ISP’s alleged throttling of BitTorrent and Skype violates Computer Fraud and...
Fink v. Time Warner Cable, 2011 WL 3962607 (S.D.N.Y. September 7, 2011) Plaintiffs sued Time Warner (the provider of Road Runner High Speed Online internet access), alleging, among other things, that...
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The headline of this recent blog post by the U.S. government promises to answer the question of why you should do some social media estate planning. But the post falls short of providing a compelling...
View ArticleAre network neutrality and freedom from government surveillance incompatible?
The FBI would like to see Congress amend CALEA (the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act). FBI director Mueller recently testified that his agency wants legislation that will assure...
View ArticlePolice not required to publicly disclose how they monitor social media...
In the same week that news has broken about how Amazon is assisting police departments with facial recognition technology, here is a decision from a Pennsylvania court that held police do not have to...
View ArticleNinth Circuit won’t stop electricity cost increase for blockchain companies
Plaintiffs provide “verification and security services for blockchain-based cryptocurrencies.” Grant County, Washington decided to charge plaintiffs and others in “evolving industries” more for...
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