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Leahy introduces digital protection bill
John Moe May 24, 2011
Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) has introduced a bill that would require law enforcement authorities to obtain a warrant before searching someone's email...
British law vs. Whole internet via Twitter
John Moe May 23, 2011
A British athlete involved in a salacious scandal was awarded an injunction by a British court that prevented his name from being identified, the ...
Baidu and China sued over censorship
John Moe May 19, 2011
Eight democracy activists living in New York filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against both the Chinese search engine Baidu and the Chinese government....
Typewriters, contrary to reports, not quite dead yet
John Moe Apr 26, 2011
There's a story floating around the wires about a typewriter factory in India closing its doors forever, thus ending the era of the typewriter....
ACLU questioning Michigan police officers' use of extraction devices
John Moe Apr 20, 2011
Sounds like something out of Total Recall - extraction devices. The devices can download info - text messages, photos, videos, GPS data from most...
Online dating site screens for sex offenders
John Moe Apr 19, 2011
Match.com is now screening its users for past convictions of sex crimes using the US national sex offender registry. This all comes after a...
"Samsung Galaxy tablet and phone. Hmm, where have we seen that design before? Ah yes, WHEN WE WERE DESIGNING IT!" - Apple
John Moe Apr 19, 2011
That might be a bit of a paraphrase but that's the heart of a new lawsuit from Apple against Samsung. Apple says that Samsung's iPhone and iPad...
Gulf residents debate whether to get compensation from BP
Eve Troeh Sep 22, 2011
Through all the conflicting data on the impact of the BP oil spill, Gulf residents are trying to quantify past, current and future damages so they can get compensated. Some are considering refusing the money, but retaining the right to sue the company.
Law enforcement officials are looking at your emails
John Moe Apr 13, 2011
Privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian is out with a new paper that shows that law enforcement officials are increasingly asking for access to...
Appeals court rejects net neutrality challenge
John Moe Apr 5, 2011
Yep, we are in the litigation phase of the net neutrality debate. It's a phase that is expected to last through human history, past the extinction,...
