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3rd Circuit Slashes E-Discovery Costs That Can Be Recovered

Sharon D. Nelson
March 21, 2012 14:00

Thanks to colleague and friend Jennifer Ellis for passing along a story (note that premium access is required) that made headlines yesterday. Judge Thomas Vanaskie of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said for a three-judge panel that organizing...Thanks to colleague and friend Jennifer Ellis...

FBI Can't Crack Android's Swipe Lock

Sharon D. Nelson
March 20, 2012 14:00

Wired.com reported last week that the FBI can't crack the Android's pattern-screen locks. This interesting tidbit came via the revelation of a warrant which has now been approved by a federal judge commanding Google to provide a Google e-mail log-in...Wired.com reported last week that the FBI can't...

How to Find a GPS Tracker in or on Your Car

Sharon D. Nelson
March 19, 2012 15:16

Have the feeling you're being tracked? A lot of our clients do. Some are paranoid and some are absolutely right. The use of GPS trackers in family law cases has escalated dramatically in the last several years. Lifehacker published a...Have the feeling you're being tracked? A lot of our clients do....

Corcordance Security Vulnerability May Invite Data Breach

Sharon D. Nelson
March 15, 2012 14:00

Evan Koblentz, who penned a very interesting story for Law Technology News recently, was kind enough to write me with a link to the story. He was a little late, since his story was actually sitting beside my keyboard awaiting...Evan Koblentz, who penned a very interesting story for Law Technology...

Mobile Cloth: Getting Germs and Fingerprints Off Mobile Devices

Sharon D. Nelson
March 14, 2012 14:00

Once in a while, you have to share something nifty you've run across. Last month, iPhone J.D. blogger Jeff Richardson published a post extolling the virtues of MOBiLE CLOTH, a high tech split micro material that deftly removes fingerprints and...Once in a while, you have to share something nifty...

Breached Law Firm Apparently Won't Tell Its Clients

Sharon D. Nelson
March 13, 2012 14:00

This was a disturbing story. If your law firm is breached, you have an ethical duty to tell your clients. You also have a statutory duty since almost every state has a data breach notification law. Yes, I'll back up....This was a disturbing story. If your law firm is breached, you have an ethical...

The FBI Nabbed "Sabu" But Did It Use Him to Entrap Other Hackers?

Sharon D. Nelson
March 12, 2012 14:00

Not long after my last post about how the FBI nabbed "Sabu" who was really Hector Monsegur, reputedly the leader of the hacker group LulzSec, SC magazine posted a fascinating piece about Sabu's activities while he was cooperating with the...Not long after my last post about how the FBI nabbed...

The Unlikely Profile of a "Most Wanted" Hacker

Sharon D. Nelson
March 08, 2012 15:00

If you believe Hollywood, there's a lot of glamour involved with the life of a hacker. Not so much in real life, as a recent Fox article highlighted. Hector Monsegur, 28, was confronted by FBI agents in June of 2011...If you believe Hollywood, there's a lot of glamour involved with the life of a...

FBI Turns Off 3000 GPS Tracking Devices

Sharon D. Nelson
March 07, 2012 15:00

It is laudable that the FBI has taken the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Jonesseriously, and now recognizes that law enforcement needs a warrant to place a GPS tracker on a vehicle in order to comply with the Fourth...It is laudable that the FBI has taken the Supreme Court's decision in U.S....

How Much of a Security Threat is Dropbox?

Sharon D. Nelson
March 06, 2012 15:00

Last month, I posted about a law firm data breach where a former partner allegedly used Dropbox to purloin tens of thousands of law firm files before breaking away to start a new law firm. This got me thinking about...Last month, I posted about a law firm data breach where a former partner...