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Locard’s Exchange Principle and the Daubert Test

Locard’s Exchange Principle and the Daubert Test Locard’s Exchange Principle is based on the precept that when people interact within an environment, they always leave traces of their activities. This is the basic principle of forensic science. In the digital and physical world, Locard’s Exchange Principle applies in that if people attempt to steal, remove, add, alter, or… Read More »

Online Terms of Service Agreements in Contract Law

The Importance of Online Terms of Service Agreements in Contract Law Online Terms of Service agreements (TOS) found in contracts must have the following elements to be considered legal and enforceable: Parties to the contract must have the legal ability to enter a contract known as contractual capacity.  A contract can only be used for transactions that are… Read More »

Safe Harbor and State of Texas Breach Notification Laws

The Concept of Safe Harbor The concept of “Safe Harbor” refers to specific actions, example; encryption of private data, that an individual or an organization can take to show a good-faith effort in complying with the law. This good-faith effort provides a person or organization “Safe Harbor” against prosecution under the law (Grama, 2015, pg.253). The State of… Read More »