“All the technologies have been tested in real time, so we are at a very high technology readiness level. For two years, we are testing them in real environment — on ships, at sea — and we are now ready to proceed with the next step, which is commercialisation.” … [Read more...] about Cruise industry gets on board with wireless technology
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Trade-secret claims hide details of technology that sends criminal defendants to jail
A software program called TrueAllele is used to analyze traces of DNA collected from crime scenes. The software maker claims its source code is a trade secret. A California appeals court shielded the source code in a 2015 decision, upholding a trade secret evidentiary privilege in a criminal decision. The decision is being cited in courts outside California. … [Read more...] about Trade-secret claims hide details of technology that sends criminal defendants to jail
LSC to Grant $3.4M for Technology to Improve Access to Justice
LSC has also granted $130,000 to Lone Star Legal Aid to revamp the National Disaster Legal Aid site, which was launched after Hurricane Katrina, according to a separate LSLA press release (PDF). Long Star Legal Aid will lead a coalition, which includes the ABA’s Center for Pro Bono, in an effort to redesign and retool the site and enable resources to work on mobile devices even when access to the Internet is unavailable. … [Read more...] about LSC to Grant $3.4M for Technology to Improve Access to Justice
Supreme Court considers reach of old law in case involving new technology
The justices are being asked to interpret a 1986 law, the Stored Communications Act. According to the New York Times, the case represents “a clash between the demands of law enforcement and technology firms’ desire to shield the information they collect to protect their customers’ privacy.” USA Today, the National Law Journal, Politico and the Washington Post also covered the arguments. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court considers reach of old law in case involving new technology
60 tips, tricks and technologies to improve your life and practice on and offline
Have you been pwned?: Simek shared the popular website haveibeenpwned.com. By going to this site, users can type in their email addresses or usernames to see if they come up in a database of publicly known hacks. If a hack has occurred but it has not been verified or made public, then the site will not have that information. However, it is a good first step to know if your passwords have been compromised. … [Read more...] about 60 tips, tricks and technologies to improve your life and practice on and offline
