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Emails Detail Use of Controversial Surveillance Tool
Emails describing the government's use of sophisticated "stingray" surveillance technology to track people using their cellphone signals have emerged at the center of a controversy that lies at the intersection of privacy and evolving technology.
VaporStream Opens Private Messaging System to Non-Subscribers
VaporStream -- a confidential messaging service that targets executives, partners , and others who have an interest in private communications that cannot be traced -- announced that its subscribers can now send private messages to non-subscribers. Technology editor Sean Doherty reaches out to non-members from the vapor.NearPoint Archives E-Mail for E-Discovery
The battle for e-discovery continues to march to the left side of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model as today's companies gird themselves with products and services that manage ESI before a lawsuit is considered or filed. Consultant Brett Burney goes "left" with Mimosa NearPoint.
Risk of Future Injury Not Enough for Standing in Hacking Suit
Two law firm employees whose financial data was hacked don't have standing to sue the payroll-processing company that allowed the breach, the 3rd Circuit has held in a precedential opinion.
Federal Prosecutors Want to Shutter Public Access to Plea Agreements
The DOJ has asked the federal judiciary to eliminate public Internet access to plea agreements in criminal cases and related docket notations. The judiciary is currently seeking public comment on changing its open access policy toward plea agreements.
Book Review: 'When Gadgets Betray Us'
In his book "When Gadgets Betray Us," Robert Vamosi ponders how systems we rely on for creating business value may have downsides. Imagine sitting at a coffee shop, your iPhone next to your latte, using free Wi-Fi. If this was a typical look at digital risk, you might guess your phone and laptop would be the big concerns -- but that's not the book's point, says David Whelan of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Up Close: Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Association
As director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, Jim Calloway provides practice management and technology assistance to Oklahoma Bar members. Find out what gear helps him get the job done, what he's accomplished and what makes him tick.
Clearwell Views E-Discovery With Ease
Why make substantial changes to a successful software platform when you could easily get by with tiny improvements and call it new? That was the question consultant Brett Burney answered as he explored the new processing and review features of Clearwell E-Discovery Platform version 5.0.
The Secret to Sandy? Be Prepared
Unlike California earthquakes, hurricanes announce their travel plans in advance, giving the legal technology community time to clean the house for the arrival. A quick poll shows that, so far, law firms, vendors, and other legal professionals aren't too worried about Mother Nature's latest challenge.Trending Stories
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