The latest big data controversy will end with LinkedIn paying 13 million dollars in damages in a class action suit for “trying too hard to add people to your professional network.” After setting up a LinkedIn account, the website would send invitations to your email contacts asking them to join your professional network. If the …
Generation Y knows Mark Cuban, whether by his courtside antics during Dallas Mavericks games (he owns the team) or by his appearances on ABC’s Shark Tank. However, millennials might be surprised to learn that Mark Cuban’s latest venture is to help people reduce their digital footprint. In 2013, Cuban prevailed in an insider trading action brought …
Remember Watson, the super computer that beat the “unbeatable” Ken Jennings at Jeopardy? Well, now Watson may be more to you than a computer with limitless trivia knowledge. He may be your Radiologist, or at least a tool to push some of the reforms of the Affordable Care Act, namely to improve quality care and …
A new app announced this past week reignited the debate between free speech and cyberbulling. Peeple, “the terrifying ‘Yelp for people,’” allows users to review everyone they know, ranging from friends, co-workers, former lovers, or acquaintances. Reviews consist of a one-to five-star rating and comments. Co-founders, Julia Cordray and Nicole McCullough, suggest the app will …
Are you or a client looking for capital to litigate a tortious claim? Tempted by the unfair, low-ball offer because the coffers are dried up? Fret no more–legal startup Mighty hopes to take the chance out of litigation. Crowdfunding has been around for a while, and innovators are always looking for new ways to capitalize …
No, it is not a fictitious plot to a dystopian novel or the lyrics to a hit Radiohead song. Sadly, a recent report is just yet another real-life example of a secretive intelligence institution’s vast reach thanks to technology. Over two dozen documents recently made public by The Intercept provide startling revelations about a spy …
More often than not search warrants are not difficult to procure and execute. However, in Microsoft Corporation v. United States of America, the United States government is potentially looking for something outside of its jurisdiction, and the Second Circuit must make a decision that will have international ramifications. In December 2013, the Southern District of …
Technology has the potential to transform how evidence and knowledge are used in the courtroom. Much of what we know about someone’s thoughts or emotions comes from what he or she says. However, what if a judge and jurors were able to see inside someone’s brain in the courtroom? What seems like far off science …
It is well known in the world of privacy that the European Union has a very different view of privacy than the United States. Because of the differing views and in an effort to bolster trade between Europe and the United States an agreement was reached in 1998 known as the Safe Harbor. This agreement …
Facebook users rejoice: CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Q&A on September 15th that the world’s largest social network will soon offer users the option to “dislike” others’ posts. The site already features a “like” button that allows users to affirm content they find pleasing or agreeable. Facebook has resisted pressure for years, however, to …
