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September 2005
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High Tech Courtrooms for New Jersey Prosecutors, not Defenders |
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Link: http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk
From: http://arkfeld.blogs.com/dpl/2005/08/use_of_computer.html
Who isn't in favor of high tech courtrooms? Replacing the burden of boxes of paper and carts loaded with files with light-weight wireless laptops is a great idea, right? By next year, all criminal courts at the county courthouse in Hackensack could have a system that allows certain laptop users to connect to the Internet, access networks and conduct online legal research in the courtroom without being tethered to a phone line. However, only prosecutors who paid for it will have access to this system and not public defenders.
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Requiring Mandatory e-Filing: Is It Fair? |
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Link: http://contentcentricblog.typepad.com/ecourts/2005/08/the_benefits_of.html
From: http://www.corante.com/betweenlawyers/archives/2005/08/07
Do the advantages of e-Filing for the majority of lawyers equipped for this kind of thing out weight the inconvenience to those who are not? One Texas 9th District Judge has found that mandatory e-Filing has be "extremely helpful."
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'Spear Phishing' Uncovers Employee Ignorance of Online Fraud |
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Link: http://online.wsj.com/public/article
From: http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/008978.html#008978
To fight computer crime, the good guys are masquerading as bad guys pretending to be good guys. In recent months, thousands of New York state employees have received emails testing their ability to spot fraudulent emails. Bottom line: no one will legitimately email you asking for your user names and passwords, account numbers, PIN numbers, etc.
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One of World's Top Spammers Pays $7,000,000 to Microsoft |
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Link: http://blog.lawinfo.com/2005/08/09/microsoft-receives-7m
The founder of OptInRealBig.com has had to pay out real big to Microsoft who pledges to use the money to combat the illegal sending of unsolicited and misleading e-mail known as spam. Chalk one up for the good guys.
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Jerk-O-Meter Measures Level of Engagement on the Phone |
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Link: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/08/12/jerk.o.meter.ap
How many times have you been on your cell phone pouring your heart out but you're not sure if the person on the other end is listening? Maybe you are the one daydreaming. Now you can confirm your worst fears with the Jerk-O-Meter.
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