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Rhys Dipshan

Rhys Dipshan

CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)

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March 16, 2018 | Legaltech News

'Deepfake' Video Editing Tools Animate Fake News. Are They Legal?

The use of new editing tools that superimposes human faces onto videos can run afoul of a host of U.S. laws, depending on how the tools are used.

By Rhys Dipshan |

4 minute read

March 15, 2018 | Legaltech News

Biggest Gamble After a Ransomware Attack? Actually Paying the Ransom

The 2018 Cyberthreat Defense Report found that those who pay cybercriminals ransom have as much of a chance of losing their compromised data as they do recovering it.

By Rhys Dipshan |

4 minute read

March 14, 2018 | Legaltech News

Murphy & McGonigle Launches App for Clients Facing 'Surprise Investigations'

With 'M&M Defend,' Murphy & McGonigle aids clients unexpectedly served with search warrants, subpoenas, or interviews.

By Rhys Dipshan |

4 minute read

March 12, 2018 | Legaltech News

From Emails to AI: Blank Rome's Outgoing CIO on Legal's Tech Evolution

Larry Liss, who will be moving to Alphaserve after 20 years at Blank Rome, has played a hand in technology's development from the early days of punch cards to today's modern legal tech platforms.

By Rhys Dipshan |

4 minute read

March 12, 2018 | Legaltech News

Virtual and Augmented Reality's Legal Landmine: User-Generated Data

The content that VR and AR products host—and the data they collect—may put them on a collision course with IP laws.

By Rhys Dipshan |

4 minute read

March 09, 2018 | Legaltech News

Blocking Qualcomm Acquisition, CFIUS Signals Broader Review of Foreign Investments

U.S. supremacy with 5G technology and its ability to set standards for future wireless networks weighed heavily on the committee's rejection of the proposed hostile takeover.

By Rhys Dipshan |

6 minute read

March 08, 2018 | Legaltech News

OneTrust Releases GDPR Consent Management Platform for Marketers

OneTrust's GDPR solution streamlines the requirements to track, validate and store consent actions under the upcoming EU regulation.

By Rhys Dipshan |

3 minute read

March 07, 2018 | Legaltech News

Equifax's Liabilities Pile on After Discovery of New Compromised Data

After discovering that 2.4 million of its customers had partial driver's license information stolen, Equifax will likely face renewed questions over the handling of its post-breach internal investigation.

By Rhys Dipshan |

5 minute read

March 06, 2018 | Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters Turns to eBrevia to Augment Contract Services

Thomson Reuters' legal managed services team will look to expand eBrevia's application through training and leverage the platform's data extraction capabilities for its own proprietary tools.

By Rhys Dipshan |

3 minute read

March 05, 2018 | Legaltech News

Statutory Interpretation, Not Tech Specifics, Likely to Decide U.S. v. Microsoft

After the Supreme Court's oral arguments, the way in which the high court will decide the electronic communications case has come into focus.

By Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read


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