Frank Ready

Frank Ready is a reporter on the tech desk at ALM Media. He can be reached at [email protected].

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December 12, 2019 | Legaltech News

Tech Speak vs. Legalese: What's the Biggest Barrier to Online Courts' Growth

Author Richard Susskind's latest book "Online Courts and The Future of Justice" proposes a series of steps for ensuring that tech providers aren't inadvertently creating laws with coding. But that may be a problem without any shortcuts.

By Frank Ready

6 minute read

December 11, 2019 | Legaltech News

Law Firms Want Their Staff's Tech Opinions—But You Can't Please Everyone

For firms, leveraging employee feedback on the technology that they are adopting can be critical to a successful deployment, especially as lawyers and support staff become increasingly aware of the options on the market.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

December 10, 2019 | Legaltech News

Does the First Amendment Apply to Visa Applicants' Social Media Content?

A group of documentary filmmakers is challenging a U.S. government policy that requires visa applicants to provide their social media handles, a case that is likely to trigger some debate over the scope of the First Amendment.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

December 09, 2019 | Legaltech News

Department of Homeland Security Proposals Fade, But Facial Recognition is Forever

The Department of Homeland Security withdrew a proposal that would have mandated facial recognition scans for U.S. citizens arriving in or leaving the country, but there's no legal barriers preventing the idea from resurfacing.

By Frank Ready

3 minute read

December 06, 2019 | Legaltech News

Fastcase and ROSS Partnership May Eye New Frontier: Regulatory Alerts

ROSS Intelligence and Fastcase announced a content research and development partnership that may portend a more proactive, less query-based approach to legal research with an emphasis on helping users stay on top of a fast changing regulatory landscape.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

December 05, 2019 | Legaltech News

Is Singapore's Fake News Law a Global Headache for Facebook?

By acquiescing to Singapore's fake news law, Facebook may have made it more difficult to reject similar requests in the future, not that there are likely to be all that many coming from the United States.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

December 04, 2019 | Legaltech News

GDPR Data Requests Are Causing Issues—And CCPA May Be Harder

Some companies are still struggling to comply with the right of access granted by the GDPR, but a similar provision may yield an even greater number of data subject access requests under the CCPA.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read

December 03, 2019 | Legaltech News

Wait on That Present: Firms Face Difficult Season With Holiday Hackers

Speed is critical for law firms in the cyber incident response business, but the holidays can present some unique challenges to attorneys and clients alike as they attempt to combat opportunistic hackers.

By Frank Ready

4 minute read