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Litigation

Oct. 23, 2013

Web-connected devices raise tricky legal questions

Privacy and data security attorneys are seeing an increase in activity due to the a rapidly accelerating phenomenon involving companies connecting household appliances, cars and other devices to the Internet.


By Joshua Sebold


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Though the technology economy boom and the public's recent interest in online privacy have led to an explosion of activity in the privacy and data security practice areas, attorneys say this is just the tip of the iceberg because of rapid growth in the "Internet of things." Everything from washing machines to home security systems is connecting to the Web, creating a wealth of novel solutions for...

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