The three claimants alleged that the defendant had tracked and collated private information about the their internet usage via their Apple Safari browser without their knowledge and consent, contrary to the defendant’s publicly stated position that such activity could not be conducted for Safari users unless they had expressly allowed it to happen (much of the technical and regulatory background is set out here by Alexander Hanff; and Judith Vidal-Hall explains here and here how she… [read post]

Laws - bit.ly/y1QIJu (Catherine Dunn) Dell Is Hoping It’s More Than a Server Company - nyti.ms/AlmB0Z (Quentin Hardy) DLA Piper Sponsors Open-Source Think Tank - bit.ly/z2nHC4 (Evan Koblentz) Don’t Be Ambushed by Your Cloud Provider - bit.ly/z0ceem (Mary Jander) Download Your Facebook Info for eDiscovery or Curiosity - bit.ly/wcyZ0X (Jason Velasco) Facebook Conducting “Test” SMS Snooping… [read post]

CES and Elisa Dunn were also convicted of making false statements to federal law enforcement. [read post]

Centennial Chair in Law, University of Texas Law School -- As Justice Accused Nears its 50th Anniversary   11:40 - 11:50--  break     11:50 - 12:50 -- Law and Violence   Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School -- Living Law: Constructing Identities Through Legal Invocations     Jonathan Simon, Lance Robbins Professor of Criminal Justice Law & Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Law & Society, UC Berkeley, School… [read post]