US & Canada
Notorious ‘Call of Duty’ swatter, Tyler Barriss, to serve 20 years in prison
Tyler Barris, the notorious Call of Duty swatter, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a US district court judge today for placing fake 911 calls,…
Law
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Legal
New act approved by Congress grants open access to US government data
While we have all eyes on the government shutdown situation, Congress has passed a bill that will make it easier for the public to gain access to publicly-available…
Personal Computing
You can now legally ‘hack’ your electronics to repair them
The "right-to-repair" movement has continued to intensify over the years, but if you're in favor of this movement, you just scored a big win. The Librarian of Congress…
Services
UberBlack drivers are not employees, rules US federal judge
For quite some time now, Uber has been fighting the perception that its drivers should be employees. The state of California and the UK have said that driver…
Internet
It’s Official: Trump has signed controversial FOSTA-SESTA bill into law
Ladies and gentlemen, it's now official: President Donald Trump has signed the controversial FOSTA-SESTA bill into law. It was widely expected that he would sign the bill into…
Internet
Oregon governor has signed net neutrality bill into law
You can add Oregon to the list of states that are in bringing net neutrality law into reality. Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed the state's recently passed…
Apple
Malaysian government proposes law that would make it illegal to spread fake news
To combat fake news, it appears that the Malaysian government has proposed a law that would make it illegal to spread fake news. If found guilty, those found…
Legal
FCC’s robocall rule gets axed by court because it’s too broad
Previous FCC leadership took some aggressive actions to deal with robocalls, but a new decision by the court just scaled back a rule that helped fight robocalls. A…
Legal
New bill could finally fix the exorbitant cost of inmate phone calls
Criminal just reform advocates have been fighting for nearly two decades to fix a persistent and egregious flaw in the US prison system: the huge cost related to…
Business
Microsoft is apparently facing 238 complaints of gender discrimination
According to court filings made available this week, Microsoft is being accused of 238 cases of gender discrimination or sexual harassment by female employees working in US-base technical…
Cybersecurity
Yahoo’s bid to reject data breach lawsuit has been denied
Yahoo, and its parent company Verizon, will now have no choice but to face the US lawsuits against it over the company's multiple data breaches. California Judge Lucy…
Android
FBI has arrested CEO of company for selling custom BlackBerrys to gangs
Using extra-secure custom BlackBerry phones remain a large part of the criminal work, and a new bust by the FBI gives us an example of how in-demand they…
Banking
Senate to approve bill that would bring free credit freezes to all
Equifax's data breach has impacted millions, and the company is facing a lot of backlash. Identity theft protection is become incredibly important to consumers, so a handful of…
Internet
Washington state passes laws protecting net neutrality
It's office, folks. Washington has become the first state to pass a law that preserves net neutrality rules and ideologies. These rules will prevent internet service providers (ISPs)…
Internet
Australia is considering a ban preventing ISPs from listing internet speeds they cannot deliver
The Australian government is considering a bill that would bring about a change for ISPs operating in the country. The bill would make it illegal for ISPs to…