Technology

Who is in the Hot Seat when No One is in the Driver’s Seat? How Self-Driving Cars Present a Difficult Question of Personal Liability

March 26, 2021

Automated vehicles with automated driving abilities have become a far more common sight recently. Regardless of who or what may be at fault for accidents involving autonomous cars, it is clear that the law on the subject will have to soon address this issue. [...]

The Digital Dark Web Underworld Mysteries: A Lawyer’s Sanctuary in Elysium or Sentence in Tartarus?

November 6, 2020

Despite its name, reputation, and association as the criminal underworld alluding to Greek mythology, the Dark Web has multiple layers of purposes utilized by civilians in different roles. [...]

Daring to go digital: drivers’ licenses get an upgrade

April 5, 2018

With the advent of new technology, the traditional plastic driver’s license could become a relic of the past. [...]

Predictive policing: where scientific fact meets science fiction

February 22, 2018

As data-based software becomes increasingly popular in both the streets and the courtroom, some have raised concerns that such software will soon replace common sense and even perhaps, due process. [...]

Is Bitcoin money? Not in Florida.

August 1, 2016

Judge Teresa Mary Pooler from Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit dismissed money laundering charges against Michell Espinoza because Bitcoin is not money. [...]

Suit claims that Uber’s pricing algorithm is an alleged antitrust violation and a form of price-fixing

May 2, 2016

Joining a pending class action for employee misclassification, another lawsuit is filed against Uber for alleged price fixing violating antitrust laws. [...]

“Panama Papers” becomes largest data leak to date

April 25, 2016

After the release of over 11 million confidential documents, several world leaders and well-known organizations are having their financial practices closely scrutinized. [...]

Update on Safe Harbor

March 21, 2016

The European Union and the United States have reached a temporary agreement to deal with the falling out of Safe Harbor and the distrust in transatlantic data flows. [...]

Anonymous: The Masked Vigilante

March 21, 2016

The “hacker collective”, Anonymous, is known for promoting free speech and individual’s rights. Despite this reputation, their specific targets call into question their actual motives and protection of First Amendment rights. [...]

Strange Bedfellows: Apple, terrorists, the FBI, and really old law

February 22, 2016

The issue of whether Apple must provide the FBI with software needed to obtain data from the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers has entered the court system. [...]

U.S. Is No Longer a Safe Harbor for EU Data

January 18, 2016

Safe Harbor, the agreement that allowed free exchange of data with EU countries, has been declared invalid by the European Union Court of Justice. [...]

Evolving Threats to Recovering Losses from Investments on Foreign Exchanges

January 18, 2016

United States courts no longer apply Security Act claims to purchases of securities exchanges abroad, therefore investors should be cautious when engaging in foreign securities exchanges. [...]

Purposeful Availment: Personal Jurisdiction in the Internet Context

January 18, 2016

Courts are increasingly returning to the Calder test for Internet defamation cases. [...]

Foreign Sovereign Immunity: A Shield for International Cybercrime Aimed At Economic Gain

January 18, 2016

Foreign sovereignties can currently commit acts of espionage against the United States without penalty by the federal government; however, a new bill seeking to amend the law will allow new sanctions against foreign hacker groups. [...]

Computer Glitch Causes Mistaken Early Release of More Than 3,000 Inmates

January 11, 2016

The Department of Corrections (DOC) in Washington State has come under fire after a computer glitch in its system led to the early release of more than 3,000 inmates in the state since 2002. The Department has been aware of the glitch since 2012. [...]

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