Justice

Julian Assange Jailed For A Year For Breaching Bail

Wikileaks co-founder sentenced to 50 weeks in a British jail for breaching bail conditions

6 years ago

Elon Musk To Face Lawsuit Over ‘Pedo’ Tweet

US judge denies legal request by Tesla boss to dismiss Vernon Unsworth’s defamation complaint

6 years ago

Crime Victims To Be Asked To Hand Over Smartphones

Digital strip search? Cops to ask rape and other victims to hand over phones to ensure prosecution go-ahead

6 years ago

Elon Musk Settles With SEC Over Twitter Use

Musk muzzled? CEO agrees to have financial tweets and statements vetted by legal counsel first

6 years ago

Julian Assange Dragged From Ecuadorian Embassy And Arrested

After seven year stand-off, Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is arrested by British police

6 years ago

Google Paid Executive $45m After Sexual Assault Allegation – Report

Court documents show Google executive paid tens of millions of dollars after he was forced to resign

6 years ago

Huawei Founder Slams US Arrest Of His Daughter

Reclusive founder says he would close down Huawei before allowing it to undertake spying activities

6 years ago

Huawei CFO Has ‘Good Case’ Against Extradition To US

Claim comes as US Justice department confirms intension to seek formal extradition from Canada

6 years ago

Huawei CFO Case Deepens Amid Documents Discovery

Sanction busting? Documents reportedly show suspected ties to two front companies used to sell kit to Iran

6 years ago

US Files Charges Against Two ‘Chinese Government Hackers’

Two Chinese men belonging to Advanced Persistent Threat 10 hacking group are charged by US authorities

6 years ago

China Threats Consequences Over Huawei CFO Arrest

Huawei CFO applies for bail citing medical issues, as US seeks extradition over alleged Iran sanction violations

6 years ago

Facebook Documents Seized By British Parliament

Playing hardball. MPs use rare parliamentary powers to seize documents after Zuckerberg refuses to testify

6 years ago

Morrisons Faces Hefty Compensation Claim After Losing Appeal

Court of Appeal rules that supermarket is liable for rogue employee who posted salary details online

6 years ago

Facebook Fined £500,000 Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

British data watchdog slaps Facebook with maximum possible fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

7 years ago

US Supreme Court Rules On Mobile Phone Location Data

Court case involving armed robber sees setback for American law enforcement in using historical location data

7 years ago

GDPR Arrival Sees Certain US Websites Blocked

Certain well known American news websites temporarily unavailable in Europe as GDPR rules kick in

7 years ago

Google Defeated In ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ London Court Case

Wins one, loses one, in London High Court as Google is told to remove links to criminal convictions

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Resists Lawmaker Pressure For More Regulation

Mark faces first US Congress hearing, admits platform is in arms race with Russia over social network manipulation

7 years ago

Privacy International Warns About Police Access To Smartphone Data

Police should obtain a warrant to download a person's data held on a mobile device, campaign group warns

7 years ago

Kim Dotcom Wins Damages From Human Rights Tribunal

Megaupload founder wins human rights court battle and promptly declares extradition case to US is over

7 years ago

Kim Dotcom Demands Obama Appearance In NZ Court

Megaupload founder files for personal appearance by former President Obama in a New Zealand courtroom

7 years ago

DOJ Shares Criminal Probe Evidence With Judge In Waymo vs. Uber Suit

ANALYSIS: In a surprise development, lawyers reveal evidence from ongoing criminal investigation of Uber to the judge in Waymo’s civil…

7 years ago

Google Slapped With UK Lawsuit Over Data Gathering

Long rumbling argument over Google tracking Safari users results in mass civil lawsuit against the firm

7 years ago

Google Appeal Claims EU Misstated Facts When It Imposed Massive Fine

In its appeals of a $2.9 billion fine, Google has claimed that the European Commission misstated the facts about the…

7 years ago

Native American Tribe Sues Microsoft For Patent Violation

Are 'patent trolls' now exploiting sovereign immunity for native Americans with latest lawsuits?

7 years ago

Google Submits Compliance Plans For EU Antitrust Order

Google sends antitrust regulators its proposed fixes to compile with shopping results antitrust order

7 years ago

Authorities Take Down Dark Web’s Biggest Criminal Marketplace

AlphaBay and Hansa were together responsible for the trading of hundreds of thousands of illegal commodities

7 years ago

John McAfee Settles Legal Fight With Intel

What's in a name? Colourful former security tycoon reaches settlement with Intel over use of his name

8 years ago

EU Penalty For Apple’s ‘Illegal’ Tax Benefit Prompts US Intervention

American government reportedly intervenes in Apple's appeal against huge tax penalty levelled by EU last year

8 years ago

ICO Hits Keurboom Communications With £400,000 For 100m Nuisance Calls

The Information Commissioner's Office is taking a hard-line against nuisance calls

8 years ago