October 21, 2019

Mind your own business! CEOs who misuse data could end up in jail

US CEOs who lie about misusing consumers' data could face up to 20 years in prison under a new piece of legislation proposed last week.

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November 05, 2018

Should company bosses face jail for mishandling your privacy?

A proposed bill calls for executives to be jailed for not protecting consumers' data, or at least for lying about it.

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March 26, 2018

Craigslist personals, some subreddits yanked after passage of FOSTA

Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill that guts Section 230, the law that protects sites from being held liable for user-posted content.

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May 09, 2017

Lawyers demand answers after artist forced to unlock his phone

Artist who arrived home in San Francisco faced 'unconstitutional' demands to unlock his phone

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April 06, 2017

Bill would block warrantless searches of Americans’ phones at borders

Lawmakers from both sides of both houses propose bill to require warrants before Americans' devices are searched at border crossings - although foreigners' phones would remain liable to search

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February 22, 2017

Border agents could be forced to get a warrant before searching devices

Senator warns that border agents' 'digital dragnets' are distracting them from actual threats

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April 29, 2016

This rule change just made it easier for the government to hack you, wherever you are

The Supreme Court's changes to Rule 41 could allow judges to authorize the government to access computers anywhere in the world.

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April 15, 2016

Why Silicon Valley is worried about the new Senate encryption bill

The bill could put tech companies in a bind, essentially asking them to protect consumers' data with encryption but break that encryption on demand.

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December 03, 2015

IRS says it will get warrants before using stingrays

The IRS says it's used its stingray to investigate stolen refunds, money laundering, narcotics, attempted murder, murder, and gun trafficking.

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