Microsoft and its allies delivered a big blow to a plan to fix the software patent mess. Here’s an account of what happened and why forces in the Senate could still… Read more »
The Electronic Frontier Foundation resigned from the Global Network Initiative, a group of tech firms dedicated to opposing internet censorship. The resignation appears to be primarily a symbolic gesture. Read more »
A patent troll that bleeds small developers for their revenue has so far fought off the mighty Apple and Google. But now its luck may run out as it must tangle… Read more »
Google and Microsoft sued the government in June, claiming they have a free speech right to disclose the number of surveillance requests they receive. The government has filed six extensions but… Read more »
The law about when cops can search your phone is a cluster of confusion. But now the issue is teed up for the Supreme Court to define the privacy rights surrounding… Read more »
Many of America’s controversial surveillance activities are “legal” because they are approved by a secret court. Critics, including its own judges, have called for reform – but the problem won’t be… Read more »
In a new court filing, the Obama Administration says the secret FISA court has no obligation to publish its decisions — not even those that explain why new forms of spying… Read more »
Did you get a mysterious email from Facebook about a lawsuit? You’re eligible for some money but, alas, chances are the lawyers and privacy groups will keep it instead. Here’s the… Read more »
Today’s wiretaps no longer involve climbing a telephone poll as phone companies now have cheap and easy alternatives to record a call. Why, then, are they charging law enforcement millions of… Read more »