The Tools Of Freedom And Security
The Tools Of Freedom And Security
An interesting little overview. Nothing I haven’t posted here before though.
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David Horrigan writes about the case over on the Relativity blog, where collecting the thumbprint of a 14 year old without notifying the parent violated the states biometric information law (BIPA), and the Court has ruled they could sue without needing to prove he was “harmed” by the data collection. That’s interesting, for sure, but…
“The best way to keep yourself safe is to use your own Wi-Fi connection, if you’re able to set up a personal hotspot, or to ask employees (such as baristas in a coffee shop) which network is theirs. A free connection that pops up while you’re on the go might just be too good to…
Yeah it’s Friday, and based on the amount of traffic downtown this morning, I’m guessing we’re one of the few places actually working today. Sigh. Taking a look around this morning: Scoble’s got some interesting insight about Microsoft’s decisions, unfortunately his permalinks seem to be having issues, so read the stuff from July 4 for…
Law firms either keep up with tech or get left behind ‘Scared. Ashamed. Crippled.’: How One Lawyer Overcame Living With Depression in Big Law Understanding Electronic Discovery: Not Just for Biglaw Not If But When: Pulling E-Discovery In-House Interview: Danny Chan of Ricoh on a case study involving Relativity Analytics Information Project 5 Things That…
Craig Ball and John Simek Craig: a simple Walmart purchased hard drive holds more data than you can imagine. 80GB is a ton of stuff, and maybe 2/3 of what is on that drive is unreadable to you, so you can’t even be sure what it says. Even then, we’ve moved way beyond that. We’re…
This was only one US law firm that criminals claimed to be able to access: “Q6 Cyber, a cybersecurity firm that specializes in monitoring the dark web, showed CNBC a forum post in Russian where the cybercriminal was offering access to a New York City law firm’s network and files, and was willing to send…