This Week’s Links (weekly)

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

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    Linked: The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    Bruce is right on here: “In his keynote address at the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Attorney General William Barr argued that companies should weaken encryption systems to gain access to consumer devices for criminal investigations. Barr repeated a common fallacy about a difference between military-grade encryption and consumer encryption: “After all, we are not talking…

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    The Problem with Total Surveillance

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 3 minutes

    According to the emails I’ve received just in the past couple of weeks:

    I’m actively seeking employment in Pennsylvania
    I own rental property in Las Vegas
    I have wives and children enrolled in schools in NC, VA and Canada.
    I travel back and forth between San Francisco and New Zealand frequently
    I frequent some “interesting” dating sites, including at least one that caters to cheating spouses. (Great, thanks to whoever used my email address to sign up for that at the same time my wife is across the country, that doesn’t look odd!!!!)
    I am paying for cable internet/TV service for a young lady in Michigan. (Student using their stepfather’s payment info maybe?)
    I shop at some online retailers in England.
    Now, none of that is true

  • Showdown Part 2

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    After a lovely meal of fajita’s and El Salvadoran Beer, prepared by my wonderful, recipe collecting wife, I’ve managed to finish writing Part 2 of the Free News Aggregator Showdown this evening. Go have a look at the new, updated information. New versions called for a whole new look at things, and there has been…

  • Linked: Why we like fake stuff on Facebook

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Casey makes a very important statement right here: What’s real? What’s fake? Figuring it out can be a lot of fun. And even when it doesn’t feel fun, exactly, it’s rarely less than interesting. Remember the first time you heard about “reality TV”? If you were like me you probably thought something along the lines…

  • Links (weekly)

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    New study says cost is most frustrating factor in e-discovery tags: LitSupport MM Save Time, Money and Angst — MEET AND CONFER tags: LitSupport MM How to Be Better Prepared for Your Next Major Presentation tags: Training MM The eDiscovery Arms Race II tags: litsupport MM Does Predictive Coding Spell Doom for Entry-Level Associates? tags:…

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    Linked – Virginia Supreme Court Approves Lawyer Wellness Rule Changes

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

    I’m a big fan of this change, as you might imagine. “A change to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 adds a comment saying “A lawyer’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being impacts the lawyer’s ability to represent clients and to make responsible choices in the practice of law. Maintaining the mental, emotional, and physical ability necessary…

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