business School, Airbnb has released its plan for policy changes. African Americans have shared their stories of racial discrimination with the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack, created by Quirtina Crittenden. Crittenden discovered that she could book rooms that she was otherwise …
Personalized Medicine: the belief that diagnostic testing of a single patient, combined with his or her medical history, will yield targeted treatment options and better overall healthcare. This healthcare movement takes center stage in cancer treatment, where cutting edge research on genetics, immunology, and biotechnology are brought in to tackle one of the most devastating …
Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has been vocal about its commitment to preventing the sale of counterfeit versions of its products. Chairman Ferruccio Ferragamo explained that such efforts served “both to protect our intellectual property rights and to defend our customers.” In recent years, the brand has partnered with the Chinese government to stop the …
Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, recently won one of the biggest wrestling matches of his career last week when he walked away from a trial against entertainment news website Gawker $140 million dollars richer. Just two weeks ago a Florida jury awarded Hogan $115 million and another $25 million in punitive damages determining …
The old adage that the law is one step behind the times, certainly applies to the technology field. Technology normally stays one step ahead of the legal concepts and governing rules that are attached to it. There is no exception to the intersection of estate law and technology, specifically as it relates to the digital …
Privacy is a touchy issue in the 21st century. At no other time in history has the capacity for mass gathering and storing of personal data by corporations and governments been possible at the scale seen today. As rapid technological advances continue to shape the way society views data collection, issues of privacy often come …
The legal controversy between Apple and the FBI has certainly cooled off in light of the recent revelation that the government was able to bypass Apple’s built-in security measures and unilaterally gain access to encrypted cell phone data related to the San Bernardino terrorist attack late last year. However, the debate over individual privacy and …
The Justice Department reported on Monday that it has discovered a way to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist, Syed Farook, without aid from Apple. Consequently, the Justice Department withdrew its legal action to compel Apple to assist in the investigation of the San Bernardino mass-shooting. The unlocking method was brought to the FBI …
The State of Illinois passed the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) which regulates the use of “biometric identifiers” or “biometric information” by private entities. A private entity may not obtain a person’s biometric identifier or information without first informing the subject that it is being collected or stored, informing the subject of the purpose …