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Apple Chief Tim Cook Takes Stand In Epic Games Trial
Apple chief executive Tim Cook takes stand in legal dispute with Epic Games over whether App Store constitutes an illegal monopoly
US Senate Chastises Apple Over ‘Abrupt’ Testimony U-Turn
US Senate criticises Apple for 'abruptly' ending negotiations to provide testimony at upcoming competition hearing with little over two weeks' notice
Google Wins Over Oracle In Decade-Long Case
US Supreme Court hands victory to Google in decade-long spat with Oracle over search giant's use of Java SE API code in Android
Lawyers In Huawei Extradition Case Argue Against US ‘Power Grab’
Extradition hearings for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou enter final weeks as her lawyers argue against US imposing 'limitless jurisdiction'
Vodafone Ends Shareholder Tussle Over 2013 Kabel Acquisition
Seven year itch. British mobile operator to buy remaining shares in Kabel for £1.9 billion ($2.6 billion) to halt legal action
Epic Wins Unreal Ruling, But No Fornite Return To Apple App Store
US judge partially backs Epic and grants its injunction, preventing Apple from removing Unreal engine from Apple developer program
Post Office Knew Of Horizon IT Problems, But Still Pursued Postmasters – Report
Post Office reportedly knew problems with its Horizon system could be to blame for missing money, but still pursued prosecutions against staff anyway
App Developer Calls For Open Revolt Against Apple
Developer of BlueMail publishes open letter calling on fellow app developers to join fight against Apple for allegedly “stealing ideas”
Twitter Demands AI Firm Cease Facial Image Collection
Privacy concern. Cease-and-desist letter from Twitter to AI firm Clearview demands it stop collecting photos from social media platforms
Publishers Sue Amazon’s Audible Over Speech-To Text Feature
Publishers say Audible's Captions feature, set to debut next month, violates copyright law by converting audiobooks to text
Adobe Warns Of Legal Issues From Use Of Older Photoshop Versions
Really? Adobe warns users of older versions of Photoshop they actual brought, that they could be sued
Elon Musk Settles With SEC Over Twitter Use
Musk muzzled? CEO agrees to have financial tweets and statements vetted by legal counsel first
Apple Surprises With Qualcomm Settlement
Billion dollar lawsuits around the world halted after Apple agrees to pay Qualcomm undisclosed sum
Qualcomm Accuses Apple Of Stealing Secret Tech
Apple allegedly shared Qualcomm technology with Intel in order to boost its rival chips so that it could ultimately drop Qualcomm's offerings
New Australian Law Requires Tech Firms To Help Cops Crack Encryption
The newly proposed measures would levy fines of up to £6m for organisations that fail to comply
US Supreme Court To Hear Apple Appeal In App Store Monopoly Case
The lawsuit over excessive App Store developer fees could have a broad impact on e-commerce platforms such as those of Amazon and eBay
Facebook Moves To Block Privacy Case From Reaching Top EU Court
A ruling by the European Court of Justice could disrupt transatlantic data transfers for thousands of companies
Senate Bill Proposes Prison Time For Failure To Report Data Breaches
ANALYSIS: The Senate Commerce Committee takes major role in investigating and creating data breach legislation and after Uber breach is taking action
Morrisons ‘Ultimately Responsible’ For Rogue Employee Leaking Payroll Data
Supermarket Morrisons could be forced to pay compensation after rogue employee posted salary details online
DOJ Shares Criminal Probe Evidence With Judge In Waymo vs. Uber Suit
ANALYSIS: In a surprise development, lawyers reveal evidence from ongoing criminal investigation of Uber to the judge in Waymo’s civil lawsuit against Uber
‘Hundreds’ Of Websites Track User Keystrokes
Is it legal? Hundreds of websites are said to be tracking visitor keystrokes raising questions of legality
Law Lessons: Facebook’s Spanish Fine Highlights Importance Of GDPR Readiness
ANALYSIS: Much of the conversation around GDPR has focused on the security implications for businesses, but what about privacy?
US Court: Police Must Obtain Warrant To Track Mobile Phones
A felony conviction in Washington DC has been thrown out over police's use of a mobile phone tracking device without court approval
Law Lessons: What EU GDPR & NIS Directive Mean For Your Business
James Castro-Edwards, Partner and Head of Data Protection Law at Wedlake Bell, gives a law lesson on the implications of GDPR and NIS Directive and what to do now
US Government Seeks Information On Thousands Of Protest Website Visitors
Dreamhost said it plans to fight a search warrant demanding information on a protest site, including the IP addresses of all 1.3 million visitors
Judge Tells LinkedIn It Cannot Stop Third Parties From Collecting Profile Data
LinkedIn must allow startup HiQ to collect data from public profiles in a case that tests how much control internet companies have over user data
Tech Firms Back Apple In Ongoing Qualcomm Legal Battle
Blow for Qualcomm as industry group calls on regulators to side with Apple
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
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