Possibly unrelated to class, but Backpage.com was just taken down as a large scale effort primarily by the Department of Justice. Backpage.com is similar to Craigslist, except with one main difference, it has a section for escorts and performers. I think it’s difficult consolidating law and tech here, because sites like this can be created in a day and spread amongst an entire population – but they take forever to take down.
I think this relates to the idea that attorneys (and judges) need to be more tech savvy in order to understand and prosecute these cases.
According to the article, “A Justice Department official said the case against Backpage does not rely on sex trafficking charges, but rather on charges connected to prostitution, which are easier to prosecute.”
I think it’s amazing how long it took them to take the page down. Backpage is notorious for prostitution and is constantly being referenced on crime shows like CSI and Law & Order!
With the creation of the internet and social media sites like Backpage, the world is becoming increasingly smaller. Technology is connected to everything now. And in order to function properly, current attorneys and law firms need to alter their business models to focus on issues in the “tech world”–but the tech world encompasses everything in some indirect way!