News - cross-reference
How to muddy your tracks online
22 May 2012, 7:03 pm
One's choice of search engines and mail servers can thwart the snoopers, experts advise. So can use of "private mode" or a VPN.
Opinion analysis: Genetic link not enough for Social Security survivors benefits
22 May 2012, 3:32 pm
The following contribution is by Kristine S. Knaplund, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. Professor Knaplund has written extensively on the legal and ethical issues that arise when children are conceived and born years after a genetic parent has died, including articles in the Arizona Law Review, Kansas Law [...]
Microsoft patent application outlines system to recommend and transfer apps across devices
18 May 2012, 9:45 pm
Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications ? Well, dig in, because it's Microsoft's turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device's installed applications,
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