Linked – DNA blunder creates phantom serial killer
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Linked – DNA blunder creates phantom serial killer

I’ve heard it said often that shows like CSI have created this expectation by jurors that they see the DNA evidence, or that there is simple magic in DNA evidence, or poor security camera footage. Turns out, that expectation that the DNA always tells the story, might need to be looked at again: “The only…

Linked – Cryptojacking on the Rise: Employees are Hijacking Company Servers
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Linked – Cryptojacking on the Rise: Employees are Hijacking Company Servers

It’s not just data breaches and ransomware these days. It might be theft of computing cycles, or just plain “borrowing” physical servers. Darktrace’s CEO gave an instance of a particular case where a junior staff at an Italian Bank [name withheld] stole servers that he ordered for on behalf of the bank. According to Eagan,…

Linked – Lawyers coding – are we belittling the IT developers skills?
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Linked – Lawyers coding – are we belittling the IT developers skills?

I suspect that Jason is right about this, but I can’t say it’s going to be a popular opinion inside of law firms – “I think there is huge benefits of gaining a knowledge of technology in any profession and wholeheartedly welcome developing this knowledge in lawyers. I equally think law firms could do a…

Linked – Deepfakes and fake media are coming for our memories
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Linked – Deepfakes and fake media are coming for our memories

This is going to be very real, very soon. And there’s no reason to think people are going to somehow learn to be more discerning that they are already. “Let’s put this all together. False memories fester when they make sense to our political worldview, when it’s familiar and repeated ad nauseam, when we trust…

Linked – From Fitbit to PlayStation, the justice system is drowning in digital evidence
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Linked – From Fitbit to PlayStation, the justice system is drowning in digital evidence

It’s definitely going to continue too. “This is unprecedented in terms of the sheer amount of data being collected,” says Nicole Black, a lawyer and legal technology expert at MyCase, a software management startup for law firms. All connected devices have the potential to be mined for their data. In court cases, the information can…

Seth Godin on Change, and Law Firms

Seth Godin on Change, and Law Firms

Well, actually, I don’t believe Seth mentioned law firms once in the most recent episode of his Akimbo podcast, but as he talked about bringing about change and introducing something new, I couldn’t help but think about law firms. That’s because, when he talks about how very successful people in their chosen fields simply missed…