US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan warned it burdens adults and ignores First Amendment precedent...

What happened in privacy in 2022

Annual reviews of any years developments in privacy rarely lend themselves to pithy wrap-ups, but 2022 was different, providing the clearest example yet for so many people--American women in particular--that their privacy was not theirs to determine, and that the often-repeated refrain that priva...

Insurance Coverage for NotPetya Losses

Tarah Wheeler and Josephine Wolff analyze a recent court decision that the NotPetya attacks are not considered an act of war under the wording of Mercks insurance policy, and that the insurers must pay the $1B+ claim. Wheeler and Wolff argue that the judge "did the right thing for the wrong...

British Court Rejects U.S. Request to Extradite WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

A British court has rejected the U.S. government's request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country on charges pertaining to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material related to national security. In a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court today, Judge Vanessa...

Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Class Action Case Over Facial Recognition

Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to Illinois users to settle a class action lawsuit filed over the use of its face-tagging technology to collect facial-recognition data on its social media platform. The company unveiled the settlement on a quarterly financial call Wednesday, in which it...

Winning the battle against PUPs on your computer and in court

I know very few people, other than lawyers, that get excited about corporate court cases. But, I want to share with you a recent decision that I believe is cause for every computer user to celebrate. This week, a United States District Court judge ruled in Malwarebytes' favor, dismissing a lawsui...

The Pirate Bay Founders Free Of Criminal Copyright Case

The four co-founders of The Pirate Bay, the world’s most popular torrent website, have been cleared of charges alleging criminal copyright infringement and abuse of electronic communications in a Belgian court. The Pirate Bay co-founders Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl...

Feds do not need court warrants to Track your Car with GPS device

The US government is claiming that authorities do not need court warrants to affix GPS devices to vehicles to monitor their every move. t's been more than a year since a Supreme Court decision established that affixing a GPS tracking device to a vehicle constitutes a search under the constitution...

Feds do not need court warrants to Track your Car with GPS device

The US government is claiming that authorities do not need court warrants to affix GPS devices to vehicles to monitor their every move. t's been more than a year since a Supreme Court decision established that affixing a GPS tracking device to a vehicle constitutes a search under the constitution...

Web of Trust (WOT) Wins in Court, Favors freedom of speech

Web of Trust WOT Wins in Court, Favors freedom of speech The world's leading safe surfing tool Web of Trust WOT has won the lawsuit filed against it in the United States. WOT was accused of defamation, violating rights, conspiracy and manipulating algorithms. The court of justice in Florida grant...