Even if you haven’t heard of the term “dark web”, you can probably discern that it’s not a great place to be. This anonymous, virtually untraceable area of the internet makes it ripe for illegal activity. When you surf the internet, you’re just scratching the surface. “Only about 5% of the internet is actually indexed […]
We no longer live in a world of modesty. It seems nothing is off limits these days…online confessions, incriminating selfies, and detailed accounts of crimes. Experts now explain how social media has helped solve numerous investigations. Take 22-year-old Melinda Vasilije, who was found stabbed to death in her Kitchener, Ontario apartment. Soon after, […]
“Watch what you say” is the advice being given to law students today due to firestorms on Twitter and haunting social media posts. Now “is the time to adjust your privacy settings,” Marta Ricardo, assistant dean and dean of career services at Columbia Law School told Bloomberg Law. Ricardo noted that a student had a […]
Every day we read tweets, Facebook posts and browse Instagram stories. All we see is what’s on the surface…but if we dig deeper we could find an enormous amount of hidden data. This data is called meta data. To put it simply, metadata means “data about data”. Metadata is used to summarize basic information about […]
White-collar crime is defined as a range of frauds committed by business and government professionals. The motivation behind these crimes is almost always financial—to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services or to secure a personal or business advantage. These crimes can do major harm…a single scam can destroy a company, wipe out a […]