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Making someone “uncomfortable” online could get you charged with domestic violence

Making someone “uncomfortable” online could get you charged with domestic violence

I can totally understand the need for things like laws against cyber-bulling or stalking but as one 15-year-old-boy in Rhode Island is finding out the simple act of sending a message over the web to a 16-year-old ... continue
Recording police will lead to “excessive snooping” says Judge

Recording police will lead to “excessive snooping” says Judge

One of the benefits of our rapidly improving technology is that it puts ways to easily record events and the people involved in them in the hands of the average citizen. While some see this as a ... continue
That whole no warrant needed for your mobile phone location info – not so fast says Federal Court

That whole no warrant needed for your mobile phone location info – not so fast says Federal Court

Back in January and April of this year my colleague Kim LaCapria  and I wrote here about a growing trend of state courts what amounts to carte blanche in accessing your mobile phone location data from your ... continue
Jury selection gets the Facebook treatment

Jury selection gets the Facebook treatment

Picking juries is tough and there are companies out there making lots of money as jury consultants to lawyers. Then there is the increasing number of problems being faced by the courts over jury members disobeying judges ... continue
Loss to Disney and Warner costs Triton $400k. Is Google next?

Loss to Disney and Warner costs Triton $400k. Is Google next?

I was wondering how long it would be before this tactic would succeed but according to Kit Eaton at Fast Company two Hollywood giants have scored a major win against Triton Media and set a huge precedent ... continue
That sound of a cash register going cha-ching – it’s just Comcast celebrating FCC loss

That sound of a cash register going cha-ching – it’s just Comcast celebrating FCC loss

Amazingly there is other news that just the constant and increasingly boring iPad stories. That is if the fact that the FCC lost in the courts to Comcast is of interest as you tear yourself away from the ... continue
Pirate Bay founders told hands off the site

Pirate Bay founders told hands off the site

I'm sorry but at what point are we just going to stick a fork in this one, call it quits and move onto one of the many other really good bittorrent tracking services out there. It was ... continue
Court decision could shake up online user agreements

Court decision could shake up online user agreements

One of the most common discussions that occurs over Web 2.0 services is their Terms of Service (TOS) agreements that we all have to agree to in order to use their products. Some of ... continue
Judge says a private Facebook account isn’t so private

Judge says a private Facebook account isn’t so private

Granted this is a ruling by a judge in Ontario Canada so chances are the rest of the world will probably give out a big YAWN along with a who cares but it is interesting ... continue