Uber doesn't need to offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles in all cites, judge rules'The anticipated cost here is too high for the limited service that would result.'By S. Dent, 07.27.2022
FTC rules that health apps must notify consumers affected by data breachesThe commission said the "commodification" of sensitive health info is also an issue. By S. Dent, 09.16.2021
Twitter will keep fighting to share government data requestsIt wants to share exactly how many government surveillance requests it receives.By C. Fisher, 09.24.2020
Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to end DACAHundreds of tech companies spoke in favor of the immigrant protections.By C. Fisher, 06.18.2020
US appeals court will not rule on repealing net neutrality lawsThe court will not rehear an October ruling that upheld the FCC's decision.By C. Fisher, 02.07.2020
Uber is leaving Colombia after court rulingThe ridesharing outfit calls the decision 'arbitrary.'By J. Fingas, 01.11.2020
The legal battle over 3D-printed guns is far from overA judge overturned the settlement that allowed Defense Distributed to publish blueprints online.By C. Fisher, 11.13.2019
Facebook agrees to pay the UK £500K for the Cambridge Analytica scandalBut it won’t admit that it did anything wrong.By C. Fisher, 10.30.2019
Georgia court rules police need a warrant to get data from your carThe decision could have a significant impact on connected car privacy.By J. Fingas, 10.21.2019
Judge refuses to block the release of ‘The Laundromat’ on NetflixThe case will now move to California.By C. Fisher, 10.18.2019
FISA court: FBI use of NSA's electronic surveillance data was illegalThe surveillance court found tens of thousands of improper database searches in 2017 and 2018.By C. Fisher, 10.08.2019
Europe's top court rules that Facebook can be ordered to remove illegal contentThe case highlights the complexity of enforcing rules within a borderless web.By R. England, 10.03.2019
Google told it doesn't have to apply 'right to be forgotten' results globallyIt only needs to remove results in Europe and not elsewhere. By S. Dent, 09.24.2019
Judge recommends bitcoin ‘creator’ turn over earnings in lawsuitCraig Wright may have to hand over half of his pre-2014 bitcoin earnings.By C. Fisher, 08.27.2019
Federal judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust rulesThe company plans to appeal the decision.By C. Fisher, 05.22.2019
FCC proposes blocking robocalls by defaultThe ruling could give carriers legal protections in blocking spam calls. By C. Fisher, 05.15.2019
Jury decides Apple violated three Qualcomm patents in iPhonesApple was told to pay over $31 million, and did not say if it would appeal.By K. Holt, 03.15.2019
Uber will pay $20 million to settle drivers' lawsuitBut the drivers will still be regarded as independent contractors.By R. England, 03.13.2019
Germany lets users decide if Facebook can merge their WhatsApp and Instagram dataThe privacy regulator has been tough on the company in recent years.By R. England, 02.07.2019
EU courts told 'right to be forgotten' law should not apply globallyThe chief advisor at Europe's highest court has sided with Google.By R. England, 01.10.2019