posted by PInow.com Staff | July 31st, 2006
Without knowledge of IT for e-discovery discussions, lawyers could run afoul of new Federal Rules amendments
Lawyers accustomed to what has been described by at least one federal district judge as “drive-by” meet and confers under the federal rules should get ready to park and prepare for an extended conversation. Whether one is a data producer (traditionally defendants) or a data requester (traditionally plaintiffs), the amendments to Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are going to profoundly affect parties’ discussions in “meet and confer” discussions concerning discovery.
For Luddite lawyers, these rule changes will require that they venture into a world that they dislike and perhaps on some level fear. But just as lawyers have survived past changes in the rules, they will survive these, too, and their clients and practices may well be better for it.
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posted by PInow Staff | July 26th, 2006
Steven Rombom never got a chance to share the results of an hours-long experiment in getting someone’s background at a hackers convention in New York City last week.
Before he could sit down to lead a Saturday afternoon panel discussion entitled “Privacy is Dead . . . Get Over It,” federal agents moved in to arrest him for his methods of digging up information on people.
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posted by PInow Staff | July 21st, 2006
Click fraud is often used by competitors to drive up the online advertising costs of rivals. It’s also used by some Web site operators to increase revenues.
The average click-fraud rate among search engines was up slightly in the second quarter, with high-priced search terms the most likely targets, an analytics firm said Monday.
The average click-fraud rate for the five industries studied was 14.1 percent in the quarter, compared with 13.7 percent for the first quarter, Click Forensics LLC said. The San Antonio company’s Click Fraud Index for high-priced search terms was well above the average at 20.2.
The higher rate is an indication of the financial benefit of perpetrating click fraud against buyers of the highest-priced search terms, which Click Forensics classifies as those that cost $2 or more per click.
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posted by PInow Staff | June 28th, 2006
Kids and predators can still lie about age to get around new MySpace rules
Claiming to be 14, Marissa Marlowe used a false identity to log onto the popular Internet social networking site, MySpace.com.
Truth is, she’s only 12.
“Everyone had one so I wanted to be on,” she said. “And you can’t have one unless you’re 14, so I put I was 14.”
MySpace.com has added safety features to attempt shielding children against predators. One feature blocks those over 18 from being “friends” with a 14 or 15-year-old unless an e-mail address or first and last name has been provided.
However, many Boca parents still think the site is dangerous. The parents don’t believe these on-line features would prevent children or predators from lying about age, or predators from claiming a younger age.
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