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Classic 1995 Judge Dredd Game Arrives On Steam
Classic 1995 Judge Dredd Game Is Available On Steam The mid-90’s were somewhat plagued with platform games that it is often hard to remember them all. One such example was Judge Dredd. It was yet another video-game tie-in to what was ultimately a half decent, but not exactly classic film. In…
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Judge in Minnesota Grants a Warrant for an Entire Town’s Search History
We’ve all heard of instances where judges issued warrants for the internet search history of certain suspects, but a judge in Edina, Minnesota has taken things a bit too far. Apparently, someone managed to create a fake passport, which he then faxed to a credit union that allowed him to steal $28,500…
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Hacker Behind Gozi Virus Ordered To Pay $7 Million
Viruses and malicious software or malware can do lots of damage to a company or even a single person’s life. While hackers can put you at risk by hacking your car or even a nuclear power plant, it shouldn’t be underestimated just how much someone stealing your money can have on…
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FBI Doesn’t Want To Tell How It Tracked People Across The Tor Network
The FBI are known for their digital prowess, although they may require some help when it comes to breaking into an iPhone. One of their most recent successes was the tracking of people using the Tor network, but after a judge ruled that the defendants representatives needed to know how…
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District Attorney Says Apple Must Unlock iPhone
Apple is currently in the midst of a legal battle against the FBI. The FBI requested Apple’s help in unlocking an iPhone by creating a modified piece of software that would allow them to effectively bypass the passcode system used to protect the phone’s contents. Currently, the two parties are…
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Apple Told All Writs Act Can’t Force Them To Unlock iPhone
Recently Apple has been involved in court battle after court battle, with the largest battle being the San Bernardino case against the FBI. In the case, the FBI are looking to use an 18th-century law, the All Writs Act, to get Apple to create some software that would let them…
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Apple Ordered To Unlock iPhone
Apple is known for their court battles, after having the latest revelation reveal an agreement with Google. One of the things Apple is keen to go to court for is the encryption on smartphones, and they have now been told they must help unlock an iPhone by a judge. The iPhone…
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Facebook Tagging Violates Protective Orders
Remember when you kept getting tagged in all those status? How about when you were tagged in pictures which didn’t even contain you? Sometimes it can get a little annoying, and sometimes it can go beyond reasonable. A judge has now ruled though that if you are meant to stay…
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Owner Sues For His Shot Down Drone
Last year there was a rather large issue in the US when Mr William Merideth fired his shotgun at a drone flying overhead. After the resulting crash, he was charged with a crime and the drone (or what was left) returned to its owner. In his court date, Meredith claimed…
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Patent Troll to Pay Legal Fees
Patents are legal pieces of documentation to say that you are the creator or mind behind an idea or design, they are kinda like copyright although they can be a wider range of things such as the concept behind a piece of technology, rather than the exact components and designs…
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Former Intel Sub-Contractor Arranged Bomb Hoax Call to Avoid Work
Aaron O’Neill is a 20-year-old former sub-contractor for Intel who asked a friend to make a hoax bomb threat to avoid attending work. Unbelievably, he gave money to his friend, Colin Hammond to make the hoax call from a public payphone. Mr. Hammond warned Intel employees that there were bombs…
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Judge Says Stingrays “Are Simply Too Powerful” Without Rules
Stingrays have become one of the most contested ways of digital surveillance since they became public knowledge last year. The devices act like mobile phone towers, simulating their actions while allowing them to intercept and identify the devices connecting to them. The problem many have seen with this device is…
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U.S. Judge Tried to Bribe FBI Agent with Beer for Text Messages
We’ve all heard the stories, governments and agencies using every method under the sky for obtaining information. Although, I think this is the first time that I’ve heard someone try to obtain information by offering beer, at least that’s what Wayne County Superior Court Judge Arnold Ogden Jones is accused…
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Small Victory for Kim Dotcom as Court Releases More Seized Funds
Kim Dotcom hasn’t had it easy the past years with the US authorities wanting him extradited and their seizure of his financial assets. But now he’s finally caught a little break as Justice Patricia Courtney ruled to free more of his money, allowing Dotcom to pay his past and current…
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Intel Fined $1.4 Billion Due To “Unfair Sales Tactics”
Intel has lost a case this Thursday opened by the European Commision back in 2009, where Intel was charged with harming its competitor, Advanced Micro Devices, or most commonly known as AMD by giving rebates to PC makers such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, NEC and Lenovo for buying most of their…
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