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How spies can use your cellphone to find you – and eavesdrop on your calls and texts, too

Surveillance systems that track the locations of cellphone users and spy on their calls, texts and data streams are being turned against Americans as they roam the country and the world, say security experts and U.S. officials. Federal officials acknowledged the privacy risk to Americans in a previously undisclosed letter from the Department of Homeland Security […]

The Supreme Court Is Stubbornly Analog — By Design

The Supreme Court is an openly — even proudly — technophobic institution. Cameras are forbidden, which means there are no images or videos from high-profile cases, and briefs and other legal filings only recently became available at the court’s website. Chief Justice John Roberts argued in 2014 that these Luddite tendencies are just part of the legal system: “The courts […]

Senate Panel to Examine T-Mobile-Sprint Merger in Late June

The chief executives of T-Mobile and Sprint are reportedly likely to testify before a Senate panel about their companies’ potential merger late next month. Officials told Reuters that T-Mobile CEO John Legere and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure would probably appear before the Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, which scheduled a hearing on the pending $26.5 billion deal for June […]

Jury Says Samsung Must Pay $539M for Copying Parts of iPhone

A jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million in damages for illegally copying some of the iPhone’s features to lure people into buying its competing products. The verdict reached Thursday is the latest twist in a legal battle that began in 2011. Apple contends Samsung wouldn’t have emerged as the world’s leading seller […]