Google beats Oracle—Android makes “fair use” of Java APIs
Oracle has spent many millions trying to get a chunk of Android, to no avail.
Law & Disorder / Civilization & Discontents
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FaceTime, iMessages hang in the balance after Apple loss to patent troll
Kill these services because of "lost sales and reputational harm," VirnetX says.
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Billionaire Peter Thiel funded Hulk Hogan lawsuit to take down Gawker [Updated]
"It’s less about revenge and more about specific deterrence," Thiel says.
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Ars Technica Live
Surveillance technology has advanced far beyond the laws that govern it
Ars Technica Live #2: Law professor Elizabeth Joh predicts the future of high-tech policing.
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“Forbidden attack” makes dozens of HTTPS Visa sites vulnerable to tampering
Researchers say 70,000 servers belonging to others also at risk.
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Once more, a judge rules against gov’t in Tor-enabled child porn case
DOJ may appeal: "We are disappointed with the ruling and considering our options."
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How Oracle made its case against Google, in pictures
Armed with Google's own e-mails, Oracle said "fair use" was nowhere to be found.
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Hillary Clinton ripped by State Department inspector over e-mail flap
She would have been denied use of private mail server because of "security risks."
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GOP budget bill would kill net neutrality and FCC’s set-top box plan
Republicans use nation's budget to launch broad attack on FCC regulations.
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Straight to video
Netflix, Amazon given quotas for EU-produced video, face new tax
20% quota from European regulators to ensure some content is European in origin.
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Flight Delayed
TSA official got $90K bonus despite long airport lines, security bungles
An inspector general report on TSA had highlighted "pitiful" security operations.
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Let go of our logo
City goes after council candidate over logo use in campaign flyers
An attempt to restrict political speech using intellectual property laws.
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Recherche de la taxe
Google’s Paris office raided by police in tax probe
Part of French investigation into Google's bean-counting behavior.
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A LITTLE LATE
Beware of keystroke loggers disguised as USB phone chargers, FBI warns
Private industry notification comes 15 months after debut of KeySweeper.
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Calm after the storm
DOJ ends lawsuit against fisherman who took gov’t science buoy “hostage”
The buoy reportedly has been returned to the United States Geological Survey.
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international heist time
Japan ATM heist reportedly involved 100 people who stole $12.7 million
1,400 locations were hit using fraudulent South African credit cards.
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