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Appeal Over OPM Data Breach Dismissal May Mean 'Uphill Battle' for Federal Government

A federal appeals panel appeared poised to overturn dismissal of two data breach cases against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management based on standing.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Government Could Face 'Uphill Battle' in Appeal of OPM Data Breach Dismissals

A federal appeals panel appeared poised to overturn dismissal of two data breach cases against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management based on standing.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Facebook GC Frets Over 'Election Integrity' as Midterms Loom

In the final months of his tenure at Facebook, Colin Stretch told lawyers at an ABA panel in Washington that his company recognizes "transparency" as a key to earning the trust of users and policymakers.
3 minute read

The Recorder

NITs to Pick: An EFF Attorney Riffs on a Recent Ninth Circuit Malware Decision

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Andrew Crocker says that a controversial warrant employed in an FBI child pornography sting also recently waived on by other circuits is “really inconsistent with the idea of the Fourth Amendment.”
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Nervous System: Taking Biometrics at Face Value

The process of identifying criminals through photographs dates back to the 19th century, but the introduction of software took Bertillon-style databases to the next level.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Can the Law Keep Up With the Internet of Things?

In 1999, renowned inventor and self-described futurist Ray Kurzweil—now director of engineering at Google—published "The Age of Spiritual Machines," in which he proposed a formula for calculating the rate of change in evolutionary systems.
7 minute read

Law.com

Elections: The Hidden Cybersecurity Danger for Governments

The news is replete with alleged actions of foreign governments and hackers trying to impact the democratic election process in the United States. It is incumbent upon the state and local governments to ensure the security of all elections.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

WindTalker Wants to Protect the Water, Not the Glass, With Redaction Software

The tool, initially developed for the U.S. Department of Defense, is now being released to the wider legal market with an aim of more secure, yet collaborative, document encryption, redaction and sharing.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Blockchain and Its Legal Implications for Banking

Blockchain is far more than Bitcoin and presents a unique set of legal hurdles for the banking sector.What is Blockchain?Blockchain is a method…
6 minute read

Legaltech News

European Parliament Explores Regulating Blockchain, With Focus on Trust

The European Parliament's non-legislative resolution exploring the regulation of blockchain technologies underscored how trust will likely play a key factor in any future oversight.
3 minute read

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