Legal

Twitter can’t get in trouble for allowing ISIS activity on its service

Members of ISIS have been using social networks like Twitter to recruit new members and spread their propaganda, and many people...
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The EU wants to force streaming services to show European content

The dominance of American media across the globe means we don’t have to worry about our culture being drowned out by...
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A coalition of tech giants have written an open letter to Congress

Ever since Apple refused to assist the FBI in cracking the San Bernadino terrorist’s iPhone, there’s been a massive debate about encryption in...
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Americans have twelve hours left to register their drones

More than 325,000 people have registered their drones with the FAA as of February 8th, and if you haven’t done the same within the...
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The FCC thinks it’s about time we overhauled the set-top box market

If the FCC has its way, cable subscribers in the United States will be able to lower their cable bills by...
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More anti-encryption legislation has popped up in the United States

The war on encryption continues, and as usual, the politicians trying to force companies like Apple and Google to stop encrypting...
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Spotify is being sued for $150 million in allegedly unpaid royalties

Spotify’s less-than-friendly relationship with the music industry stems from one thing: royalties. To be more precise, it stems from Spotify’s self-confessed...
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More than 45,000 drone owners have already registered with the FAA

It looks like the threat of a massive fine and potential prison time was enough to convince more than 45,000 American drone...
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Ericsson now gets a slice of every iPad and iPhone that Apple sells

Apple and Ericsson have spent the last several months in a patent dispute regarding Apple’s use of the Ericsson-owned technologies that allow...
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LifeLock is paying a record-breaking $100 million settlement

Remember those LifeLock commercials where CEO Todd Davis would publicly display his own Social Security number to demonstrate the company’s ability protect customers form identity theft?...
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Europe is considering banning children from using social media

Few things are as potentially dangerous to children in developed nations as social media, and though many governments and organizations have...
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Americans now have until February 19th to register their drones

This morning, the FAA made good on its promise to have a national drone registry in place before Christmas, and people...
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France considers restricting public Wi-Fi and Tor to combat terrorism

Often more frightening than terrorist attacks themselves are the asinine laws that politicians will propose in their wake. When the horrors of...
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Breaking your employer’s computer policy isn’t a crime

Computers have become an essential part of many companies, and many of these companies have adopted policies for how their employees...
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The FCC is having to go to court to defend its net neutrality rules

I think it’s safe to say that broadband providers weren’t very pleased when the FCC announced its net neutrality rules, and...
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Zenefits could be in some horribly-timed legal trouble

Zenefits is one of the most-valuable startups in the world at the moment, but its $4.5 billion valuation has been called into...
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