Legal

Authorities Take Down Dark Web’s Biggest Criminal Marketplace

AlphaBay and Hansa were together responsible for the trading of hundreds of thousands of illegal commodities

7 years ago

European Court Of Justice May Rule On UK Surveillance Law

The legality of last year's Investigatory Powers Act may be referred to the European Court of Justice, following a challenge

7 years ago

Apple & Nokia Settle Patent Infringement Dispute

Apple agrees to pay Nokia for its intellectual property and the two firms will work together on digital health

7 years ago

Law Lessons: Real World Legal Issues In An Augmented Gaming World

Pay attention developers; Pramitha Krishnamurthyprakash, manager of Innovation Intelligence at CPA Global, discusses the legal issues behind AR games

7 years ago

US House Approves Bill Requiring Warrant To Search Old Emails

Tech companies urged the Senate to back the measure tightening controls on law enforcement email searches

7 years ago

Apple, Google, and Microsoft Back Legal Challenge Against Trump Immigration Order

A cohort of tech firms said the order causes economic damage to the US

7 years ago

Teenager Pleads Guilty To TalkTalk Hack Offences

17 year old hacker says he was just "showing off" when he caused major data breach at TalkTalk

7 years ago

Ex-Autonomy CFO Is Indicted For Fraud

US federal authorities have accused Autonomy's former finance chief of carrying out a 'scheme' to deceive investors, regulators and HP

7 years ago

EU-US Privacy Shield Faces European Legal Challenge

Irish privacy campaign group files legal challenge, arguing Privacy Shield is not strong enough

8 years ago

AI ‘Judge’ Can Predict Outcome Of Human Rights Court Cases

A British study suggests artificial intelligence could quickly spot fact patterns likely to lead to particular decisions

8 years ago

EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate

The draft text could mean better broadband infrastructure, while clamping down on online copyright and encrypted communications

8 years ago

Microsoft Wins Landmark Cloud Case Over Emails Stored In Ireland

Microsoft will not be forced to hand over communications held in servers outside of the United States, a court ruled…

8 years ago

EC Slaps Google With More Antitrust “Objections”

European Commission expands its probe of Google's shopping and advertising services with additional "objections"

8 years ago

Oracle Told To Pay HPE £2.3bn For Itanium Damages

Another legal setback for Oracle after Californian jury orders it to pay hefty damages for Itanium cancellation

8 years ago

Open Rights Group: Brexit Puts UK Citizen Digital Rights At Risk

UK exit from European Union could place British citizen's digital rights in jeopardy, says Open Right Group

8 years ago

Apple Cranks iOS Encryption In Face Of FBI Flak

All iOS applications will be required to use Secure HTTP by the end of this year, with a few exceptions

8 years ago

EU Watchdog: EU-US Privacy Shield Is ‘Not Robust Enough’

The new transatlantic data transfer agreement is likely to be defeated in EU court just as Safe Harbour was, argues…

8 years ago

What Google’s Victory In Java Case Signifies To The IT World

ANALYSIS: Following court loss to Google over Java and the exit of a key Linux thought leader, Oracle must regain…

8 years ago

Apple Challenges Bid To Block iMessage, Facetime

The company argues its customers would be harmed by removing iMessage, Facetime and VPN On Demand from its devices

8 years ago

Huawei Sues Samsung Over Alleged Smartphone Patent Infringement

Huawei, the world's third biggest smartphone manufacturer, tells Samsung, the biggest, that enough is enough in patent dispute

8 years ago

Google ‘Faces £2.3bn EC Fine’ For Alleged Search Dominance Abuse

The Commission is reportedly set to levy a record-breaking €3bn fine over Google's abuse of its search dominance

8 years ago

Mozilla Tells FBI To Reveal Firefox Security Vulnerability

FBI allegedly discovered Mozilla Firefox flaw when investigating child porn websites

8 years ago

Oracle, Google Return To The Courtroom Over Android

Epic copyright showdown returns to court, six years after Oracle vs Google battle first went legal

8 years ago

Facebook Blocked From Taking Biometric Data From Users

California court rules that social media giant should not have access to personal details garnered from photographs

8 years ago

Microsoft, Google Officially Agree To End Lawsuits

Regulatory disputes referred to 18 cases across US and Germany

8 years ago

Oracle, Google CEO Talks Fail To Deliver Settlement

The two companies' chief executives met for six hours, but failed to resolve their differences over Java's use in Android

8 years ago

Europe ‘Readies’ Formal Android Antitrust Charges

Google showdown with the European Commission deepens as regulators finalise Android antitrust charges

8 years ago

Panama Papers Breach Reveals Astonishingly Lax Network Security

ANALYSIS: While the vast quantity of information revealed in the breach of the Mossack Fonseca law firm far exceeds the…

8 years ago

SEC Orders Amazon Shareholder Vote Over Gender Pay

Amazon shareholders ordered to vote on proposal over salaries between men and women employees

8 years ago

Qualcomm Agrees To Pay $7.5m China Bribery Fine

Chipmaker reportedly hired relatives of Chinese officials and splashed out on gifts for telecoms executives

8 years ago