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Megaupload user demands return of seized data
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked a federal judge to preserve the data of the 66.6 million users on Megaupload, the file-sharing site that was shut down by the FBI in January as part of an operation targeted at copyright infringements.
The PATRIOT Act: Shouldn't we be stunned and angry already?
The USA PATRIOT Act marked its 10th anniversary last week, making this a good time to reflect on what the counter-terrorism law has meant to our constitutional democracy, individual freedoms and
Amazon addresses Kindle Fire tablet's Silk privacy concerns
Privacy concerns over the Amazon ( NASDAQ: AMZN ) Silk web browser came swiftly on the heels of its unveiling last month. In case you forgot, the Silk web browser will come with the company's Kindle
Defendant cites Fifth Amendment in refusing to give laptop password to prosecutors
A Colorado woman facing charges of making fraudulent real estate transactions has been asked to unlock an encrypted laptop that was recovered from her bedroom in a police raid. The woman, Ramona
Is it a federal crime to defy the corporate computer use policy?
Anyone in enterprise IT tends to witness computer use policies defied from time to time, but how often does it amount to a federal crime? According to the government's position in a pending lawsuit,
Coalition seeks stronger protection for communications data
Heavyweight tech and telecom companies joined privacy groups, librarians and government watchdog organizations in calling for stronger federal laws regarding the government's access to communications
Tech gadgets can violate privacy
Tech gadgets are great, but little attention has been paid to privacy when it comes to issues like location-based systems such as GPS and electronic tags that help cars zip through toll booths. In
Nevada bill could outlaw RFID security research
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Friday cautioned that a proposed bill being put up in the Nevada State Legislature could make it unlawful to perform legitimate research on the security
Yahoo to close its music store
In
yet another glaring setback for proponents of Digital Rights Management (DRM),
Yahoo has emailed customers of its Yahoo! Music Store mid-week to tell them
that it will be closing for good.
