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U.S. DOJ Makes its Case in Apple E-Book Conspiracy
The Department of Justice is taking Apple to task regarding an e-book price fixing allegations, and the agency’s opening statements have been posted online. The DOJ alleges that Apple conspired with...
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Apple Argues Steve Jobs’ Words Taken Out of Context in eBook Case
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice made its opening argument in a case against Apple. The government body believes that Apple purposefully took part in shady operations with eBook publishers in...
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President Obama aims to put an end to patent trolling
We’re pretty familiar with patent trolls around here, mostly because the technology industry is filled with them. However, President Obama wants to take executive action in order to cut down on patent...
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ITC Says Apple Infringes on Samsung Patent, Bans Products
The U.S. ITC ruled Tuesday afternoon that Apple does indeed infringe on some Samsung patents, Reuters just reported. It’s unclear which patents are currently in question, but here’s the kicker: the ITC...
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White House Defends NSA, Says Collecting Verizon Call Data Is Matter of...
Earlier The Guardian broke the startling news that the National Security Administration has been secretly collecting phone records for every call on the Verizon network. With tens of millions of...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s war against patent trolls gets lawmaker support
A few days ago, the Obama administration announced that they would be cracking down on patent abusers by making some changes to the US Patent and Trademark Office, as well as get the International...
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NSA Has Access to Major Internet Companies’ Servers, Thanks to Covert PRISM...
The public is already reeling from the revelation that the National Security Agency, sanctioned by the White House, is covertly grabbing millions of Verizon customers’ call data. But if that’s not...
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Google Says It Doesn’t Grant the NSA Direct Access to Servers
The U.S. today is in chaos as more details emerge over the scandalous PRISM surveillance program. In short, anything you say or do is being monitored by the government unless you’re off the grid in the...
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EFF, Mozilla, Reddit send open letter to Congress over NSA spying
The National Security Agency has been on thin ice with the general public lately when whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the US government was spying on American citizens by secretly recording...
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Google Asks DOJ For Permission to Publish Government Requests For Data
I had a conversation recently with someone who told me that people don’t really care about privacy anymore. Consumers willingly trade details like locations, activities and contacts for the benefit of...
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Apple clarifies warranty policy in Belgium, Germany, & France to offer two...
Update: Apple updated its warranty policy in France and Germany too. (Thanks @settebit) Belgian consumer groups have been following the move of Italian regulators in recent months to push Apple for...
View ArticleThe Pirate Bay gets court-ordered ISP block in Ireland
The Pirate Bay has been hit with yet another blow after an Irish court has ordered six internet service providers in the country to block access to The Pirate Bay. The court order was sparked by...
View ArticleXbox One Kinect privacy concerns addressed by lawmakers with new bill
Ever since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One and the new Kinect sensor, privacy advocates have been up in arms about how the Kinect watches and listens to its users at all times in order to be at the...
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In a Fender Bender? New Jersey May Let Cops Check Your Phone on the Spot
When it comes to distracted driving, the authorities might be done playing nice. Police have warned us, begged us and even tried to force us to stop texting and calling while we’re behind the wheel....
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Social media in the dock: UK revamps offensive comment policy
The UK’s head of public prosecutions has issued new guidelines for cases involving social media, a contentious area which has seen users of Twitter, Facebook, and other networks prosecuted for...
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Google Street View data collection gets UK deletion order
It’s been a year since UK officials re-opened the privacy case involving Google and its Street View mapping feature, and the Information Commissioner’s Office is letting Google off unscathed as long as...
View ArticleTesla direct sales ban possibly hitting New York
Following other states in the US, New York is looking to ban direct auto sales in the state, which would prevent Tesla from selling their cars directly in yet another region in the US. It seems New...
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Apple Wins Rubber Band Patent Spat Against Samsung in Japan
Apple scored another win in its worldwide legal battle with Samsung today in Japan, where a Tokyo court ruled that the South Korean tech giant infringed on Apple’s famous “rubber band” patent in the UI...
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FTC to Examine Google Purchase of Waze Mapping Service
The Federal Trade Commission has contacted Google in regards to its $1.1 billion purchase of social mapping service Waze. Google announced earlier this month that it intended to purchase the Israeli...
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Samsung to Possibly Settle With Apple in EU Antitrust Lawsuit
Samsung and Apple are in preliminary talks to settle over an antitrust lawsuit in the European Union. According to Reuters, the talks began in December after the European Commission told Samsung that...
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