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Apple's legal arguments in iPhone encryption case
AFP, Published on 26/02/2016
» WASHINGTON - Apple offers a range of arguments in its motion to dismiss the order requiring it to help the FBI access an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters in last year's San Bernardino attacks.
Top US court mulls free speech, Facebook threats
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» WASHINGTON - US Supreme Court justices struggled Monday with the difficult question of whether threats made on Facebook can be prosecuted or are protected free speech.
At the NBTC, 'Heads must roll'
Business, Published on 13/08/2014
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is another regulatory body that has recently come under fire amid all the changes and restructuring proposed by the military regime.
Warrant needed for cell phone search: top US court
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» In a major civil liberties test in the digital age, the US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police must obtain a warrant before searching the cell phone of a suspect.
Warrant needed to trawl cell phone: top US court
AFP, Published on 25/06/2014
» The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police must obtain a warrant before searching the cell phone of a suspect, in a major civil liberties test in the smartphone age.
CNN launches research for drones in journalism
AFP, Published on 24/06/2014
» CNN said Monday it was launching a research project with the Georgia Institute of Technology on how drones could be used for newsgathering by media organizations.
Lawmaker reveals scale of US mobile data requests
AFP, Published on 10/12/2013
» US mobile carriers provided some one million records to law enforcement in 2012 related to warrants, wiretaps, location data and "cell-tower dumps," documents released by a US senator showed.
Nineteen groups sue NSA over data collection
AFP, Published on 16/07/2013
» Nineteen US organizations filed suit Tuesday against the National Security Agency claiming their constitutional rights were violated by its secret data collection programs.
Facebook 'like' in court over free speech
AFP, Published on 10/08/2012
» Freedom of speech on Facebook is at the heart of an appeals court case in Virginia involving an elected sheriff who fired staff members who "liked" his rival on the social networking site.
Google in crosshairs over gun ban
AFP, Published on 05/07/2012
» Google has banned gun sales from its new shopping platform, a move drawing fire from hunters and weapons enthusiasts but praised by gun control activists.