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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.
EU sees progress in US data protection talks
AFP, Published on 25/06/2014
» The EU on Wednesday said the US had taken an "important step" in ongoing privacy protection talks by pledging new legislation to allow Europeans to sue over improper use of their personal data.
Top US court limits 'abstract' software patents
AFP, Published on 20/06/2014
» The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a computerized financial trading system cannot be patented because it is based on an "abstract" idea.
Twitter rules out Turkey office amid tax row
AFP, Published on 16/04/2014
» Social networking company Twitter on Wednesday rejected demands from the Turkish government to open an office there, following accusations of tax evasion and a two-week ban on the service.
Turkey keeps YouTube ban in place despite court orders
AFP, Published on 10/04/2014
» Turkey's government on Thursday said it would keep its block on YouTube in place despite two separate courts ordering the ban be lifted.
US challenges ruling on 'Orwellian' NSA snooping
AFP, Published on 04/01/2014
» The US government said Friday it has lodged an appeal against a judge's ruling that the National Security Agency's "almost Orwellian"bulk collection of telephone records is illegal.
US judge rules NSA phone surveillance lawful
AFP, Published on 28/12/2013
» A US judge ruled Friday that the National Security Agency's mass surveillance of telephone calls is lawful, igniting a legal conflict that the Supreme Court may ultimately have to resolve.
Legal warnings on UK court cases to be posted on Twitter
AFP, Published on 04/12/2013
» The British government will from Wednesday issue guidance for Twitter and Facebook users about how they can avoid "inadvertently breaking the law" by revealing banned information from court cases.
Judge affirms Apple-Samsung award, limits damages
AFP, Published on 30/01/2013
» A US judge refused to toss out a verdict ordering Samsung to pay $1 billion to Apple for patent infringement, but reversed a finding of "willful" violations which could have tripled the award.
Growth in Internet complicated privacy: Leveson
AFP, Published on 07/12/2012
» Justice Brian Leveson, who led the inquiry into Britain's phone-hacking scandal, said Friday the Internet's growth had complicated debate about mass media privacy, with no easy solution.