On Wednesday, New York City unveiled a new surveillance system powered by Microsoft that would provide near-real-time analysis of camera footage across the city. In its press release, the City boasts that the system features “the latest crime prevention and counterterrorism technology.” The security-minded among us may cheer this development…
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Tensions could reach a new high point today in the Facebook ownership claim lawsuit between plaintiff, convicted felon Paul Cegilia (inset), and Defendants Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. A court hearing today in Buffalo, New York is scheduled to consider no less than eight (8) motions with roughly eighty (80) pleadings…
More lawyers are learning the hard way that courts will not grant social media discovery requests without first laying a foundation for access to the accounts and information being sought. A trial court judge on New York's Long Island recently granted two different motions to strike defense requests for social…
Last week a New York trial judge denied a defense discovery request for a personal injury plaintiff's current and historical Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter account information. New York Justice George J. Silver of State Supreme Court in Manhattan reasoned that simply making conclusory allegations that a party's "Facebook account is…