Posts by Justin Torres
Internet Providers Are Cashing In on Your Browser History
Since the appointment of former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), internet service providers (ISPs) have received a steady stream of good news from Washington. Last December, Pai indicated his desire to take a “weed whacker” to many FCC regulations. With full control off the government, Pai and congressional Republicans…
Read MoreCustoms Agents are Downloading U.S. Citizens’ Data and It’s Legal
A Democratic Senator is pushing for a privacy focused overhaul regarding device searches at the border. The suspicious scientist Sidd Bikkannavar, a U.S. born citizen and employee at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, left for a trip to South America on January 15. When he returned two weeks later, the Trump administration’s travel ban was four…
Read MoreThe Future of Net Neutrality Under the Trump Administration
While President Trump has outlined his plans for strengthening the nation’s cyber security, his stances on privacy and net neutrality are unclear. However, his newly appointed FCC chair, Ajit Pai, has a consistent track record and is expected to oppose an open internet. In fact, on February 28th, Pai said net neutrality was “a mistake.”…
Read MoreDon’t let your law firm get hacked by a text message
With offices moving to the cloud, more lawyers are using their own hardware to stay productive while away from the office. Merging personal and professional data on the same device opens both sides to cyber attacks. Most workplaces are fully online: Printers and landlines are networked, paper files are being digitized and indexed for searching,…
Read MoreRethinking Graphics on the Internet
Optimizing web pages is a never-ending task, and when every millisecond matters, vector based graphics are the way to go. It was hard to discuss web design in 2014 without referencing responsive web design. Considering the growing landscape of screen sizes, designers and developers were, and still are, looking to code a device agnostic layout…
Read MoreGetting High Fives with HTML5
The source code of the Internet has always been a loosely interpreted language, with each browser having their own take on how web pages should be rendered for users. The latest version of HTML is a huge improvement because it normalizes ideas that developers want to write once and work across all browsers. Standards matter…
Read MoreThe Coming of the Apple Watch and the Future of Search
Promises of yesterday are being delivered by the technology of today: watches are becoming the phones that replaced your PC. Hardware is smaller, lighter and lasts longer on a single charge, but the biggest revolution that could come from wearables won’t be megahertz or apps. Soon, we’ll be able to have conversations with our technology…
Read MoreData Breaches: Redefining Best Practices
Another day, another infiltration. In 2014, more than 700 data breaches were reported across businesses, governments, and educational and financial institutions. The technology to perform attacks has become more ubiquitous and the defenses currently in place are less effective than before. In response, law firms must evaluate their own infrastructures and make the appropriate changes…
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