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Viral Vectors: Characterizing Cybercrime

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 10, 2021   Our previous article considered R’ Yaakov David Schmahl’s analysis of whether one who sends a virus-laden email that causes damage to the recipient’s computer is liable as a…

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Pay per Click: Are Virus Senders Liable?

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 3, 2021   Our previous article discussed the permissibility of businesses paying ransoms for the release of data held hostage by ransomware cyberattacks. In this article, we consider whether cyberattackers who…

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Freedom of Information: Paying Ransom to Cyberthieves

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 27, 2021 On May 7, Colonial Pipeline, an oil pipeline system that carries gasoline and jet fuel, suffered a ransomware cyberattack—the largest cyberattack on an oil infrastructure target in the history…

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Higher Authority: Defer or Demur?

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 20, 2021 Congressional Republicans recently voted to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post over her continued attacks on former president Donald Trump for his claims about election fraud and…

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To Form a More Perfect Union

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 13, 2021 Our previous article set forth the basic halachic framework for labor unions: Members of a profession are permitted to regulate their profession for their own economic benefit, but since…

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A Guilded Age: The State of the Union in Halacha

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 6, 2021 In the denouement of a high-profile, high-stakes battle, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama recently voted against joining the Retail Warehouse and Department Store Union by a margin of…

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Justice of the Peace: Externalities in Jurisprudence

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 29, 2021   On Apr. 20, 2021, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd during an arrest nearly a…

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Free Agent: When a Proxy Goes Rogue

Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 22, 2021   Last week’s article on Citibank’s $900 million wiring error[1] considered the question of whether a transfer of money made in error is binding. In this article we consider…

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