by Amara Lopez | Nov 14, 2018 | Commentary |
Children eight years old and under average over two hours of “screen time” (watching videos, playing games, etc.) a day. This includes using apps on tablets, smartphones, and other electronic devices. A recent study by the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s...
by Fiona Gaul | Nov 13, 2018 | Commentary |
Connecting everyday devices to the cloud has become commonplace—one can brew coffee, turn on the lights, and heat a room using an app on their smartphone. And now, doctors can update and monitor data collected by medical devices implanted in a patient’s body through a...
by Emily Huang | Nov 12, 2018 | Commentary |
Private entities and their directors cannot afford the cost of inaction in addressing cyber-attacks. As SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar stated during a Public Statement on The Commission’s Role in Addressing the Growing Cyber-Threat, cyber-attacks on enterprises such...
by Jordan Wampler | Nov 11, 2018 | Commentary |
If algorithms can learn and develop means of achieving business efficiencies beyond the initial parameters set by their programmers, regulators will need to employ creative means of enforcing antitrust violations. The lack of clarity on whether section 1 agreements...
by Lin Sun | Nov 8, 2018 | Commentary |
On Oct 3, 2018, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (the SUPPORT Act) passed the legislative process and headed to President Trump’s desk for approval. This sweeping package of bills...
by Solana Gillis | Nov 8, 2018 | Commentary |
Companies like Securus (including their subsidiary JPay) and Global Tel Link (GTL) have long been front runners in providing banking and communication services to prisons. They got into the tablet space in the early 2010s, allowing people in prison to email loved...