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Microsoft Lawsuit Claims Windows 10 Upgrade Wiped Data & Damaged PCs
The Redmond company is under fire for the way it drove Windows 10 upgrades
NHS Official Imprisoned For Accepting £80,000 Bribe To Award IT Contract
Peter Lewis faces three and a half years in prison for accepting corrupt payments
MPs Demand Action Against Ticket Tout Bots
Politicians want the Government to make it illegal for touts to use computer software to harvest tickets as soon as they go on sale
Data Protection Breach Cases Set To Soar With GDPR Introduction
Legal experts expect disputes related to privacy or data breaches to become much more common in the next five years
Panama Papers Leak Pinned On Server Breach
Did 2.6 TB worth of data come from the breach of Mossak Fonseca’s email server in 2015?
FBI Finds ‘Third Party’ Method Of Unlocking Terrorist’s Encrypted iPhone
Apple hearing suspended after government files motion claiming a third party method of getting into the San Bernardino's iPhone has been made available
Microsoft: We Gave Police Info On Paris Terrorism Suspects Within 30 Minutes
Microsoft says tech companies must play their part in national security, but also have to protect customers
How To Avoid A Digital Assets Time Bomb
Russell Pierpoint, MD, Evolved Media Solutions, explains how brands can avoid a litigious nightmare in the digital age
What Oracle Vs Google Teaches Business Owners About IP Law And Social Media
Business ideas that require use of social media require extra legal attention, IP law expert warns
EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws
Leading tech firms will be forced to report major cyber attacks under new European cybersecurity laws
Reclassification Of Cybercrime ‘Critical To Improving Cyber Defences’
Office for National Statistics’ move to incorporate cyber crime into official crime statistics long overdue, says certification body APMG
UK Hands Out First ‘Unlawful’ Drone Conviction
Nigel Wilson’s fine and banning order marks the first conviction relating to flying a drone in Britain
How To Overcome Digital Forensic Challenges In The Cloud
Professor Hamid Jahankhani, head of doctoral Studies at GSM London, gets all CSI in the cloud environment
Malware Creator Jailed For Infecting More Than Half a Million Computers
Alex Yucel jailed for almost five years after stealing computer users' personal data in 100-plus countries
Australia Passes Mandatory Data Retention Laws
Communications metadata can now be accessed by Australian government without need of a search warrant
FBI Seeks New Powers To Hack And Spy
The FBI proposes "rules of engagement" change to allow it to hack into any computer in the world
BBC To Publish List Of ‘Forgotten’ Links
Stories were removed by Google under the EU's controversial 'Right to be Forgotten' law
How The Government Supports Tech Startups
Lawyers Emma Cartwright and Douglas Badder give a thumbs-up to the Government's support for startups
FBI ‘Can Eavesdrop Via Android Phones, Laptops’
The FBI has reportedly expanded its use of hacking techniques, including the use of eavesdropping tools on smartphones and laptops, to the dismay of civil liberties advocates
France Will Tax Smartphones To Support Culture
Across the channel the government is mulling a new tax on smartphones and tablets to protect French culture
Quiz Of The Week: Tech Cops And Robbers
Try our quiz on the villains and victims of cyber space
US Justice Department May Revise Web Accessibility Rules
The US' Department of Justice is set to revise accessibility guidelines that could broaden the degree to which they apply to online shopping websites
Google Competitors Pressure EC To Advance Antitrust Investigation
Google's competitors, including Foundem, Streetmap and TripAdvisor, have sent an open letter to the European Commission demanding it press formal antitrust charges against Google
IT Life: Tech On The Right Side Of The Law
The legal side of tech is no mystery to Duncan James of UK law firm Clarion
Government Announces ‘Common Sense’ Copyright Law Reform
BIS tells TechWeek Vince Cable's reforms should be law by end of 2013 at the latest
EU Court Upholds Huge Microsoft Antitrust Fine
Windows developer gets a €39 million discount, has to pay “just” €860 million
Apple To Face Court Over User Tracking
A US federal judge rules that tracking accusations should be investigated
Prosecution Asks Megaupload Users To Buy Back Their Data
US court tells Kyle Goodwin he can get his videos, but the state will not pay for retrieving them
Websites To Be Forced To Reveal Cyber-bullies
The government says victims of cyber-bullying can demand the IP addresses of their tormentors