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FTC Investigates Facebook's Proposed Privacy Policies
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. The Federal Trade Commission...
We (Lawyers) Just Got Replaced By a Contract-Drafting App
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Contracts are often nothing but a series of boilerplate provisions copied-and-pasted together into a single signature-laden document, typically drafted and...
Microsoft Set to Release Cortana, a Supposedly Smarter Siri
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Iron Man has JARVIS. Knight Rider had KITT. We have Siri. Or maybe Google Now's voice assistant, which lacks a name, personality, or snark. Neither has reached...
Google in the News: NSA Target, FISC Amended Motion and More
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Google can't seem to stay out of the news. The Edward Snowden leaks have resulted in an avalanche of issues that are bringing in to question the tech giant's...
No Smartphone is Sacred: NSA Hacks All Major Platforms
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
How do you secure your smartphone from government spies? The only sure answer might be to remove the battery, then crush the phone with a sledgehammer. Leaked...
9th Cir: Google's Wifi Sniffing May Have Violated Wiretap Laws
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Google screwed up. Between 2008 and 2010, the company's Street View cars, which take photos for a street-level view of locations on Google's maps, were...