Technology

What do AI, blockchain and GDPR mean for cybersecurity?

Emerging technologies will affect cybersecurity in the coming years. Artificial intelligence and blockchain will play pivotal roles in data protection, creating new solutions, risks and regulatory headaches.

Dec 1, 2018 1:25 AM CST

FBI asks Google to turn over data on all users who were close to robbery locations

The FBI has asked Google for location data on anyone close in time and location to robberies in Virginia and Maine. The FBI’s “reverse location” orders could ensnare anyone who uses Google services at specific times in the robbery areas, Forbes reports. People could be caught up in the probes…

Oct 25, 2018 8:30 AM CDT

In the battle for net neutrality, the A2J community is notably quiet

The battle over net neutrality is opening new fronts.

Just a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice sued California to stop its new net neutrality law from going into effect.

Oct 22, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

A suspect is forced by the FBI to unlock an iPhone using facial recognition

An Apple iPhone X user, suspected of possessing child pornography, was forced by the FBI use facial recognition to unlock their phone. Forbes, Endgadget and CNET all have coverage. Forbes reports this is the first known case where law enforcement in any country has compelled someone to unlock their phone…

Oct 2, 2018 3:52 PM CDT

Philippa Ryan: Developing trust through blockchain

Philippa Ryan thinks a lot about trust. A barrister in Australia, she lectures on the subject, and her PhD thesis focused on the breach of trust and the liability of third parties. So when Ryan heard about trustless relationships enabled by blockchain technology, her interest was piqued.

Sep 1, 2018 2:25 AM CDT

The small country making a big impact on blockchain adoption

Ian Gauci tells Ari Kaplan: “We are a small nation without any particular resources, save for the sun and the sea. Other than that, we have human capital, so we always try to create niches to prosper.”

Jul 20, 2018 7:05 AM CDT

The top 10 legal tech stories of 2017

What were the year's most important legal tech stories? Read ABA Journal legal affairs writer Jason Tashea's takes on how cybercrime to self-tracking devices to tweets had an impact on the law in 2017.

Dec 22, 2017 8:00 AM CST

Courts need help when it comes to science and tech

Social science research is “sociological gobbledygook,” at least according to Chief Justice John Roberts. The Chief Justice made this comment during the Oct. 3 oral argument for the political redistricting case Gill v. Whitford.

Nov 2, 2017 8:30 AM CDT

Estonia considering new legal status for artificial intelligence

Estonia is considering a legal status for artificial intelligence beyond property. The Baltic nation’s Economy Ministry, according to a report from Bloomberg, is considering a “robot-agent” status that would give certain AI a legal standing between personhood and property. Siim Sikkut, the chief innovation officer of Estonia, said he also…

Oct 20, 2017 1:10 PM CDT

Supreme Court can ‘botch the truth,’ review finds; law prof sees need for technical advisers

The U.S. Supreme Court needs technical help, according to Fordham law professor John Pfaff.

Oct 20, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Federal judge refuses to toss shareholder suit against Wells Fargo executives

A federal judge in San Francisco has refused to toss a shareholder lawsuit against executives and directors of Wells Fargo over sales pressures that led employees to open millions of unauthorized accounts for bank customers. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled (PDF) on Wednesday, report Reuters and Bloomberg Quint. The…

Oct 5, 2017 1:12 PM CDT

Claimed email inventor loses defamation suit against TechDirt

A federal judge in Boston has tossed a suit filed by the claimed inventor of email who alleged that TechDirt defamed him when it called him “a liar” and deemed his claim to be “fake.” U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor ruled (PDF) against plaintiff Shiva Ayyadurai on Wednesday, report…

Sep 8, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Regulators enlist corporate lawyers in joint response to cyberattacks

Responding quickly to an identity theft, ransomware or other computer attack means having a plan in place. And as participants in the National Institute on Cybersecurity Law learned, that includes a plan to send in the feds. “Figure out if you have to report that breach to my office or…

Jun 26, 2017 4:20 PM CDT

Murdered woman’s Fitbit data inconsistent with husband’s story, police say

Police who charged a Connecticut man with the murder of his wife are citing electronic evidence, including data from her Fitbit fitness tracker. Richard Dabate, 40, told police he was unable to stop a masked intruder from shooting and killing his wife after she returned home from an exercise class…

Apr 25, 2017 10:46 AM CDT

Attorney general will replace independent forensic science commission with in-house advisers

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday that he won’t renew an independent commission of scientists, judges and other advisers that had been formed during the Obama administration to provide advice on forensic science standards. Sessions said he would replace the 30-member National Commission on Forensic Science with an in-house task…

Apr 10, 2017 11:22 AM CDT