Technology & Law

When you are arrested, it can be a scary moment. For many people, this is the wake-up call they need to turn their life around. That’s why Pennsylvania offers alternatives for first-time offenders that do not impose harsh punishments that…

If you are like most people in Pennsylvania, you’ve probably been watching with horror at the developments that have come out about the Steelton Water Treatment Plant over the past year. No one wants to think about dangers in the…

Many people facing drug charges or other crimes in Montgomery County are offered a special type of plea deal where their charges are reduced or even dropped in exchange for information. These confidential informants, or “CI’s” as they are called,…

A photographer in his mid-20s was visiting Philadelphia from Harrisburg, PA when he was arrested for criminal trespassing after being caught taking pictures by climbing on Walt Whitman Bridge – which is illegal due to reasons of national security, even…

If you ever have watched news broadcast an event live, you have experienced livestreaming. For years we have used video of events to see what unfolds in real time, as it is happening. This is known as livestreaming footage. Livestreaming…

A bipartisan bill pending in Congress aims to settle the question about whether police need warrants to use your cell phone or other GPS devices to track your location. The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, introduced on Jan. 19, 2015,…

Just about everyone is on social media today. Whether on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or any other social media platform, people are using the online platforms as outlets for their emotions. Because it is so easy to access social…