Existing laws don’t adequately protect computer users from digital spying on their webcams, according to a new report by a law professor and two lawyers.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has gone on the offensive after computer hackers posted corporate documents online, including employee medical information and embarrassing emails written by corporate executives.
A well-known television reporter in the Chicago area, who was fired after a rival station filmed her wearing a bikini near a swimming pool in a source’s back yard, doesn’t…
A judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, has unsealed 529 orders involving cellphone surveillance requests that were so secret the DA’s office didn’t see the records.
A hospital chain headquartered in Colorado has announced a plan to test job applicants for tobacco. Those who test positive for “tobacco use” won’t be hired, but can re-apply after…
The U.S. Justice Department has admitted an “inadvertent misstatement” during oral arguments last month when its counsel maintained that companies receiving national security letters are free to reveal that fact.
A police officer who entered a couple’s backyard and accessed their deck without a warrant was entitled to qualified immunity, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a per curiam opinion…
Police rescued a woman abducted off a Philadelphia street and arrested a suspect Wednesday, thanks to a GPS device placed in the suspect’s car by the dealership that sold the…
The lawyer for Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston tweeted the name of the woman accusing the football star of sexual assault on Tuesday while complaining that the school was…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday considered a constitutional challenge to the bulk collection of phone records revealed as a result of leaks…
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