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18 May 2013, 12:05 pm
We take for granted the affect technology has on our daily lives. This comic offers an interesting (and humorous) perspective on how society changed.
source: Doghouse Diaries
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18 May 2013, 8:23 am
A buddy of mine, who does IT for a large company, recently shared an email he received from Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Amazon EC2 is a web service that provides compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. IN conjunction with Amazon EC2, Amazon also offers:
Elastic Block Store (EBS) provides block level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances. Amazon EBS volumes are network-attached, and persist… [read post]
17 May 2013, 3:26 pm
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani]
Youkers v . Texas, No. 05-11-01407-CR (Tx. Ct. App. May 15, 2013) [pdf]
Youkers was convicted for tampering with evidence after he was indicted for assaulting his girlfriend who was pregnant with his child. He entered into a plea deal under which his prison sentence would be suspended and he would have to pay a fine. Three months after the deal, the State filed a motion to revoke the suspended sentence (and send Youkers to prison), contending that he violated the… [read post]
17 May 2013, 2:32 pm
New York-based artist, Arne Svenson, and his “bird-watching” hobby seem to have drawn the ire of some of his neighbors, particularly those that find themselves represented in Svenson’s photographs without their consent. The exhibit is up now at the Julie Saul Gallery in Chelsea. [read post]
17 May 2013, 12:14 pm
In today's world of social media, we know that employees live online. With LinkedIn, this includes having a living resume for anyone with a LinkedIn account to see. The up-to-date part, or rather how up-to-date someone's LinkedIn profile (or resume) is, has become somewhat of a concern for employers, specifically as it pertains to an employer's former employees. The recent case of Jefferson Audio Video Sys. Inc. v. Light (W.D. Ky. May 8, 2013) demonstrates how the updating of a… [read post]
17 May 2013, 10:37 am
Written by Jake Romero
Do you ever find yourself worrying that, given the types of things minors deem appropriate to post on social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, our country won’t be able to produce an electable candidate for president in 40 years? If so, you’ll be glad to know that the California state legislature is in the process of considering two bills that could impact the obligations of online services operators to delete certain types of information… [read post]
17 May 2013, 5:12 am
The implementation of Affordable Care Act data collection regulations will include the collection of medical information concerning work related accidents and injuries. The coalition of this information will broadly advance the concept of universal medical care and impose yet another route for the Centers for Medicare and Medicare to strengthen enforcement under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
The largest and most expansive database of personalized medical information is being… [read post]
17 May 2013, 3:34 am
There is an epidemic of violent crime when stealing cells and tablets since the manufacturers apparently do little to protect these devices if stolen. On May 10, 2013 the New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman sent letters to Apple, Google/Motorola, Microsoft, and Samsung “seeking information about their efforts to protect customers from the rise in violent street crimes known as Apple Picking.”
The AG Schneiderman’s press released stated that “recent study… [read post]
16 May 2013, 2:47 pm
In an effort to provide clarity on it its revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“Rules”), the FTC recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs“) with information on how to comply. The FAQs should provide helpful guidance to operators of commercial websites and other online services (such as mobile apps) that are either directed to children under 13 or otherwise collecting, using and/or distributing information from children. The… [read post]
16 May 2013, 2:27 pm
Privacy, that was thought to be a paramount concern for individuals in workers' compensation, is now going away in Missouri. The Missouri legislature passed legislation that will allow employers to review the pending claim status of prospective employees to determine whether they have filed any workers' compensation claims. Injured workers in Missouri will now be stigmatized as a result of filing a workers' compensation claim.
"The division shall develop and maintain a… [read post]
16 May 2013, 1:20 pm
The High Court today gave a significant decision in McKeogh v. Doe and others concerning defamatory material posted through Facebook and YouTube. The background to the case is well summarised by the Daily Mail. As I have a professional involvement I'll refrain from any comment except to explain that this is an interlocutory judgment (i.e. pending a final hearing of the action) in which Peart J. held that a mandatory injunction should be granted against Facebook and the Google defendants requiring… [read post]
16 May 2013, 7:41 am
Rafi Azim Khan and Steve Farmer recently published an article in World Data Protection Report titled "Personal Data Transfers from the European Economic Area: Time to Consider Binding Corporate Rules 2.0."
What exactly is the '"best" solution for an international business needing to handle and transfer personal data across borders?
This has become an increasingly important and common question as business becomes more global and companies grow, reorganise or merge.
There has been a lot of… [read post]
16 May 2013, 7:08 am
The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to more than 90 different companies who develop mobile apps that the FTC claims may be directed to children. The letters emphasize that the FTC has not evaluated the apps or the companies’ practices to determine if they comply with the current or revised COPPA Rule. Instead, the letters remind these companies that if their apps collect, use, or disclose children's images and voices, mobile device… [read post]
16 May 2013, 6:05 am
Attorney General Eric Holder became the White House’s highest ranking official Tuesday to support sweeping privacy protections requiring the government, for the first time, to get a probable-cause warrant to obtain e-mail and other content stored in the cloud.
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16 May 2013, 3:30 am
Attorney General Eric Holder became the White House's highest ranking official Tuesday to support sweeping privacy protections requiring the government, for the first time, to get a probable-cause warrant to obtain e-mail and other content stored in the cloud.
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16 May 2013, 3:30 am
I am very comfortable admitting that I am rarely in the vanguard when it comes to adopting technological innovations. I also tend to value privacy a bit more highly than the 50th percentile of Americans does. Based on those two facts, I will admit that I might not be the most neutral voice in the room when it comes to privacy concerns surrounding toys like Google Glass.
However, it appears I am not the only one who has reservations about glasses which can record anything… [read post]
15 May 2013, 5:19 pm
Court record sniffing structured settlement buyers can obtain information about any structured settlement that has required court approval and has not been filed under seal. They can then hound you...
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15 May 2013, 3:30 pm
On May 15, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent educational letters to over 90 businesses that appear to collect personal information from children under the age of 13, reminding them of the impending July 1 deadline for compliance with the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “Rule”). The letters were sent to domestic and foreign companies that may be collecting information from children that is now considered “personal… [read post]
15 May 2013, 2:35 pm
A quick post to draw your attention to the British Institute of Human Rights’ excellent new publication, Mental Health Advocacy and Human Rights: Your Guide (PDF).
The Guide is aimed at non-lawyers, is attractively presented and looks very useful indeed. From the BIHR launch site:
This Mental Health Awareness week, BIHR is pleased to launch Mental Health Advocacy and Human Rights: Your Guide, our latest practical resource to help respect and protect the human rights of people… [read post]
15 May 2013, 1:54 pm
GROSS v. SWITZERLAND – 67810/10 – Chamber Judgment [2013] ECHR 429 – Read judgment / press summary
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that . Ms Gross sought a prescription for a lethal drug to end her own life. She has no critical illness, but is elderly and feels that her quality of life is so low that she would like to commit suicide. The Swiss medical authorities refused to provide her with the prescription.
Assisted dying and the right to die have been firmly… [read post]