Recent Comments:
Apple Replaces .Mac with MobileMe {Switched.com}
Jun 9th 2008 7:38PM Terrence: What impresses me with MobileMe is the massive volume of records being replicated on multiple devices. Redundant records of e-mail, photos, calendars, text messages and more spawn and ever-growing treasure of evidence to search through in the event of lawsuits, divorces and all manner of criminal investigations. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/11/instant-message-retention-e-discovery.html
Apple announces MobileMe: Sync your PC, Mac, and iPhone {Download Squad}
Jun 9th 2008 4:06PM Brad: What impresses me with MobileMe is the massive volume of records being replicated on multiple devices. Redundant records of e-mail, text messages and more spawn and ever-growing treasure of evidence to search through in the event of lawsuits, divorces and all manner of criminal investigations. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/11/instant-message-retention-e-discovery.html
Your Health Secrets Are Maybe-Already on the Internet {Switched.com}
Jun 8th 2008 7:48PM Christine: Maybe patients can bolster privacy by inserting legal terms of access (like an end-user license agreement) into the content of their electronic medical records. The terms could set binding rules for who may view data and when. The idea is not legal advice, just something to think about. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/contracts-for-patient-privacy.html
Adobe launches Acrobat 9 and Acrobat.com online office suite {Download Squad}
Jun 2nd 2008 1:34PM Brad: Collaborative software environments like Acrobat.com and Zoho can create oceans of records on business interactions, negotiations and contracts. Those records can be relevant in a lawsuit. An issue businesses will face is whether to preserve those records under their record retention policies. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/collaboration-e-discovery-and-record.html
Christie's Using Text Messaging to Send Auction Alerts {Switched.com}
Jun 1st 2008 7:08PM Blake:
As businesses increasingly rely on cell phone, text and other instant messages to transact business and support legally-binding contracts (such as auction contracts), they need to retain reliable records of those messages. The good old days where contract records are pieces of paper are going away. --Ben See http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/11/instant-message-retention-e-discovery.html
Googleholic for May 27, 2008 {Download Squad}
May 27th 2008 4:22PM Christina: That robot spider is other-worldly! As robots become more common, questions arise about how they will be controlled from the perspective of social accountability. One way to regulate robot behavior is to form legal contracts with their owners. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/01/robot-surveillance-contracts.html
Google Health launches {Download Squad}
May 20th 2008 4:58PM Maybe patients can bolster privacy by inserting legal terms of access (like an end-user license agreement) into the content of their electronic medical records. The idea is not legal advice, just something to think about. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/contracts-for-patient-privacy.html
Robots to Take Over 3.5 Million Jobs in Japan {Switched.com}
Apr 8th 2008 9:54PM Terrence: As robots become more common, legal issues will arise. Contracts will be one tool for regulating robot bad behavior or unwanted spying. http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/01/robot-surveillance-contracts.html --Ben
Comcast Wants to Put Cameras In Your Home {Switched.com}
Mar 26th 2008 3:41PM Legally speaking, you and Comcast might be wise to post notices in your living room to warn strangers that a surveillance camera is in use. http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/03/robots-as-keepers-of-legal-records.html
Thieves Snag 4.2 Million Credit Card Numbers from Supermarket Chain {Switched.com}
Mar 18th 2008 1:42PM Spectacular announcements about massive data security breaches do the public little good. The implication of these announcements is that some data (i.e., that which are the subject of the announcements) are more exposed than other data. As a practical matter that is false. All personally identifiable data are more or less exposed all the time. And successful exploitation of that data by an identity thief requires a lot of work and luck. Socially responsible data-holders should set a high threshold of proof before concluding that a "data security compromise" worthy of announcement has occurred for any given unit of data. http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/09/definition-of-data-security-breach.html (Data-holders should of course consult their attorneys.)
