Court victory legalizes 3D-printable gun blueprints
A multi-year legal battle over the ability to distribute computer models of gun parts and replicate them in 3D printers has ended in defeat …
Browsing: Lawsuits
EU parliament calls for Privacy Shield to be pulled until US complies
the definition of ‘targets’, on the ‘tasking of selectors’ and on the concrete process of applying the selectors in the context of …
Ruling Reaffirms Individuals Cannot File HIPAA Lawsuits
A federal court recently dismissed a case filed by a patient alleging a laboratory violated HIPAA by failing to shield from public view her …
Ex-Tesla employee sued for hacking and stealing company data
Hot on the heels of Tesla CEO Elon Musk sending employees an email about possible saboteurs in their midst, it has been revealed that an …
Tesla sues ex-employee for hacking & sharing GBs of data with 3rd parties
“For example, Tripp claimed that punctured battery cells had been used in certain Model 3 vehicles even though no punctured cells were …
Tesla Alleges an Employee Stole Gigabytes of Trade Secrets
Tesla has sued a former employee for stealing trade secrets from the company, and for sending several gigabytes of confidential data to …
I’m Suing Oakland Police for Records About the Hacker Game ‘Watch Dogs 2’
When the youth of 2065 gather around my knees and ask what life was like in the Bay Area back during the Snowden years, I will simply warm …
Kaspersky lost Its Lawsuits Against U.S Government ban For Malicious Cyber Activity Against the United States
Moscow based Leading cyber security Firm Kaspersky lost its lawsuits against the United States after for the allegation against Kaspersky …
Judge dismisses Kaspersky lawsuits about US government software ban
Kaspersky has had something of a tough time of it over the last year, first being hit by a ban on its software being used by the US …
Facebook on €7 billion GDPR Lawsuit: We Absolutely Are Compliant
Facebook bête noire Max Schrems, the Austrian privacy campaigner, today launched lawsuits worth over €7 billion under GDPR – …
Schrems is back: Facebook, Google get served GDPR complaint
Max Schrems, the thorn in Facebook’s side, has returned to launch the first challenges under the EU’s new data protection laws. The …
Trump’s blocking of Twitter users declared unconstitutional
A New York judge has banned US President Donald Trump from blocking Twitter users on the grounds that it’s a violation of free-speech …
Facebook, Google face first GDPR complaints over “forced consent”
After two years coming down the pipe at tech giants, Europe’s new privacy framework, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is …
UK watchdog orders Cambridge Analytica to give up data in US voter test case
Another big development in the personal data misuse saga attached to the controversial Trump campaign-linked UK-based political …
Facebook is trying to block Schrems II privacy referral to EU top court
Facebook’s lawyers are attempting to block a High Court decision in Ireland, where its international business is headquartered, to refer …
UK surveillance regime dealt another blow in court
The UK government has suffered yet another defeat in the courts over a surveillance regime that critics have dubbed a ‘Snooper’s …
UK mass surveillance regime dealt another blow in court
The UK government has suffered yet another defeat in the courts over a surveillance regime that critics have dubbed a ‘Snooper’s …
DNC Lawsuit Against Russia Reveals New Details About 2016 Hack
Committee Friday filed a lawsuit against a broad slate of people and entities allegedly responsible for the 2016 hack of its email, phone …
YouTube prankster sued by In-N-Out Burger
California burger chain In-N-Out Burger is not amused by YouTube prankster Cody Roeder, whose antics have included pretending to be the …
Justice Department seeks dismissal of Kaspersky lawsuit, court documents show
The Justice Department filed motions in district court Monday to dismiss two lawsuits brought by Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus …
Lawsuit alleges TSA illegally searches mobile devices on domestic flights
A growing number of reports accuse the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of tampering with passengers’ electronic devices, …
Yahoo! Can’t! Toss! Hacking! Lawsuit!
The remains of Yahoo! will be forced to defend the class action complaint filed by customers whose data was exposed in the 2014 …
Man Sues Feds For Installing Surveillance Camera on his Property
A 74-year old rancher in Texas discovered a small portal surveillance camera installed on his property in the south of Encinal, Texas, …
Rancher sues Feds for sneaking a spy camera on to his land
Just like that camera and the agents who stuck it in that tree, the federal lawsuit is treading on contentious territory, raising questions …
Intel Faces 32 Spectre/Meltdown Lawsuits
Endpoint Security , Technology Intel Faces 32 Spectre/Meltdown Lawsuits Plaintiffs Seek Damages Over Security Vulnerabilities, Alleged …
Meltdown-Spectre: Now the class action suits against Intel are starting to mount up
Video: Fake Meltdown-Spectre patch emails hiding Smoke Loader malware Meltdown-Spectre …
Lawsuits threaten infosec research — just when we need it most
NEW YORK, NY — This year, two security reporters and one researcher will fight for their professional lives in court. Steve Ragan, senior …
German court finds fault with Facebook’s default privacy settings
A court in Germany has ruled that Facebook’s default privacy settings and some of its terms and conditions breached local laws. The …
Facebook sued for not stopping killer who gave 4 minute notice
Facebook collects and analyzes information about users’ emotional states: whether we feel worthless, defeated, anxious, or like a …
Allscripts Ransomware Attack: Lawsuit Already Filed
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges EHR Vendor Failed to Secure Its Systems In the wake of a ransomware attack that disrupted patient care …