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Blog: Social Media Files and the Stored Communications Act

By:  Adam Young, Associate Survey and Symposium Editor

 

            We, as a society, have entered into an era in which electronic communications has become the preferred way of communicating with friends, co-workers and loved ones...

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cybercrime

Blog: The New Cybersecurity Executive Order

By Airen Adamonis, Copy Editor          

The United States is currently at war with China.  However, this war is not taking place on any battlefields.  It’s taking place in cyberspace.  According to a recent article published by the Washington Post, the United States has been the tar...

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dna

Blog: DNA Profiling: An Invaluable Tool or a 4th Amendment Violation?

By: Kevin McCann, Associate Tech Editor

While technological innovation undoubtedly makes lives easier, that is not always the case for the justices of the Supreme Court when it comes to interpreting the Constitution. From arising 1st amendment issues with the introduction of online social media to 2

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dataprocessing

By Associate Tech Editor Hayley Mohr

“If you have it, you should not show it to others. If you receive it, you cannot look at it.”  The previous statement is not a riddle, rather; it’s a paraphrase of Arizona’s Ethics Opinion on the use of metadata.  Contrast this outlook with Oregon’s, among othe...

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Who will take care of your social media accounts?

Blog: My Executor Has Never Used the Internet: Estate Planning and Digital Property

By Associate Editor Kevin McCann

In 2007, a devoted World of Warcraft player decided it was time to put down his virtual crossbow and axe and sell his player account...

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