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Fast Company
Michael Grothaus |
Uber Will Pay $7.6 Million Fine For Failing To Share Data Uber has agreed to pay the state of California $7.6 million for failing to share enough data about the trips users have taken using the service   |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
Twitter Sued For Enabling "Explosive Growth Of ISIS" The suit argues that ISIS has used Twitter to attract new recruits and to disseminate propaganda, and that the site has "knowingly or with willful blindness" aided terrorists as a result. |
Fast Company
Mark Sullivan |
Uber Agrees To Encrypt All User Geodata To Close "God View" Investigation Uber has reached a settlement with the New York state attorney general requiring it to encrypt riders' geolocation information and implement other rider privacy protections. |
Fast Company
Steven Melendez |
A Class-Action Suit Claims Fitbit Devices Inaccurately Measure Heart Rate According to a complaint filed in California federal court, a cardiologist compared the wristbands' readings to a standard electrocardiogram, and found a "significant degree" of variation. |
Information Today
January 5, 2016
George H. Pike |
The Year in Congress: Accomplishments in 2015 A review is offered of new laws that affect the library community and the information industry. |
Fast Company
Christina Farr |
Thwarted London Terrorist Tweeted About His Plans On Tuesday, Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan were found guilty by the Old Bailey Court, and sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting an attack in London to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2005 bombings. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Gillette Is Suing Dollar Shave Club For Patent Infringement A suit filed by Gillette in federal court on Thursday alleges that Dollar Shave Club's razors infringe on a patent it has held since 2004; Gillette has requested an injunction to bar Dollar Shave Club from selling the razors. |
Information Today
December 15, 2015 |
Zimmerman's Research Guide to Shut Down Zimmerman decided to retire the encyclopedia after more than 15 years. It was first posted on LLRX.com and then moved to LexisNexis in 2003. |
Information Today
December 15, 2015 |
Gale Debuts 19th-Century Crime and Punishment Collection Gale launched Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920, its new primary-source archive of more than 2 million pages of material on 19th-century history, literature, law, and criminal justice. |
Fast Company
Sarah Kessler |
When Does Hate Speech Cross The Line On Social Media? Facebook, Twitter and other private companies aren't subject to laws that protect people from government interference in free speech, but they've borrowed some of the same theoretical frameworks. |
Information Today
December 8, 2015 |
LexisNexis Produces Journal; Updates Lexis Practice Advisor LexisNexis Legal & Professional launched The Lexis Practice Advisor Journal, a quarterly publication for transactional lawyers on news, trends, and issues that impact their practice. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2015
Sara S. Patterson |
Master Collaborator Straddling the worlds of commercial real estate and law is not always easy. However, Roman Petra, Esq., CCIM, CRE, takes it in stride. |
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