The government debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act may have taken a break for the holidays, with the hearings in the House of Representatives apparently delayed until an unspecified date next year, but just in case you thought …
Politics & Law
Chinese Hackers Infiltrated U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Claims Report
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that hackers located in China managed to breach the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s information technology infrastructure–no, not recently, but at some point prior to the hack …
Facebook Can Be Sued for Using You to Promote Products (in California, Anyway)
Ever noticed that your Facebook friends occasionally seem to be advertising products to you in the form of a post telling that they “Like” a particular brand or product? That’s what Facebook calls a “Sponsored Story,” and a San …
HTC Android Phones Will Get a Bit Worse After Apple Patent Win
Apple just won a patent case against HTC in the United States, and as a result, HTC’s Android phones–and possibly all Android phones–could get a tiny bit harder to use.
The patent deals with how Android phones scan text for …
Should We Ban Apple’s Siri While Driving?
Look out, Siri. Federal regulators have you in their sights.
Last week the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) issued a recommendation that state governments ban hands-free, as well as hands-on, mobile device use …
“Legitimate and lawful websites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have nothing to worry about under this bill.”
Apple-Led Australian Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tablet Tossed
That appeal Apple filed last week to roll back a decision by an Australian court to un-ban sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia? Rejected by Australia’s High Court today, clearing the way for sales of the Galaxy …
When Is an iPad Not an iPad? When It’s Sold in China, Says Court
The iPad: designed by Apple, assembled in China…and now divorced from its own name after falling on the losing side of a patent lawsuit brought against a company located in southern China.
Apple took umbrage last year with …
Samsung Beats Apple, Gets Galaxy Tab Ban Lifted in Oz
It sounds like Samsung’s singing a happier tune this morning, after an Australian appeals court overturned an Apple-petitioned ban on the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, a ban Apple pursued because it claimed the Galaxy …
Hackers Blow Up Illinois Water Utility…or Not
Earlier this month hackers accessed the control system of a water utility in Springfield, Illinois via a Russian IP address and caused a water pump to malfunction and eventually fail, according to reports. This would have been …
SOPA Won’t Stop Online Piracy, Would Censor Everyone Else
Anti-piracy bills in U.S. House and Senate would block sites with infringing content, but empower the government to censor anything it deems unlawful.
Court Rules Government Can Get Your Online Personal Data Without Warrant
A new legal precedent was set yesterday with the decision by a U.S. District Court Judge that the government can, in fact, collect information about you through your internet use without a warrant.
The ruling by Judge Liam …
