Legal articles

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  Bipartisan bill would force government to get a court order before seizing phone records

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 17, 2013 01:57 am + 12 comments

  Yesterday, we heard that the Obama administration was pushing for the resurrection of a proposed 2 Continue reading…

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  White House calls for reintroduction of shield law to protect journalists and sources

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 16, 2013 05:59 am + 16 comments

  The Obama administration is asking for Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) to reintroduce a bill that Continue reading…

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  Tim Cook scheduled to testify to Senate about Apple's offshore tax practices

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 15, 2013 08:48 pm + 27 comments

  Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly been called to testify at Tuesday's Senate hearing on offshore Continue reading…

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  Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads

  By Tom Warren on May 15, 2013 04:07 pm + 831 comments

  Microsoft updated its own YouTube application for Windows Phone just over a week ago and Google Continue reading…

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  Award-winning director accused of breaking China's 'one child' policy, faces $26 million fine

  By Matt Brian on May 10, 2013 05:15 am + 87 comments

  Celebrated Chinese film director Zhang Yimou (pictured right) could face fines totalling 160 million Continue reading…

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  Bradley Manning trial secrecy sparks crowdfunding drive for court stenographer

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 10, 2013 04:19 am + 34 comments

  The nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation is raising money to pay for a court stenographer to Continue reading…

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  Hacking charges dropped in poker machine exploit case

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 9, 2013 01:27 am + 30 comments

  The two men that got rich exploiting a bug in Las Vegas video poker machines won’t be facing Continue reading…

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  White House reportedly appoints first Chief Privacy Officer, and she's a Silicon Valley veteran (update)

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 7, 2013 04:20 pm + 15 comments

  President Obama has reportedly created a new job at the White House — chief privacy officer. And Continue reading…

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  Software replaces lawyers in beer company merger

  By Amar Toor on May 7, 2013 04:18 am + 33 comments

  Whenever the US Justice Department reviews a merger between two major companies, it often requires Continue reading…

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  California's Right to Know Act stalls after opposition from tech lobby

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 6, 2013 09:29 pm + 14 comments

  The fight in California to liberate people’s personal information from the companies that track Continue reading…