By Jeffrey D. Neuburger – National Law Review | Tues. Dec. 1, 2020 | On November 30, 2020, the Supreme Court held oral argument in its first case interpreting the “unauthorized access” provision of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The CFAA in part prohibits knowingly accessing a computer “without authorization” or “exceeding authorized access” to […]
By Michael Moline | Thurs. 25 Nov 2020 | Homeland Security agents did not violate an accused child molester’s Fourth Amendment rights by using information he provided to messaging-app companies to learn his identity and where he lived, a federal appeal court ruled Wednesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
By Engadget | Oct. 23, 2020 A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senators Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren and Brian Schatz has called for an inspector general investigation into US Customs and Border Protection’s use of commercially-available location data to track American citizens without a warrant. In a letter shared by the office of Senator Wyden, […]
By Brent Kendall and Rob Copeland | Updated Oct. 20, 2020 8:08 pm ET Suit follows lengthy investigation into company’s dominance of search traffic and effect on competition. The Justice Department filed a long-expected antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google uses anticompetitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its flagship search engine and related advertising business, the most aggressive […]
By Kim Lyons | Sep 14, 2020 9:33am EDT The largest wireless network in the US acquires the largest mobile virtual network operator Verizon is buying Tracfone in a deal worth more than $6 billion, the company announced Sept. 14, 2020. The deal means the largest mobile network virtual operator (MNVO) in the US will […]
