by fqin | Oct 31, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations |
In the past year, there has been an increase in the number of hack attacks on U.S. companies. In one particularly worrisome case, the attacks were targeted against Google and 33 other companies, including financial institutions and defense contractors. In light of...
by seidmand | Oct 30, 2010 | Commentary |
In the wake of the HITECH Act, which encourages healthcare providers to use Electronic Health Records (EHR) through subsidies and reduced Medicare payments, patients may know that providers routinely store and transmit electronically their personal health-related...
by amyhw | Oct 18, 2010 | Commentary |
The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided last week to allow federally funded human embryonic stem cell research to continue, extending a temporary stay of a lower court’s injunction barring the funding. A district court ruled in August...
by dicksona | Oct 18, 2010 | Commentary |
On Friday, September 24, 2010, The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had reached a settlement with six prominent technology companies (Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, and Pixar) relating to a probe on corporate recruiting policies that potentially...
by anickow | Sep 30, 2010 | Commentary |
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration held a workshop Wednesday to address the ongoing (slow) transition to IPv6. Guests included executives from VeriSign, Comcast, Akamai, Verizon, and Google. This is the first time the Obama administration...
by rgspence | Sep 30, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
The recently published Malcolm Gladwell article dismissing those who claim social media is both a technological and social revolution, “Small Change,” has been generating buzz all across the Internet. Gladwell’s main contention: The kind of activism associated with...
