Policy & Law Archive

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  NSA trolls for talent at Def Con, the nation's largest hacker conference

  By Joshua Kopstein on August 1, 2012 10:33 am + 24 comments

  The presence of federal agents at Def Con, declared or otherwise, is nothing new. But on its 20th Continue reading…

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  Netflix alters privacy policy as part of class action suit settlement

  By Chris Welch on August 1, 2012 10:15 am + 12 comments

  A class action lawsuit has forced Netflix to change its privacy policy, with the company agreeing to Continue reading…

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  French privacy watchdog to examine Google Street View 'payload data'

  By Louis Goddard on August 1, 2012 04:22 am + 4 comments

  France's data protection watchdog, CNIL, has asked Google to hand over private data collected by its Continue reading…

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  Nearly 40 iPhone and iPad prototypes revealed in Samsung trial

  By Dieter Bohn on July 31, 2012 09:57 pm + 356 comments

  Today at the Apple vs. Samsung trial, Apple designer Christopher Stringer took to the stand as Continue reading…

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  Samsung angers judge by sending rejected evidence from Apple trial to the media

  By Nilay Patel on July 31, 2012 09:12 pm + 914 comments

  The Apple vs. Samsung trial was always destined to be a circus, but Samsung's already causing Continue reading…

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  Apple vs. Samsung: complete coverage of tech's biggest trial

  By T.C. Sottek on July 31, 2012 08:27 pm

  The drama that's unfolded for over a year between mobile juggernauts Apple and Samsung has finally Continue reading…

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  Apple designer Christopher Stringer reveals iPhone design process, says 'we've been ripped off'

  By Bryan Bishop on July 31, 2012 06:55 pm + 300 comments

  Apple called its first witness to the stand in the company's case against Samsung, and while Jony Continue reading…

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  Samsung delivers its opening statement, argues that Apple iPhone patents are invalid

  By Bryan Bishop on July 31, 2012 05:45 pm + 397 comments

  Apple delivered its opening statement in the Apple v. Samsung trial this morning, and Samsung Continue reading…

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  FCC reportedly approves $22.5 million Google fine for Safari cookie scandal

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 31, 2012 04:58 pm + 34 comments

  We heard that the FCC and Google were near a $22.5 million settlement for Google's part in c Continue reading…

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  FCC ends Verizon 'open access' investigation over tethering apps, levies $1.25m fine

  By Chris Ziegler on July 31, 2012 03:45 pm + 51 comments

  An FCC probe into whether Verizon violated so-called open access provisions bound to the 700MHz C Continue reading…