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Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Releases Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Net Neutrality: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the long-awaited draft of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
On March 15, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its highly-anticipated Request for Comment (RFC) to help inform the development of the National Spectrum Strategy (Strategy)—a...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released its Guidance for the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (Capital Projects Fund) for States, territories, and tribal governments, as created by Section 9901 of the...more
The last five years have seen an increase of litigation surrounding Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome (EHS), also called Wi-Fi Sensitivity, that should be on the radar screen for schools across the country. This is...more
Most observers believe that the legal profession is rapidly moving toward so-called “hybrid workplaces,” a term office managers use to describe a mixed-work environment that spans brick-and-mortar law offices, home offices,...more
We have warned several times of the dangers of using public Wi-Fi networks (e.g., “I Spy Your Wi-Fi” from September 2018 and March 2020). For iPhone users, a newly-detected vulnerability risked serious damage to your phone’s...more
We always suspected that the Amazon Echo resting quietly in your family room was more insidious than it seemed. Now we have confirmation. We know that the Echo can hear us. We also know that it records private conversations...more
In March, the American Bar Association (ABA) released a lengthy opinion on virtual practice. Formal Opinion 498 states that while the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct allow lawyers to conduct their practice virtually,...more
Congress created the E-rate program more than 20 years ago in order to provide internet connectivity to the nation's libraries and schools, but educators and industry have complained for years that it is inadequate to close...more
With a year of pandemic-fueled work-from-home experience under our collective belts, you can now find numerous helpful guides and horror stories to help you prepare for remote hearings and trials. There are some basics...more
The California Court of Appeal, Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School District, recently ruled that that electromagnetic sensitivity (aka “being sick to Wi-Fi”) constituted a “physical disability” under Fair Employment and...more
Since so many of us began working from home in the spring of 2020, we have been hearing how important security is. Information on VPNs, encryption, and other measures to protect data have been rolling out regularly for many...more
Following Ubiquiti’s security incident and its subsequent recommendation to change your router password and enable multi-factor authentication, and the fact that it is widely reported that using default passwords on routers...more
We all probably did a lot more online shopping this year during the pandemic than ever before. After online shopping, you will notice that pop-up ads are constant, and continue to pop up even if you continue to “x” them out....more
The FCC will immediately permit access to the 5.850-5.895 GHz band for indoor unlicensed services. The FCC will require ITS licensees to cease operating in this lower 45 MHz band within one year of the Report and Order’s...more
For twenty years, the 5.9 GHz band (5.850-5.925 GHz) has been dedicated to intelligent transportation systems and vehicle safety, and in particular a technology called Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)....more
CYBERSECURITY - U.S. Chamber of Commerce and FICO Release Security Guidelines on Telework During COVID-19 - It is no secret that companies are experiencing an increase in security incidents following the transition...more
On October 6, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) issued a warning to consumers about using WiFi when teleworking from a hotel. The FBI acknowledges that many workers are having difficulty working from home...more
COVID-19 has thrown many businesses into the fire of remote working. Morphisec reported in its Work-from-Home (WFH) Employee Cybersecurity Threat Index that remote working was an entirely new experience for 49 percent of...more
The House Democrats recently unveiled their fourth COVID-19 bill, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act.) The HEROES Act, which will be negotiated with the Senate, contains a number of...more
With the Covid-19 Pandemic forcing more employees than ever before to work from home (“WFH”), businesses face new and different data privacy and security risks. This change is not lost on U.S. regulators, but it does not mean...more
The FCC released a public notice announcing that schools and libraries that purchase discounted internet access service under the federal Schools and Libraries Universal Service program can make their Wi-Fi networks available...more
As many of us are now quarantined and working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, remote Wi-Fi network security becomes especially important....more
In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the constantly developing guidelines from the Ministry of Health, many companies are moving to telecommuting and working from home. This is a solution that supports business continuity...more
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit claiming that Zuck & Co.’s use of facial recognition technology violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law. Though the settlement is little more than “a...more