Articles tagged with: law
In light of the recent confusion and fingerpointing regarding the extend of CarrierIQ snooping, Representative Ed Markey has released a draft of the Mobile Device Privacy Act. The intent of the proposed legislation is require that cell phone consumers …
Several popular website are going dark to protest the proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation. Wikipedia has announced that the English version of the site will be dark today. Other notable sites protesting the legislation include the Tor Project, Reddit…
The hacker group Anonymous is targeting the State of Tennessee for a recently passed cyberbullying law. The new law makes it a misdemeanor to post images that may frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress. Anonymous has released a YouTube …
Ars Technica has a writeup on the advertising industry’s opposition to California Senate Bill 761. SB761 is California’s Do Not Track bill which requires advertisers not to track web users if they opt out. The letter is signed by …