GDPR Fines Continue to Roll Out in the Hundreds of Millions of Euro’s Drew Wilson | February 6, 2020 The success of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is continuing with fines continuing to be handed out against violators.
Constitutional Court Declares Austrian Hacking Law Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | December 26, 2019 An Austrian law that allowed police to upload malicious software to targets computers has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.
Canadian ISP TekSavvy Appeals Internet Censorship Court Ruling Drew Wilson | December 2, 2019 A recent court ruling saying that ISPs must censor websites that are accused of copyright infringement is being appealed by independent ISP TekSavvy.
US Court Rules Suspicionless Phone and Laptop Searches Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | November 17, 2019 A US federal court has ruled on the hugely controversial practice of border security searching people’s laptops and cell phones. It calls the practice unconstitutional.
EU Court of Justice Rules Right to Be Forgotten Doesn’t Apply Globally Drew Wilson | October 1, 2019 The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that right to be forgotten orders do not apply to global searches, only in a member’s state jurisdiction.
US Court Hears Lawsuit to Block Enforcement of FOSTA Drew Wilson | September 26, 2019 It appears the fight to stop the so-called anti-sex trafficking law FOSTA is far from dead. A court is hearing a lawsuit to block its enforcement.
US Court Rules That “Patent Troll” is Not Defamation Drew Wilson | August 30, 2019 When you call an organization or a person a patent troll, is it defamation? According to a US court, no.
US Appeals Court: Section 230 Protects Platforms From Terror Lawsuits Drew Wilson | August 21, 2019 The famed Section 230 received a boost in its protection powers. A US appeals court ruled that platforms can be protected from terrorism lawsuits.
Twitch Wins Default Judgment Against Statistics Cheater Drew Wilson | August 7, 2019 A California court has granted a default judgment against a user who used a botnet to artificially inflate popularity via a botnet.
Equifax Settles for Up to $700 Million In US Over Data Breach Drew Wilson | July 27, 2019 The saga over the 2017 Equifax data breach continues. Word is, the company has settled out of court for up to $700 million.
