Society… PSA: Adult Friend Finder May Have Been Hacked 22 May 2015 Just a quick note: if you've ever used Adult Friend Finder--and apparently, quite a few people (40+ million) have--its databases may have been hacked. While the information that was taken…
Law… Revenge Porn Bill Gets out of House Committee 21 May 2015 A few weeks ago, I mentioned that a "revenge porn" bill had made its way out of the Senate and was heading to the House. It has now passed out…
Law… Data Privacy and Backdoors 19 May 2015 I don't often talk about politics here because it's an alienating topic. It is what it is. Every now and then, though, political news touches on things that make sense…
hardware… Windows 10 and the Wife Test–Day 2 18 May 2015 After installing the Windows 10 Technical Preview on my wife's computer yesterday morning--actually, you know what? I just want to take a moment to dwell on that last statement. I…
hardware… Windows 10: Does it Pass the Wife Test? 17 May 2015 Cord-cutters, or those who would like to cut the cord, often talk about streaming services needing to pass the "wife test." In other words, this admittedly fairly sexist notion means…
Law… Cynicism and Personal Data 15 May 2015 I don't think I'm giving away any trade secrets by stating that a healthy majority of attorneys approach life with a hearty helping of cynicism. All it really takes to…
Uncategorized Distribution Enhancements in Child Porn Cases 1 May 2015 The Fifth Circuit recently issued an opinion in which it looked at the sentencing enhancement for distribution of child pornography for a non-pecuniary thing of value under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(3)(B). …
Law… Revenge Porn Bill Passed by Texas Senate 16 Apr 2015 At the beginning of this month, ripples were made by the 18-year sentence imposed on Kevin Christopher Bollaert for creating a website that allowed users to post sexually charged material…
Uncategorized Housekeeping and Importing Ad Quod Damnum 16 Apr 2015 I've imported old posts from a different blog I ran years ago on WordPress.com, which I called Ad Quod Damnum. I thought that was a pretty nifty name for a…
Law… Law Office Technology–Office Lens 14 Apr 2015 The other day, I was in Montgomery County needing to make a copy of the State's file on one of my cases. I brought with me the VuPoint Magic Wand…
