Legal

Apple’s request to ban Samsung devices in the US has been rejected

In a new setback for Apple, a federal judge has rejected the company’s plea to ban US sales of Samsung smartphones...
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Netflix is petitioning the FCC to prevent the Comcast-Time Warner merger

Netflix has been opposed to the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable since the day it was announced. The...
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California’s smartphone “kill switch” bill has been signed into law

It’s official: every cellphone sold in California will now have to include a remote disabling option that lets you render a...
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Oregon is suing Oracle over its failed healthcare enrollment website

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is taking Oracle to court. The state of Oregon is unhappy with the performance of the...
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California is requiring Google’s self-driving car to have a manual option

One of the unique features inside Google’s self-driving car is that it doesn’t sport a steering wheel or a set of...
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A Brazilian judge has ordered Apple and Google to remove the Secret app

A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered Apple and Google to not only remove anonymous social networking app Secret from their app...
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The NAB is suing the FCC over an upcoming airwave auction

On Monday the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) filed a petition asking a federal court to object to the Federal Communications...
Avatar of Brian Molidor Brian Molidor
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Delaware is now granting heirs access to digital assets

Delaware families now have the right to access the digital assets of their deceased relatives. Last Tuesday, Governor Jack Markell signed...
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The FAA has banned Uber-like airplane-sharing services

Ah, the sharing economy. You can share rides to the office. You can shareapartments. You can even share boats. What you...
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The FCC wants to protects civilians from “Stingray” devices

Devices known as Stingrays, which can secretly track and record phone users by mimicking cell phone towers, have been a hot...
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California’s “kill switch” bill only need the governor’s approval now

The California state Senate on Monday passed a bill crafted to protect against smartphone theft by requiring manufacturers turn on a...
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Cloud providers aren’t prepared for the EU’s incoming regulations

Tougher EU data protection rules are planned for adoption late this year or early next. Yet as things stand an overwhelming...
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The FCC is pushing for all mobile providers to provide free 911 texting

In May, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it wanted to see its text-to-911 service rolled out across all network carriers...
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Tech giants are backing Facebook’s attempt to protect user data

Key technology companies including Google, Microsoft and Twitter on Friday filed in support of Facebook’s dispute with the New York County...
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The FCC has condemned Verizon’s plans to throttle “unlimited” LTE users

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler isn’t happy with Verizon’s reply to his strongly worded letter, which chastises the company for its plans...
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A judge has rejected Silicon Valley’s anti-poaching settlement

Remember the class-action lawsuit that Adobe, Apple and Google faced over no-hiring deals? Well, it turns out that the $324.5 million...
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A former Microsoft employee has been imprisoned for insider trading

Ex-Microsoft manager Brian Jorgenson was sentenced to two years in prison today after pleading guilty to charges of insider trading. The...
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China is putting new restrictions on mobile messaging apps

China has new set of restrictions on what citizens will be able to post on messaging applications, Chinese officials said Thursday....
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