Travel ban faces 4th Circuit scrutiny | White House warned about Flynn | Dewey ex-CFO convicted | Tiffany Trump's law school?

ABA Journal latest headlines

DOJ lawyer tells 4th Circuit that Trump's travel order 'is not a Muslim ban'

May 9, 2017, 8:59 am CDT

5th Circuit upholds fine for lawyer who refused judge's request for a yes-or-no answer

May 9, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

Dewey's former CFO is convicted for misleading lenders; former executive director is acquitted

May 8, 2017, 3:43 pm CDT

Legal sector gains jobs in April after three down months, data indicates

May 8, 2017, 3:20 pm CDT

Former acting AG testifies she warned White House counsel that Flynn could be blackmailed

May 8, 2017, 3:19 pm CDT

Cincinnati law dean settles suit against university and resigns, reportedly with full salary

May 8, 2017, 1:34 pm CDT

Where is Tiffany Trump going to law school?

May 8, 2017, 1:02 pm CDT

Cozen O'Connor adds 20 lawyers from Buchanan Ingersoll

May 8, 2017, 12:32 pm CDT

Sedgwick partner settles equal-pay suit

May 8, 2017, 11:00 am CDT

Texas judge is reprimanded after explaining his 'tree and a rope' Facebook comment

May 8, 2017, 10:24 am CDT

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Question of the Week

How do you guard your personal data?

President Donald Trump in April signed legislation to scrap Federal Communications Commission privacy protections. At year-end, internet service providers would have needed customers' consent to sell their browsing history to third parties.

Now states are considering their own privacy rules. Minnesota's budget proposal includes a requirement for "express written approval" on data collection. It will be debated later this month.

ISPs for their part vow to respect users' privacy, but the LegalMatch Law Blog says the promises are "carefully worded" to exclude sale of aggregate data or internal use of customer activity.

All of which brings up the question: How do you guard your personal data? Do you encrypt your internet traffic? Do you take extra steps in communicating with clients, such as using a virtual private network or VPN? Have you tried to opt out of targeted ads on your browser?

Let us know in the comments. Yes, you can use an alias.

Read the answers to last week's question: Are you able to be tracked electronically?

Featured answer:

Posted by Tyrone: "I'm waiting for the day they start mailing speeding tickets based on the time and distance between driving under the transponder readers. (And most high-speed readers also scan plates, so even if you don't have a transponder, they have a record anyway.)"