by Miles Jolley, Associate Staff A few college kids have recently found themselves in federal hot water for taking advantage of campus computers. For two different but sinister ends, Matthew Weaver and Marcus Barrington used keyloggers to steal others’ online usernames and passwords. If you’re like me, you have …
by Walton Milam, Associate Staff Though the Superbowl typically provides the best television advertisement of the year, the 2014 political races and particularly the Virginia gubernatorial election are giving the NFL championship a run for its money. From Voldemort like voice overs to overly done images of the candidates …
By Dimitri Karles, Associate Staff The universal appeal of video games is impossible to deny. According to data collected by the Electronics Software Rating Board, the regulatory body that oversees the video game industry, 67% of US households play video games.[1] This ubiquity has led to record sales and …
by Spencer Mead, Associate Staff Should Search Engines be Responsible for Personal Information on the Internet? Advances in technology and the Internet have revolutionized how human beings interact. 20 years ago, embarrassing moments were rarely caught on camera. However, those recorded gems started one of the most popular …
By Kevin Conneran, Associate Staff With the beginning of a new football season, every college football fan is acutely aware of the challenges that his or her school will face this season. However, more pressing than your school’s mid-October game against its in-state rival is the issue of player …
by Walton Milam, Associate Staff The National Security Agency’s surveillance of domestic electronic communication has garnered much attention in recent months. The NSA apparently has access to immense databases that the government claims will protect Americans from international and domestic terrorist threats. While the extent of the NSA’s …
By: Catherine Gray, Associate Staff I admit it. I love the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). From Lil’ Kim’s seashell pasty in 1999 to Beyoncé announcing her pregnancy with Blue Ivy in 2011, the VMA’s always deliver just the right combination of crazy, ridiculous, …
by Benjamin Fox, Editor-in-Chief, Volume XX It is my distinct honor to introduce the incoming staff members of Volume XX of the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology. These students worked extremely hard during the journal competition, and we look forward to working with them during the upcoming school year! …
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. A recent study has shown that Americans spend over 20% of their online time …
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 target of an immense “cyber-espionage …
