Lawyers

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  Man Accused of Hacking Into Doctor's Office Cameras and Selling Videos of Pregnant Patients Online

  A man suspected of hacking hospital CCTV networks to obtain and sell videos of pregnant patients undergoing medical exams online has been arrested.

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  Is Apple Spying on Worker's Devices? New Lawsuit Accuses Cupertino Giant of Invading Their Privacy

  The tech giant allegedly monitored workers' personal data and barred discussions on pay and conditions; the lawsuit claims Apple violated workplace rights.

• Buying Consumers’ Web Browsing History From ISPs, Advertisers Are Now Free From Privacy Rules

  The recently introduced Congressional Review Act resolutions would overturn the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules for Internet service providers and advertisers.

• CloudPets Privacy Scare: Millions of Messages Between Kids and Parents Leaked from Stuffed Toys

  Spiral Toys, the company behind the controversial CloudPets stuffed animals, reportedly exposed over two million recorded messages from its customers to online hackers.

• Amazon Echo works by using hot words, not recording your entire conversation

  The Echo isn't recording every word you say and it also is not sending a constant audio stream of everything on your surroundings to the servers as it will result in way too much data for Amazon to handle.

• U.S. DOJ Faces Lawsuit Demanding Disclosure of The Use of Secret Court Orders Against Tech Companies

  A digital right group activists demanded that the U.S. Justice Department reveal whether secret court order had been used to force tech companies to provide encrypted data. The case emerged amid the tension between tech companies and law enforcement agencies over the encryption issue, such as the dispute between Apple and the FBI.

• Proposed NY Bill Would Allow Police Use Textalyzer Device to Investigate Phone Logs in Time of Accident

  A New York proposed bill would allow police officers to use a textalyzer device to check drivers’ phones to determine whether the driver was on the phone when a crash or accident happened. The device, however, will not give the police officer access to personal data.

• Uber gives law enforcement agencies, regulators access to data on 12 million users; raises privacy concerns

  Uber's transparency report indicated that the company gave information of its users and drivers to law enforcement agencies and regulators in aid of investigations. Users, however, raised concerns over their privacy and security.

• FBI continues battle with Apple on withholding secret method to unlock iPhone

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is keen to withhold the information they have on how to unlock an iPhone using a secret method. The Apple has shown interest that such knowledge should be disclosed.

• Brazilian Leader Rousseff faces cries for her resignation

  President Rousseff of Brazil faced protests and cries for her recognition after she appointed Former President Lula as Chief of Staff. Lula was supposed to be investigated for charges of bribery and money-laundering until the appoitnment made him immune from persecutions except by the Supreme Court.

• Hulk Hogan's sex tape puts First Ammendment to the test

  Hulk Hogan loses case against Gawker, a New York Media Company, which released an excerpt of Hogan's sex tape in October of 2012. Hogan files a $100 Million lawsuit against Gawker and now continues the wrestle for his right to privacy in a local court in Florida.

• Google widens scope of "right to be forgotten" due to pressure from EU privacy laws

  Google widens the scope of content removal but only for citizens of the EU. Only people searching within the Union will be affected, the rest of the world won't notice the changes.

• Facebook adds Tor support for Android for private browsing

  Facebook has gives a nod to privacy advocates by supporting Tor on Android. No word yet when Facebook will support Tor on IOS.

• Chicago police lose motion to dismiss cellular tracking case; Judge orders turnover of documents for review

  The motion to toss the Chicago Police Department's cellular tracking lawsuit was denied by a judge.

• Next U.S. attorney general faces daunting national security challenges

  At a time when heightened fears of government surveillance coincide with growing anxiety about global terrorism, the next top U.S. law-enforcement officer will face daunting challenges to balance protection of Americans' security and the right to privacy.