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13 Reasons Why Anonymous Alerts® Can Help [Guest Post]

By T. Gregory Bender, CEO/President of Anonymous Alerts® [Editor’s Note: This blog was originally written by Greg Bender for the “CEO Blog” of Anonymous Alerts® and is re-posted with permission. You can read the original post by clicking here. In the spirit of full disclosure, please be advised that I have the pleasure of serving…

“Are You Falling Into Cybertraps?” [Interview]

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing an interview with Carol McManus, who hosts The LinkedIn Lady Show on CKC Global Media. Our wide-ranging conversation covered a variety of topics from my two most recent books, Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads and Cybertraps for Educators. We also touched briefly on one of my earlier…

The FCC Should Get Out of the Business of Regulating Speech [Updated]

[Update 2017-05-23]: On Tuesday, May 23, the Federal Communications Commission issued a statement that it will not take any action against Stephen Colbert for a sexually-explicit joke [see below] that he made about Donald Trump on the May 1 episode of his show, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” According to Variety, which was the…

"Your Honor, This Woman Gave Birth to a Naked Child!" Robert Minor, Cartoon of Anthony Comstock (1915)

Trumpism is the New Comstockery [Guest Post]

By Dr. Amy Werbel Author of the forthcoming book Lust on Trial: American Art, Law, and Culture During the Reign of Anthony Comstock [Columbia University Press, 2018] A new word has entered common parlance and it bodes well for the future of democracy: Trumpism. The tendency of Donald Trump to run his campaign and his…

“Social Media in the Legal Profession: Pitfalls and Landmines” [Interview]

A few years ago, I had the privilege of working with Attorney Craig Denney on a computer forensics case in Reno, Nevada. Attorney Craig has since moved on to become an Administrative Law Judge at the Social Security Administration. That’s in addition to his long-standing work as a judge for the 150th Legal Operations Detachment-Army…

Anatomy of a Digital Investigation: FBI Rapidly IDs Sender of High School Threats

It is a problem that has afflicted numerous schools around the country: threats of violence sent from anonymous email accounts, messenger apps, and transient phone numbers. In the wake of multiple serious school attacks, administrators cannot afford to take such threats lightly, notwithstanding the fact that the majority of the threats are little more than…

ABC Nightline Shines Light on Practice of “Passing the Trash”

[Updated 2017-04-12] The video from last night’s broadcast is embedded at the bottom of the page in two separate segments. April 11 — Barring any sudden dramatic developments in the Middle East or elsewhere, the ABC news show “Nightline” will run a special edition this evening on the phenomenon known as “passing the trash.” The…

Tennessee Issues Amber Alert for 15-yo Student on the Run with 50-yo Teacher

[Update — 2017-04-02] On March 31, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released screen grabs from a surveillance video recorded at a Walmart in Oklahoma City on March 15, 2017. (Oklahoma City is approximately a 10-hour drive west of Culleoka, TN.) The images show student Elizabeth Thomas, 15, entering the store on East I-240 Service Road…

Can the Military Maintain Core Values in a Smartphone World?

For Some Servicemen In the US Military, Misogyny Outranks Discipline and Honor Honor This is the bedrock of our character. It is the quality that empowers Marines to exemplify the ultimate in ethical and moral behavior: to never lie, cheat, or steal; to abide by an uncompromising code of integrity; to respect human dignity; and…

“Are We There Yet, Sisters?” Cindy Gallop and Julie Scelfo in Conversation

One of the great things about New York City is the endless number of lectures hosted by various organizations and institutions. Last night, I had the pleasure of attending an event hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society. Entitled “Are We There Yet, Sisters,” the event featured a wide-ranging conversation between journalist Julie Scelfo and Cindy…