Faced with an expanding range of technology-assisted investigative methods in an increasingly complex criminal-investigation environment, how should attorneys respond and what analytical approach should they take? For the first Tech-Law Salon session, Attorney Lin Chun-Hung, Chair of the Taipei Bar Association Criminal Law Committee and an experienced criminal-law practitioner, will introduce current technology-assisted investigation practices in Taiwan, identify issues from a defense attorney's perspective, and discuss possible responses.

Attorney Lin Chun-Ju Director, Legal Policy Department, Judicial Reform Foundation

Attorney Lin Chun-Hung Chair, Criminal Law Committee, Taipei Bar Association

• Time: 10/06 (Wed.) 19:00-21:00
• Location: Online
  The livestream link will be emailed after registration.

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The U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision in Carpenter v. United States reshaped the application of the Fourth Amendment to digital-age investigation and privacy, sending a shock wave through U.S. courts and triggering extensive debate over reasonable expectations of privacy in the digital era. For the second Tech-Law Salon session, California attorney Thomas Wang, whose practice and teaching focus on U.S. criminal procedure, will discuss post-Carpenter developments in U.S. case law and consider what they may mean for Taiwan.

Attorney Lin Chun-Hung Chair, Criminal Law Committee, Taipei Bar Association

Attorney Thomas Wang California Attorney; Adjunct Lecturer, School of Law, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

• Time: 11/17 (Wed.) 19:00-21:00
• Location: Online
  The meeting link will be emailed after registration.

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Government systems face tens of millions of cyberattacks each month on average, while historical data breaches have affected millions of records. Because government agencies are interconnected, the potential damage is difficult to measure. Yet when an information-security incident occurs, affected agencies often hire outside vendors to clean individual computers or servers and close the matter without examining systemic threats or developing preventive measures.
For the third Tech-Law Salon session, Professor Lin Tsung-Nan of National Taiwan University's Department of Electrical Engineering, an information-security specialist, will examine cybersecurity through three layers of defense-technology, governance, and auditing-as well as through the structure of government institutions. The discussion will use that framework to consider the information-security governance issues underlying technology-assisted investigation and how Taiwan can develop more rigorous and professional safeguards.

※ In addition to the livestream, this session will allow limited in-person registration and discussion, and dinner will be provided. To maintain pandemic precautions and social distancing, in-person attendance is limited to 25 people. Masks must be worn throughout the event except while eating.

Attorney Lin Chun-Ju Director, Legal Policy Department, Judicial Reform Foundation

Professor Lin Tsung-Nan Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University

• Time: 12/22 (Wed.) 19:00-20:30
• Location: Judicial Reform Foundation Taipei Office
  7F., No. 3, Ln. 90, Songjiang Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City
  Simultaneous in-person and online session; the livestream link will be emailed after registration.

Event concluded - watch the discussion video