Getting IEC Standards For Free

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is an international body that issues standards on a wide range of electronics-related topics. How wide? Their mandate seems to span rules for household product safety to the specification of safety logic assemblies in nuclear power plants. Want to know how to electrically measure sound loudness? Test methods for digital door lock systems? Or maybe you’re interested in safety interlock systems for laser processing machines. There’s an IEC standard for that too.

Unfortunately, this information is kept behind a paywall. OK, it’s a lot more like a pay fortress. They really, really don’t want you …read more

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Logikcull raises $10M to let lawyers analyze documents at the speed of a thousand interns

Business people doing research in library As entertaining and interesting as made-for-TV lawsuits (like the O.J trial) are, they always leave out one key element. The hundreds of hours of research that goes on behind the scenes to prepare for an important trial. Before any big trial a lawyer (and their associates and interns) has to find, organize and examine  thousands of documents. The process is officially called Discovery, and is… Read More Continue reading Logikcull raises $10M to let lawyers analyze documents at the speed of a thousand interns

Are document signature services violating any rule by exposing PII over clear email?

A company sent me a document to sign via CudaSign, I did.

As soon as I completed the transaction, I got a PDF over email with the document attached. The document includes my SSN. I assume, the originator also got the document via PDF atta… Continue reading Are document signature services violating any rule by exposing PII over clear email?