In other words, you get more of what you measure. “When reward is tied to measured performance, metric fixation invites just this sort of gaming. But metric fixation also leads to a variety of more subtle unintended negative consequences. These include goal displacement, which comes in many varieties: when performance is judged by a few…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…