Data protection frameworks must be compatible with international data flows for developing countries to benefit from the global digital economy (UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
(Source. UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development). ​National and regional legal frameworks that protect data in the ever-expanding digital economy are often outdated, incompatible or missing, UNCTAD has found ... In a new report, Data Protection Regulations and International Data Flows ... According to UNCTAD's Cyberlaw Tracker, as of April 2016, only 108 countries have data protection laws and 35 have draft laws ... Figure 1....

Apple both a winner and loser after FBI gets into iPhone, UB cyberlaw expert says (University at Buffalo, State University of New York)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Mar 2016
(Source. University at Buffalo, State University of New York). BUFFALO, N.Y. - On the bright side, Apple was not forced to make their engineers write code that would allow the FBI to break into their devices ... 'Apple might have won the battle in court, but there is a public relations concern now,' says Bartholomew, who studies encryption and cyberlaw ... Information can be exposed and that calls their brand into question a bit.' ... (noodl....

Berkman Center lawyer to run new cyberlaw clinic for BU, MIT students

Edit The Boston Globe 15 Mar 2016
First Amendment and technology law expert Andy Sellars has been hired to direct BU’s new Technology and Cyberlaw Clinic. Sellars previously worked at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society ... The new Technology and Cyberlaw Clinic will help students tackle regulatory and legal hurdles that might trip up their cutting-edge research projects — something that MIT students in particular have run into before ... ....

The Internet, newsworthiness, and invasion of privacy (Northeastern University)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Mar 2016
(Source. Northeastern University) ... How will the out­come of this case impact future lit­i­ga­tion and the freedom of the online press? We asked Northeastern's Jes­sica Silbey, a law pro­fessor and nation­ally rec­og­nized expert in the use of film to com­mu­ni­cate about the law, and Dale Her­beck, a com­mu­ni­ca­tion studies pro­fessor with exper­tise in com­mu­ni­ca­tion law, cyberlaw, and freedom of expression. What is newsworthy?....

Akron Law prepares non-lawyers to understand intellectual property (The University of Akron)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Mar 2016
(Source. The University of Akron) ... By expanding access to its nationally recognized intellectual property program, students with and without scientific backgrounds can explore the myriad opportunities Akron Law provides to those interested in learning more about cutting-edge issues in fields such as trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, cyberlaw, sports and entertainment, entrepreneurship and international trade....

MGU workshop warns against darknet

Edit The Hindu 05 Mar 2016
A two-day national conference on cyberlaws organised by the School of Indian Legal Thought at Mahatma Gandhi University has warned the Net-savvy youth to keep away from the all-permeating darknet ... While using the Internet, which offers unlimited freedom, netizens are unknowingly stripped of their privacy, the statement said ... Vishal Kaushik, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradum, delivered the keynote address ... ....

The Rise of the Robots -- Friend or Foe for Developing Countries?

Edit Huffington Post 03 Mar 2016
This post originally appeared on the OECD Insights blog and is co-authored by Johannes J�tting (PARIS21) and Christopher Garroway (UNCTAD) ... Agricultural productivity can also be improved ... One of the biggest challenges to embracing these new technologies in developing countries may be that the relevant policies and legal frameworks are in their infancy or non-existent, as UNCTAD's Global Cyberlaw Tracker reveals ... ....

Apple: Congress, not courts, must decide

Edit Austin American Statesman 24 Feb 2016
Apple Inc ... A lead attorney for Apple, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., previewed for the AP some of the company's upcoming arguments in the case ... Another expert, Mark Bartholomew, a professor specializing in cyberlaw at SUNY Buffalo, said Apple may have a compelling case arguing that it would be unfair to force it to make its devices less secure, though it's not clear whether courts would agree that Congress should decide the matter ... The U.S....

Apple to tell judge in San Bernardino case: Congress must decide

Edit Mashable 24 Feb 2016
A lead attorney for Apple, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., previewed for the AP some of the company's upcoming arguments in the case ... See also ... Another expert, Mark Bartholomew, a professor specializing in cyberlaw at SUNY Buffalo, said Apple may have a compelling case arguing that it would be unfair to force it to make its devices less secure, though it's not clear whether courts would agree that Congress should decide the matter ... The U.S ... ....

Apple to tell judge in California case: Congress must decide

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 24 Feb 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) - Apple Inc ... A lead attorney for Apple, Theodore J ... Michael Zweiback, the former chief of the cybercrimes section of the U.S ... Another expert, Mark Bartholomew, a professor specializing in cyberlaw at SUNY Buffalo, said Apple may have a compelling case arguing that it would be unfair to force it to make its devices less secure, though it's not clear whether courts would agree that Congress should decide the matter ... ___ ... ....

Apple sees value in its stand to protect security

Edit The Times of India 21 Feb 2016
SAN FRANCISCO. It took six years for Apple to persuade China's largest wireless carrier, China Mobile, to sell the iPhone ... The persistence paid off ... The company is playing the long game with its business ... "Tim Cook is leveraging his personal brand and Apple's to stand on the side of consumer privacy in this environment," said Mark Bartholomew, a law professor at the University at Buffalo who studies encryption and cyberlaw ... ....

When it comes to Apple vs. FBI, Congress likely to step in and lay down ...

Edit Public Technologies 19 Feb 2016
(Source. University at Buffalo, State University of New York). BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Justice Department has asked Apple to help it break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooter suspects. Apple has fought back ... 'This is different than previous situations when law enforcement was given tools to find information or open up some sort of structure or physical location,' says Bartholomew, who studies encryption and cyberlaw....

WGU Adds Master's in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance New online degree program offers new cybersecurity curriculum

Edit PR Newswire 09 Feb 2016
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb ... in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance ... The curriculum includes key subject areas such as risk management; cyberwarfare; cyberlaw, regulations, and compliance; security policies and standards; secure network design; secure software design; ethical hacking; forensics and network intrusion; and disaster recovery planning, prevention and responses ... About WGU ... Follow WGU.. http.//www.facebook.com/wgu.edu   ... ....
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