The novelty of our technologies enthralls many into believing that old laws cannot or should not apply to their use. If something is digital, it should enjoy a special status; it is wholly different, in essence and category, from its non-digital analogue.

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Chances are, before or during your visit to a doctor’s office, the first thing you must do is fill out forms with pen and paper.

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Bowie & Jensen LLC Managing Partner Matthew G. Hjortsberg has consulted with fellow attorney William A. McComas for years, seeking advice on technology matters ranging from e-discovery to the business side of his role.

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This fall, news broke that an unidentified male was targeting Baltimore private school students online. He reportedly used social media to engage in sexually explicit communications, including indecent videos, with a number of local teenagers.

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In the interests of maintaining a civil society, it is time to establish protocol around the threats posed by hackers and how victims may retaliate. Once restricted to desktop computers, the culture of hacking today affects a wide variety of computing devices embedded in valuable assets and deadly equipment, including weapon systems, cars and homes.

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Since the UK’s Guardian newspaper and The Washington Post revealed the existence of two National Security Agency surveillance programs, many have expressed surprise and indignation. How could our government in good faith cull the personal data of millions of citizens, they ask? How could it gain access to private communications without our consent? Have our elected leaders allowed the NSA to become an Orwellian behemoth?

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Opposition to the recently proposed Maryland legislation regarding the adoption of protective head gear in girls’ youth lacrosse is founded on two familiar biases — one concerning gender and the other the role of state government.

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K. Lee Riley Jr. and nine other attorneys at Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler have been selected by their peers for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America 2013.

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It took about five years, a new wave of technology and almost 80 inches of snow to revamp a business-creation guidebook that debuted in the dot-com boom two decades back. The Maryland Entrepreneur’s Guide, a source for starting and maintaining ...

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