After Uber was sued by San Francisco and Los Angeles Tuesday, there was a fair amount of confusion over the nature of background checks, one of the key factors the district attorneys… Read more »
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced a bill that would stymie almost any attempt by a government agency to force device manufacturers and app developers to install backdoors for surveillance… Read more »
The mother of “Dread Pirate Roberts,” the young man who allegedly masterminded the online criminal marketplace known as Silk Road, has harsh words for how the U.S. government has treated her… Read more »
A recent report suggests that Whisper is tracking its users, even those who have opted out of geolocation services. The company says it’s “100 percent false.” Here’s the overview. Read more »
Warrant canaries — which tech companies are using to tell people that the government is NOT using secret orders — are the new frontline in the legal fight over surveillance. Read more »
One of the sites at the center of the nude photography scandal just put in place DMCA measures that shield websites from copyright liability. Here’s the likely explanation of why it… Read more »
The FBI is investigating last weekend’s leak of nude photos of several actresses and celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. The shots appeared on 4chan on Sunday, and it currently… Read more »