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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Millennials Distrust Data Protection Methods Employed By Common Online Services: Study
As digital natives, millennials have a major stake in how information is stored and protected by the organizations they share it with. But despite having contributed a vast amount of data to the global ecosystem (in some cases since before they could walk), it turns out that members of Gen Y feel that businesses and government organizations fail to meet their expectations when is comes cybersecurity.
According to a survey released by Intercede, which polled millennials from both the United States and the UK, members of the incumbent generation indicated they held low trustworthiness for many of the most commonly used online services. Sixty-one percent of respondents said they had 'no' or 'little' trust in social media platforms, 38% said the same for retailers and 22% for governmental services.
For the legal industry, the low marks could potentially manifest in two ways: a potential increase in lawsuits associated with data breaches and leaks should data collectors fail to meet the expectations of this massive population segment (a trend already exacerbated by the headline making nature of data breaches). Second, a potential sea-change in policy dictating how information is treated, stored and processed as millennials begin to claim decision-making power in government, corporate and legal organizations.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.