ABA Approves New Privacy Law Specialization
The American Bar Association (ABA) recently approved the first program to certify attorneys in Privacy Law. Attorneys who gain this new certification will be able to present and market themselves and Privacy Law Specialists. The Privacy Law Specialist certification program approved by the ABA is a product of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). To […]
Technology Triple Trivia
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. October 25, 2016 How do you know, if it’s not compellingly obvious, whether you have been a victim of a crime? Hint: Answer: marketed as a first step in criminal acts assessment, LawBot, brainchild of four University of Cambridge law students, is helping potential victims of crime assess if […]
Technology Triple Trivia
3 QUESTIONS. 3 HINTS. 3 ANSWERS. August 9, 2016 What wearable technology is making metal detectors look old-school? Hint: Answer: special fabrics that change color depending on the presence of environmental pollutants and hazards are being used to make shirts. So far, three shirts are available for purchase to detect carbon monoxide, particle pollutants and radioactivity. […]
Clash in the Name of Care
By James Maguire (JD candidate, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) | Story courtesy of The Boston Globe This expose covers many areas of the law: Medicaid and Medicare law; contract law; professional responsibility and legal ethics; malpractice and privacy law. It also addresses specific concerns related to scientific research (and the lack […]
Wednesday Web Watch for April 29, 2015
In Court Protects Anonymity of Yelp Users, Chanwoo Park and J. Alexander Lawrence highlight that there is “no uniform rule as to whether companies must reveal identifying information of their anonymous users” and court decisions on the matter have landed on both sides of the fence. In the Yelp case, the Supreme Court of Virginia […]
Tuesday Triple Trivia for February 24, 2015
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. It used to be the Luccheses and the Gambinos that one had to fear. Now it’s this mob: Hint: Answer: forget about the mafia, it’s the digital mob who is out to get you if you do or say something bad — at least when it […]
Triple Trivia Tuesday for February 10, 2015
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. Bad resume? What resume? Lazy worker? Not a people player? Never worked a day in your life? Do not fear, if you need a job, go here: Hint: Answer: buyer (as in employer) beware: employee background checks require more than they used to. While they attempt […]
By Monitoring Others, Others May Monitor You
Courtesy of Gregory Wilmoth Remote access to live footage has its benefits and detriments. This past week, another point was scored on the detriments side when data watchdogs discovered a website in the business of accessing and streaming private monitoring systems’ footage for the world to see. Avoiding such a flagrant privacy breach is easy. […]
Triple Trivia Tuesday for October 7, 2014
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. Babies + bad weather = ? Hint: Answer: Researchers in Canada have discovered that the number of days pregnant women were without electricity during the grisly 1998 Quebec Ice Storm resulted in specific alterations to their offspring’s T cells (a type of white blood cell that […]
Tuesday Triple Trivia Tease for July 8, 2014
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. What technology now provides some measure of control over our social media accounts? Hint: Answer: while we may not have comprehensive “right to be forgotten” legislation in effect in the U.S. we do have some limited options available to “control-alt-delete” embarrassing or hurtful things we may […]