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Up in the CLOUD: What the New Congressional Act Means for Data Security

April 6, 2018

Until this past week, Microsoft looked as though they would receive an unfavorable ruling from the Supreme Court. In 2013, the U.S. Justice Department issued

STLR Link Roundup – March 31, 2018

March 31, 2018

AI Accountability
A driverless car operated by Uber recently killed a pedestrian when the test driver failed to intervene.  Last week, a person was also killed while

Shining a Light on the New Solar Tariffs

March 26, 2018

On January 22nd, 2018 President Donald Trump authorized tariffs on solar cell and module imports beginning at 30 percent and gradually reducing to 15

STLR Link Roundup – March 18, 2018

March 18, 2018
NY State Village, Plattsburgh, Becomes the First Town to Ban Bitcoin Mining

Plattsburgh, a city in upstate New York, has been a 

Can Electronic Surveillance Constitute a Search of Private Property Under the 4th Amendment? Gorsuch’s Comments Raise New Questions.

March 14, 2018

At oral argument in Carpenter v. United States, now awaiting final decision, Justice Gorsuch raised the possibility that individuals have a property

STLR Link Roundup – March 11, 2018

March 11, 2018

Washington Becomes the First State to Pass Net Neutrality Law

Washington’s new law, House Bill 2822, is the first state law passed to reinstate

Has the Time Come to Kill Quill?

March 7, 2018

The Online Sales Tax Controversy

State and local governments are at a nearly unprecedented level of underfunding and it might have something to do with

STLR Link Roundup – March 2, 2018

March 2, 2018

Facebook Must Face Biometric Privacy Suit

On Monday, a U.S. District Judge in San Francisco ruled that Facebook Inc. must face a privacy suit regarding

The Emerging Trend of Data Localization

March 1, 2018

Free flow of data across the globe has been a remarkable feature of the Internet. Innovations like cloud computing—spreading data across a host of servers

STLR Link Roundup – February 25, 2018

February 25, 2018

SEC Charges Former Bitcoin-Denominated Exchange and Operator with Fraud

On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed security fraud charges against