Technology and the Law
Examining the intersection of technology and the law, particularly focusing on the legal implications of technological developments.
Google Glass is the new, sophisticated form of modern mobile communication that has major implications for the medical profession.
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While Google Glass has many professed benefits, they may be outweighed when compared to the legal and social ramifications Google Glass totes along.
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Hot new gadgets beg the question: is there really a reasonable expectation of privacy in today’s society?
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On September 21, 2009, eighteen-year-old Kyle Best was texting (pdf) when he crossed the double yellow lines of a New Jersey roadway in his Chevy pick-up truck and struck David and Linda Kubert on their motorcycle. All three survived, but David and Linda each lost their left leg and suffered a number of other injuries. There was no dispute that Best was texting at the time of the accident. Through Best’s cell phone records, obtained through discovery, the Kuberts’ attorney determined
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A consumer advocacy group asks the FTC to investigate Fisher-Price’s marketing of apps as a way to teach babies as young as six months old.
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A federal judge ruled that Apple was the ringleader of a conspiracy to raise e-book prices, and the proposed remedies will affect Apple’s iBookstore and other facets of its business.
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A Texas teenager faces possible jail time for a threatening Facebook post while a British man is going to jail for two years for his own Facebook threats.
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The Federal Communications Commission announced its plans to loosen restrictions on cursing and nudity on network television, and viewers responded with thousands of public comments.
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While several states have enacted legislation authorizing the use of autonomous vehicles, legal scholars suggest that new laws might not be necessary and the federal government warns that such laws might be rushed.
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The increased use of mobile banking may make it easier for law enforcement agencies to gather information that most would prefer to keep private.
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Updated January 14, 2014: Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion (pdf), striking down key portions of the FCC’s Open Internet rules discussed below. FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler issued a statement, forecasting that the FCC would consider “all available options, including those for appeal, to ensure that these networks on which the Internet depends continue to provide a free and open platform for innovation and expression, and operate in the
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Drones continue to make headlines, as the President tries to supervise military drones while further drone usages continue to be found at home.
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The popular website may provide the court with an efficient source for words undefined elsewhere, but critics debate whether the perks are worth the risks of misinterpretation and unreliability.
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Businesses take steps to fight negative online reviews of their products and services, causing some to rethink their online activity.
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“You’ve been served” is something no one ever wants to hear, but what if while checking out your new friend requests on Facebook, you were also greeted with a notification of service? While it seems far-fetched, Manhattan federal judge Paul Engelmayer ruled in March that U.S. Government lawyers could serve process on a group of defendants in India via Facebook. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require the method of service to be one reasonably calculated to give notice. Rule 4(f) of
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