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WWDC and Apple Developments

WWDC 15 kicks off with the rather dubious tagline: "The Epicenter of Change." The logo looks like a bunch of Apple Watch bodies and some circles splooshed together to make…

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Josh Duggar and a Changed World

Josh Duggar, member of the 19 (maybe 20, now) Kids and Counting Duggar family, and until-yesterday, lobbyist for the Family Research Council, has admitted to "acting inexcusably" when he was…

PSA: Adult Friend Finder May Have Been Hacked

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…

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Revenge Porn Bill Gets out of House Committee

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…

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Data Privacy and Backdoors

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…

Windows 10 and the Wife Test–Day 2

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…

Windows 10: Does it Pass the Wife Test?

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…

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Cynicism and Personal Data

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…

Distribution Enhancements in Child Porn Cases

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). …

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Revenge Porn Bill Passed by Texas Senate

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…