Nowadays, identity theft involving credit cards has become a common theme in the news. In the past, thieves were able to obtain imprint of our credit cards from the carbon copies. Although some of the thieves are stealing our credit cards before we can even realize it, others are implementing novel ways to obtain our…

Online pre-settlement litigation funding, or more causally known as online “lawsuit lending,” is a persistent problem affecting litigation and the courts. These companies lend money primarily over the Internet and the ability of consumers, their attorneys, the courts, or even the government to have sufficient knowledge of what consumers are agreeing to when taking one…

With the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa and cases reaching the United States, individuals everywhere are concerned about catching the deadly disease. Doctors and nurses who were helping treat Ebola patients in Africa, returned to the United States for treatment after catching the deadly disease. Within days, people all over the world knew the individual’s…

We are in the next phase of the Internet.  Big data is an all-encompassing term for the collection of large and complex data sets that requires in-depth analyses.  The data is found in modes of sharing, storing, transfer, visualization, capture, curation, and even privacy violations.  It is apparent that individuals’ expectations of privacy on the…

Since the revelations of the vast NSA surveillance programs, following the information leaks by Edward Snowden in 2013, foreign nations have been focusing on efforts to limit the access that these surveillance programs have in their lands. Brazil is one of these nations that have taken drastic measures to insulate themselves, and their communications from…

Recently, the Guardian published an expose about the popular secret-sharing app, Whisper.  Whisper, launched in 2012, allows users post and view their most intimate secrets with complete anonymity . . . or, at least that’s what they claim.  If what the Guardian published is true, Whisper users are in for a surprise because their “whispers”…

Whenever Uber launches its service in a new and big city it often hosts a lavish launch party. However attendees were not too pleased with one of the features of Uber’s latest launch party. The company displayed on a screen what they call their “God View” which lets them see all of the Ubers in…

On September 30, 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law CA AB 1710, which expands data breach provisions already in place in California.  The new law provides for credit monitoring standards for those entities who offer it to their data breach victims, expands protections to include businesses that maintain personal information about California residents, and…

With the advent of Apple’s new Apple Watch and its ability to pay for products wirelessly, privacy concerns are already being raised. See Brian X. Chen & Steven Lohr.  The watch makes payments even faster and easier than before. While proponents of these devices tout the security of these devices, criminals will assuredly find ways…

On September 4, 2014 in the Southern District of New York, Charlie Shrem, the CEO of “Bitinstant.com,” a Bitcoin exchange company, and Robert Faiella, “Silk Road Dealer” pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. This federal charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Silk Road was an online black-market website…