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Stop Online Piracy Act Puts Future of Internet at Stake
Professor Marc H. Greenberg of the Golden Gate University School of Law takes a closer look at the Stop Online Privacy Act, and doesn't like what he sees.
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Does the Americans with Disabilities Act apply in cyberspace? Without clear guidance from the courts, companies are deciding for themselves. Pressured by advocacy groups, some businesses have already taken steps to make their Web sites more accessible to the disabled.Project Management With SharePoint Task Lists: Listing 1
Adobe Overhauls Interface With Acrobat X
Forsaking the traditional Arabic numeral 10 for the hipper Roman X, Adobe Acrobat's latest version delivers an interface overhauled for efficiency and accessibility. The revamped look is by far the biggest change -- most everything else are tweaks and improvements on existing features. Consultant Brett Burney tumbles into the new Acrobat.
FTC Issues Online Ad Privacy Guidelines
To get legal clients to your doorstep, you need to advertise. Online ads make strong marketing tools -- but beware proposed FTC guidelines that would have you or your advertiser tell Web surfers whether their online behaviors are being monitored and used to personalize ads.
Data Retention Policy, Meet Data Management System
A company that implements a retention policy and conducts annual audits against it can rest easy, right? Not if the retention policy is not squared with IT's data management system, writes Waller's Heather Hubbard.Another Acquisition in Network Security: Check Point Buys Sourcefire
Consolidation in the network security industry is continuing, with Israel's Check Point Software announcing plans this week to acquire Maryland-based enterprise security provider Sourcefire for $225 million in cash and stock options. Analysts generally praised the deal, estimating that Check Point paid four to seven times revenue for the company. At the same time, some expressed concerns about possible long-term deterioration of Check Point's flagship firewall offerings.
A Closer Look at Judicial Codes and Social Media
A reader asked: Do any of the ethical rules specifically address this issue of judges and social media (such as Facebook)? No, there is nothing in the Rules of Professional Conduct or the Code of Judicial Conduct in Pennsylvania that addresses electronic social networking or electronic social media. Even the Model Rules of the American Bar Association on judicial conduct do not really address this issue. Obviously, this has to change because it is starting to become a problem, as seen in some recent cases in Pennsylvania. Some judges have been criticized in the press for casual ... [MORE]Trending Stories
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