Information Technology and Telecoms

Siri is that trusted iPhone assistant who you believe is talking directly and only to you.

No matter how big or small your company currently might be, your company needs a geolocation policy that takes human rights into account if you are either: (1) gathering or storing data that personally identifies your customers; or (2) providing a platform for creating or storing user generated content.

In April 2007, the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR Int’l v. Teleflex Inc. heralded an important potential shift in the law of obviousness.

As with any type of business transaction, there are many considerations that must be taken into account when approaching the negotiation of a software license agreement.

Interesting article in Forbes, "The Zero-Day Salesmen," about "government agencies who purchase such "zero-day" exploits, or hacking techniques that use undisclosed flaws in software, with the ­explicit ­intention of invading or disrupting the computers and phones of crime suspects and intelligence targets."

Beyond highlighting the evolving standards and complexities of establishing a comprehensive e-discovery plan at the early stages of a case, recent decisions in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe (S.D.N.Y.), which approved a defendant’s use of predictive coding, could potentially have a Zubulake-type effect of establishing new technology-driven norms for large-scale document reviews in the future.

Beyond highlighting the evolving standards and complexities of establishing a comprehensive e-discovery plan at the early stages of a case, recent decisions in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe (S.D.N.Y.), which approved a defendant’s use of predictive coding, could potentially have a Zubulake-type effect of establishing new technology-driven norms for large-scale document reviews in the future.

A recent White House report on consumer data privacy forecasts a multifaceted approach to fulfilling public expectations regarding the protection of consumer’s personal information.

The deadline for compliance with a key requirement of the Massachusetts Data Security Regulations ("Regulations") is only a month away.