Valve banned The Verge from its secret Deadlock playtest for leaking information on the game
The publication claims it is under no legal obligation to pull its story
San Francisco bans "rent-fixing" software used by landlord cartels
Private data sets were exploited to fix rent prices, and that's definitely illegal
Warrantless phone searches by customs agents violate the Fourth Amendment, judge rules
"The best approximation government officials have for mindreading"
A hot potato: A New York federal judge has ruled that warrantless searches of American citizens' phones by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The ruling stated that searching through someone's phone is an invasion of a traveler's privacy and "the best approximation government officials have for mindreading."
Los Angeles thieves are using Wi-Fi jammers to defeat home security systems
Wireless home security is much easier to defeat than a wired system
Apple, Nvidia, and others trained their AI on YouTube content without user consent or knowledge
Just another case in a long line of IP theft by Big AI
US Senate introduces ground-breaking bill to setup legal framework for ethical AI development
Government is finally concerned now that deepfakes aren't just exes and actresses anymore
Florida pulls the plug on digital ID app, surprising the few who used it
A 2025 relaunch is planned
Airbnb continues to have a serious hidden camera problem
Banning all indoor cameras has done little to nothing to prevent hosts from illegally recording guests
Court to decide on $7.6 billion legal fee for lawyers who voided Elon Musk's pay
About $370,000 for every hour worked
Microsoft faces heavy fines after EU investigation into unfair Teams bundles
Microsoft just can't stop gobbling up the market
European Commission finds Apple violated the DMA, threatens huge $38 billion fine
A second investigation may lead to another $76 billion fine
Clearview AI wants to pay Americans pennies in company equity for violating their privacy
WTF?! The endlessly beleaguered facial recognition company Clearview AI is making news again. However, it's not over the startup's image scraping practices, which are questionable at best. This time, the company is attempting to keep itself out of bankruptcy by offering millions of plaintiffs in a privacy class action a stake in the company worth about 30 cents per claimant after lawyer fees.
Disgruntled ex-employee deletes 180 test servers, costing company nearly $680,000
Go to jail, go directly to jail
DEA busts the head of $100M drug-selling platform Incognito Market
Narcotics marketplace dealt everything you can think of, including fentanyl
International cybercrime taskforce places $10 million bounty on the head of LockBit leader
The Russian hacker profited more than $100 million in ransom from US and European firms
FBI and NCA spoofed Lockbit's seized site for some reason
Some guess law enforcement is poking fun at the group, but the bigger burn is how fast LockBit got up and running again
Courts sentence scammer to 6 years for operating a billion-dollar Cisco counterfeiting ring
In a nutshell: A judge has sentenced the CEO of 19 fraudulent tech firms to six years in prison on conspiracy and fraud charges. The Florida man headed up a scam that sold counterfeit Cisco networking equipment. Authorities estimate the criminal enterprise sold more than a billion dollars worth of gear.
Police arrest high school athletic director for deepfaking principal's voice
The move was allegedly retaliation for being let go
California considers "right to disconnect" bill to prevent bosses contacting workers out of hours
Californians could soon have a better work-life balance
Apple "Find My" app led a Missouri SWAT team to raid an innocent family's home, lawsuit pending
"Find My is not that accurate," says family lawyer
TSA fail: Man arrested for stealing boarding pass QR codes with his phone's camera
Used picture of one passenger's pass to get through TSA and another to board the plane
EU enacts landmark AI law to protect citizens' rights and prevent risky uses of artificial intelligence
It is the world's first-ever legal framework on AI
Apple will officially implement sideloading in Europe this spring
More changes indicate Apple wasn't ready for DMA compliance and is making it up as it goes
Lawyers who stopped Elon Musk's "excessive" $56 billion Tesla pay ask for $6 billion fee
To be paid in Tesla stock
