Since more than 95 percent of all information is electronic and it’s estimated that upwards of 97 billion emails are sent each day, it is no wonder that every lawsuit has electronic evidence. All IT shops protect themselves from disaster with the knowledge that every computer will fail, but computer
Uncategorized
Internet Tracking of US Livestock- What’s up with this?
By Peter Vogel on
Plans by the US Government to require farmers and ranchers to put ID tags in livestock may sound good within the Beltway, but as a reality can we really afford the cost and are these ID tags worth the effort? No doubt that the original plan to protect the country…
Continue Reading Internet Tracking of US Livestock- What’s up with this?
No Surprise MySpace Suicide Conviction Reversed by Trial Judge
By Peter Vogel on
The tragic suicide death of a 13 year old girl is still part of this terrible story, but the trial judge finally did the right thing to say that the conviction was wrong. Even in these circumstances violating terms of service should not be a crime which was at…
Continue Reading No Surprise MySpace Suicide Conviction Reversed by Trial Judge
Google – Competing with Microsoft Apps and Using Wikipedia as a News Service
By Peter Vogel on
Google is always making news, but the report that the Google Apps have new features to compete with Microsoft Office is interesting as more users rely on free Google Apps. It’s hard to fathom that Wikipedia could be used as a news source, but Google is trying that out…
Continue Reading Google – Competing with Microsoft Apps and Using Wikipedia as a News Service
Second Trial Jury Verdict of $1.92M Against Single Mom For Copyright Infringement of 24 Songs
By Peter Vogel on
A Minneapolis jury awarded a number of recording companies damages for willful infringement of 24 songs in the only trial for file-sharing by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) of the estimated 30,000 lawsuits they filed before ceasing litigation last year. The RIAA settled most lawsuits for about $3,500…
Privacy – More Congressional Questions
By Peter Vogel on
The US Congress is asking more questions about consumer privacy and email collection/surveillance at a time when President Obama is highlighting cybersecurity. So when asked about consumer’s opt-out from personal data collection, Yahoo! privacy chief’s admitted that fewer than 1% opted-out and Google’s deputy general counsel didn’t even…
Internet Antitrust – US and EU
By Peter Vogel on
Apparently the US Justice Department is investigating anticompetitive behavior concerning among others Google, Yahoo! , and Apple since many Internet companies restrict recruiting and hiring of one another’s employees. Since anticompetitive employment agreements in the technology industry are the norm it’s particularly interesting that the Justice Department is pursuing…
Social Networking – More Chinese Censorship and More Users
By Peter Vogel on
No surprise that the Chinese government blocked social networking on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown at Tiananmen Square. As a matter of fact just before the Olympic Games began in August 2008 China limited Internet access as the government wanted control over information before and…
Continue Reading Social Networking – More Chinese Censorship and More Users
President Obama: “America’s economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity”
By Peter Vogel on
When President Obama spoke about cybersecurity last week the Whitehouse also released a 40 page “Cyberspace Policy Review” that included a thorough analysis concluding that the world’s economy is dependence on the Internet. The Cyberspace Policy Review reinforced my Five Big Bang Theory of the Internet and is…
Facebook – Investment from Russia and Unblocked in Iran
By Peter Vogel on
Social networking remains headline news as Facebook got a $200 million infusion from a Russian based company while at the same time Iran changed its blocking policy and unblocked Facebook in the midst of a heated June 12th election. Both of these reports demonstrate important messages about social networking in…
Continue Reading Facebook – Investment from Russia and Unblocked in Iran