Second Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over LifeLabs Data Breach Drew Wilson | January 4, 2020 Just days after a class action lawsuit was filed in Toronto over the LifeLabs data breach, a second class action lawsuit was filed in BC.
Facebook Hit With $1.6 Million Fine in Brazil Over Cambridge Analytica Drew Wilson | January 2, 2020 The Cambridge Analytica is continuing to have regulatory ripple effects. Facebook has now been fined $1.6 Million in Brazil.
YouTube’s New Tools to Handle DMCA Claims Could Disappoint Drew Wilson | December 27, 2019 YouTube has released new tools to better handle DMCA claims, though creators could be left disappointed by what those tools are.
RIAA Wins $1 Billion Judgment Against Cox for Copyright Infringement Drew Wilson | December 20, 2019 A US jury has awarded the RIAA a $1 Billion fine against US ISP Cox. The ISP is blamed for copyright infringement activity of its users.
Copyright Used As Pretext for Russian Police Raid of Nginx Inc. Drew Wilson | December 16, 2019 US company, Nginx had their offices raided by Russian police. The Rambler Group claims that the company was infringing on its copyright.
Facebook to Government: We Aren’t Weakening Security For You Drew Wilson | December 15, 2019 In the ever growing feud between Facebook and government, Facebook took another shot recently. They firmly said they aren’t weakening encryption.
TeeSpring Pulls Techdirt Products, Vaguely Calls It Copyright Infringement Drew Wilson | December 13, 2019 TeeSpring has pulled a line of shirts Techdirt was selling, calling the shirts copyright infringement. The company refused to give a further reason.
US Senate Hold Hearings on FaceBook End-to-End Encryption Drew Wilson | December 11, 2019 The war on security took another step forward. The US senate is holding hearings with Facebook on their end-to-end encryption plans.
Non-Profit Organizations Line Up to Oppose the Sale of .org Drew Wilson | December 9, 2019 Large private entity, Ethos Capital, is attempting to buy the .org domains for $1.135 billion. Non-profits, however, are opposing the deal.
2 Executives Fired in Wake of Desjardins Data Breach Drew Wilson | December 3, 2019 There appears to be more movement in the Desjardis data breach. The company has now apparently fired the COO and head of IT.
