Way back in the ancient times of the Internet, and data collection and massive databases filled with personal information, several privacy advocates raised the issue of “who owns your personal data?” Does it belong to the individual, or to the…
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Managers Slowly Adapting to Telework
Feds and contractors seem to slowly be evolving towards an environment where telework is an integral part, at least some of the time. This is great news for DC Metro area commuter, as the hope is that there will be…
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Posted in Government Contracting, Misc
Top App of 2011 – And it’s not a game…
Anyone else find it interesting that the top mobile app of 2011 is a file sharing program set up to share files over multiple platforms? Kinda sorta a little like NFS/Share from 1990. Pretty cool how the more we do…
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Posted in Misc
Government Manipulation of Social Media?
If this is true, even in part, the implications for targeting and destroying the reputations of individuals are enormous. Imagine a scenario in which opinions are systematically targeted by people working on behalf of the US government. This topic is…
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Posted in Misc
Telework: Even the Feds Do It
Telework is an issue near and dear to my heart in that I am far more productive at home, it lowers my blood pressure to not be driving around in DC traffic, it cuts down on dry cleaning bills, and…
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Posted in Government Contracting, Misc
The Holy War Between Windows and Mac OS
As an overly smug Mac user, i have to smile when I see that magazines like PCWorld rate Apple highest in customer satisfaction. Non Mac users don’t seem to understand the innate stability of Macs running Mac OS. Just had…
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Can you Have “Fair Use” if a Work is Copy Protected?
One of the most important aspects of the copyright system is that of “fair use.” In a nutshell, fair use is the ability to incorporate a small portion of a copyrighted work for non commercial purposes. For example, a news…
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Why Privacy Still Matters
Yes, you may be able to get away with quite a lot if you bury things in the fine print. For example, there are the Terms of Use agreements from Verizon and AT&T that basically state that you have to…
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Posted in Internet Law, Misc
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Non Compete Clauses in Virginia
It’s been quite an interesting road regarding Non Compete Clauses in Virginia. Before this particular case was decided, most VA attorneys would have guessed that the general rule of “employer wins” would ensure that this case was determined against the…
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