Proposed rule changes will reportedly land on the FAA’s doorstep this week.
Politics & Law
Court: Google Not Off the Hook for Its Street View Data Grab
Circuit Judge Jay Bybee wrote that this collection violated the Wiretap Act, and that privacy protections do not depend on whether or not the network is secure.
Yahoo Issues Its First-Ever Transparency Report Detailing Government Data Requests
The report “details governments requests for user data from January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013.”
No, the NSA Won’t Restore Your Crashed Hard Drive
So, yes, you still need to back up your data yourself.
Send a Text to a New Jersey Driver? If There’s a Crash, You Might Be Held Liable
The New Jersey appellate court’s opinion could hold people who send text messages to drivers liable for accidents.
How The Pirate Bay’s Anti-Censorship ‘PirateBrowser’ Works
A customized version of Firefox claims to throw off censorship shackles.
NSA Documents Reveal Online Data-Collection Practices
In the latest release of NSA documents obtained from whistleblower Edward Snowden, The Guardian reveals details of a program called XKeyscore.
Microsoft’s Response to NSA Backdoor Allegations: It’s Not True. It’s Also Complicated. We Can’t Explain It, but We Wish We Could.
It’s all becoming clear now. Oh, wait. Sorry. It’s still not clear.
Parents! You Might Get a Refund for All the Nonsense Your Kid Bought While Using Your iPhone
I mean, SOMEONE (besides you) has to be held responsible, right?
The FAA Will Surely Relax In-Flight Device Rules–Eventually
Frequent fliers, rejoice! The Federal Aviation Administration might, at some unspecified point in the future, possibly do something about your inability to use tablets and other gadgets during takeoff and landing.
Texas Passes Strict New Email Privacy Law
Governor Rick Perry has signed HB 2268, a first-in-the-nation law that requires state and local law enforcement agents to seek a search warrant before accessing and reading Texans’ private email communications.
Trust Us, We’re From Silicon Valley: Tech Giants Race to Bolster Public Image
America’s largest Internet companies are tripping over themselves to bolster their public image following blockbuster disclosures about their role in the U.S. government’s controversial data-gathering program.