Frank Ready
Frank Ready is a reporter on the tech desk at ALM Media. He can be reached at [email protected].
June 19, 2019 | Legaltech News
Shouldering More Work, In-House Becomes Selective with Tech AdoptionA new survey indicates that organizations are wielding tech in an effort to bolster productivity as more legal work is kept in-house. But don't expect companies to drastically increase their technology spend over the next year.
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
June 18, 2019 | Legaltech News
5 Ways Celebrities Have Responded to Being HackedCelebrities ranging from Jennifer Lawrence to the members of Radiohead have been the victims of hackers. Here's how they have responded to having their emails, photos or other private materials thrust into the public eye.
By Frank Ready
1 minute read
June 14, 2019 | Legaltech News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hack Highlights Government's Data Minimization DilemmaGovernments law enforcement agencies may never stop collecting personal information, but should there be a limit to how long they can keep it?
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
June 12, 2019 | Legaltech News
States' Internet Privacy Fight with FCC Grows, With No End in SightStates continue to loudly push back against the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality. But a new law in Maine may wind up proving that it's better to fly under the radar.
By Frank Ready
5 minute read
June 11, 2019 | Legaltech News
Veritone's New E-Discovery Application Wants to Cut Through Audio and Video ExcessVeritone released a standalone e-discovery platform named Illuminate, geared towards making it easier to identify and isolate key elements within a video or audio recording in an effort to make the entire process less costly.
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
June 11, 2019 | Legaltech News
Quest, Labcorp Breach Highlights Limits of HIPAA's Vendor OversightHIPAA lays out the responsibilities that both covered entities and vendors have in the event of a data breach, but service agreements can still play a vital role in determining where critical—and costly—responsibilities fall.
By Frank Ready
3 minute read
June 07, 2019 | Legaltech News
FEC: Cyber Threats Don't Automatically Override Campaign Contribution LawsCybersecurity providers hoping to provide their solutions to campaigns for free or at a reduced cost may be in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act. It all depends on how the FEC interprets each offering.
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
June 06, 2019 | Legaltech News
Social Media Requirement for Visas Unlikely to Provoke International Privacy RegulatorsMore U.S. visa applicants are being asked to provide social media handles and email addresses. But the ripple felt by international privacy regulators may not be as big as you might think.
By Frank Ready
4 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Legaltech News
Immigration Lawyer Explains How She Launched an (Almost) Fully Automated FirmAbout 95 percent of the immigration practice at 2nd.law has been fully automated, a move that firm co-founder Immigration attorney Bahar Ansari says was necessary to help clients, but difficult to accomplish with 'fragmented' legal tech software
By Frank Ready
5 minute read
June 04, 2019 | Legaltech News
Tech Companies Unite Against UK's Proposed Alternative to Encryption BackdoorsMicrosoft, Google, Apple and dozens of other tech companies released an open letter last week the United Kingdom's Government Communications Headquarters to reconsider a proposal experts say could create new cybersecurity vulnerabilities in consumer communication applications.
By Frank Ready
3 minute read
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