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French deputies seek to punish phone makers who don't help probes
AFP, Published on 04/03/2016
» PARIS - French parliamentary deputies, defying government wishes, on Thursday voted in favour of penalising smartphone makers who fail to cooperate in terrorism inquiries, entering a controversy which has pitted the FBI against Apple in the United States.
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.
Social media link to attacks poses conundrum
AFP, Published on 15/12/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pressure is growing on social networks to play a bigger role in finding and weeding out jihadists and others looking to recruit members and plot deadly attacks.
FBI chief urges 'robust debate' on encryption
AFP, Published on 07/07/2015
» WASHINGTON - FBI Director James Comey called Monday for public debate on the use of encrypted communications, saying Americans may not realize how radical groups and criminals are using the technology.
Facebook death threat not grounds for conviction: US court
AFP, Published on 01/06/2015
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a death threat posted on Facebook was not enough to convict its author unless there was explicit intent to cause harm.
YouTube may show anti-Muslim video: appeals court
AFP, Published on 19/05/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - A US appeals court on Monday ruled that Google-owned YouTube should not be barred from showing an uploaded <i>Innocence of Muslims</i> film that outraged Islamics.
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.
Twitter sues over US spy agencies
AFP, Published on 08/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - Twitter sued the US government Tuesday, claiming its free speech rights are being violated by restrictions on its ability to disclose numbers of secret orders to hand over user data.
Media venture creates press litigation fund
AFP, Published on 22/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - The media venture created by entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar said Monday it was establishing a fund to help defend journalists in cases involving freedom of the press.
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.