Legal

Apple Hit With Major Ericsson Mobile Lawsuits

Now facing court cases in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands regarding use of patented mobile technologies

9 years ago

NSA Data Collection Ruled Illegal By US Court

American appeals court rules bulk collection of phone records by NSA is illegal, but program still continues

9 years ago

Police Dismantle Gang Selling Hooky Cisco Gear

You're nicked! Three members of a gang importing and selling counterfeit Cisco products have been arrested

9 years ago

HP Autonomy Lawsuit Details Emerge, As Lynch Hits Back

'Is that it?' asks Mike Lynch as details of HP's allegations against former Autonomy management become public

9 years ago

Three British Firms Involved In Google EU Antitrust Case

Sources reveal full list of official Google antitrust complainants, which include British mapping and price comparison sites

9 years ago

Senate Bill To Extend NSA Surveillance Authorisation

Here we go again. US Republicans introduce Bill to extend surveillance elements of the US Patriot Act

9 years ago

Police Chief Warns ‘Terrorist Friendly’ Tech Firms

Britain's top anti-terrorism policeman launches extraordinary attack on unnamed tech firms

9 years ago

Adblocking Declared 100 Percent Legal By German Courts

Hamburg courts give Adblock the nod in a "victory for every single Internet user"

9 years ago

Public Happy To Share Location Data But Demand Tougher Regulation

Majority of consumers believe that more regulation is needed to ensure responsible usage of location based data

9 years ago

Robot That Bought Ecstasy On Dark Web Freed By Police After Three Months

The Random Darknet Shopper had bought 10 yellow pills containing 90mg of ecstasy each as part of artists' experiment

9 years ago

Security Expert Hauled Off Flight After Aeroplane Tech Warning

Overkill much? FBI removes leading security expert from commercial flight after he warned of in-flight vulnerabilities

9 years ago

WikiLeaks Condemned For Sony Pictures Email Publication

'Its just not cricket'. WikiLeaks slated for publishing hacked Sony Pictures documents

9 years ago

HSBC Notifies US Customers Of Data Breach

HSBC customers in America have had their personal account information exposed in a data breach

9 years ago

Google Hits Back At European Antitrust ‘Objections’

Search giant “strongly disagrees” with the EC's “statement of objections” as it opens formal Android probe

9 years ago

Illegal Pirate Downloaders Can Evade Detection For A While Longer

US judge says an IP address isn’t evidence enough to convict someone of downloading pirated content

9 years ago

Facebook Hits Back At Belgian Privacy Report

Embattled Facebook admits it tracks non-users, but dismisses report findings from Belgian privacy watchdog

9 years ago

Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Starts In Austria

A closely-watched data privacy lawsuit against Facebook has been filed in an Austrian court today

9 years ago

AT&T Slapped With ‘Largest Ever’ US Data Breach Fine

US regulator sanctions AT&T over breaches at three overseas call centres that exposed valuable customer data

9 years ago

Islamic State Hacks French TV Station TV5Monde

Mon dieu! French culture minister demands urgent meeting after Islamic State blacks out TV broadcasts

9 years ago

FBI Warns Of Islamic State Campaign Against WordPress Sites

Islamic State sympathizers are targeting WordPress vulnerabilities according to the FBI

9 years ago

White House Breach Blamed On Russian Hackers

The White House network breach was carried out by hackers “likely working” for the Russian government

9 years ago

‘Dyre Wolf’ Bank Transfer Scam Nets Criminals $1bn To Date

Sophisticated bank transfer cyber scam uses 'advanced social engineering' to fleece US companies

9 years ago

Google Braced For Formal EU Antitrust Charges

European Competition Commissioner reportedly ready to slap Google with formal antitrust charges

9 years ago

US Sanctions To Tackle Cyber Hacker Scourge

Hackers outside US will be financially punished after United States launches a cyber sanctions program

9 years ago

Lebanese Hackers Behind Volatile Cedar Spy Campaign

Hackers linked to Lebanese political group are behind a 'well managed' espionage campaign, warns researcher

9 years ago

HP And Mike Lynch Sue Over Autonomy Accounts

HP fires back with its own lawsuit in London against Mike Lynch following suit against the company

9 years ago

Australia Passes Mandatory Data Retention Laws

Communications metadata can now be accessed by Australian government without need of a search warrant

9 years ago

Top European Court Mulls Over Facebook Data Sharing Case

June will see the decision by the top European court on the data sharing agreement between the US and Europe

9 years ago

Amazon Gains Federal Approval For Drone Tests

Chocks away! Amazon drone testing gets an official thumbs up from American aviation authorities

9 years ago