California SC Rules Social Media Providers Should Grant Criminal Defendants Access to Requested Data
May 25, 2018 13:08 pm UTC| Technology Law
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that criminal defendants should be granted access to certain social media posts and communications in order to build their case. In the age of prevalent social media use among...
Apple Bags $539 Million in Damages From Patent Infringement Lawsuit vs. Samsung
May 25, 2018 12:37 pm UTC| Technology Law
After a seven-year legal battle, the jury has decided that Apple is entitled to a $539 million payment in damages over a patent infringement case against their top smartphone industry rival, Samsung. The said amount...
Report: Apple Settles With Volkswagen For Electric Self-Driving Cars Project
May 24, 2018 15:35 pm UTC| Technology Law
While Apple stays mum about their plans in producing electric self-driving vehicles, there have been several reports indicating that the Cupertino-based tech giant is not abandoning its efforts on this field. Most...
Data mining: why the EU's proposed copyright measures get it wrong
May 24, 2018 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Data that is mined with the help of machine learning techniques has been a rapid area of technological advancement with good and bad consequences for everyone. And EU copyright law is currently caught in the...
Wall Street regulations need a facelift, not a minor Dodd-Frank makeover
May 23, 2018 21:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Republicans finally managed to roll back some of the Wall Street regulations passed by Congress in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis after years of trying. While it wasnt a full repeal as some had hoped, its the...
Ohio Introduces a Bill To Legally Acknowledge Blockchain Data
May 22, 2018 13:59 pm UTC| Technology Law
There are currently seven states in the U.S. that adopted blockchain-associated laws. Vermont, Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Nevada, and Tennessee are among these states. Now, it seems Ohio is going to join the fold. The...
Google Argues $4.3 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Was Resolved 'Over Six Years Ago'
May 22, 2018 13:10 pm UTC| Technology Law
Google claims that the lawsuit currently filed in a UK court is about a privacy issue that had been resolved over six years ago. In 2017, the multinational tech company is slammed with another lawsuit in the United...
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