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Snapchat Founders Still Feuding; Company Seeks Restraining Order
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
What's a Snapchat? It's a simple app. It allows users to send self-destructing pictures to each other. It's pretty much a glorified way to send pictures of...
iPhone Not Secure Enough for Pres. Obama; BlackBerry to the Rescue?
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. Earlier this year, I told you...
Tech Companies Start PR War Against NSA; NSA Plays Video Games
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The advertising blitz began this morning. The major tech players, PRISM-related or not, created a blandly-named campaign (Reform Government Surveillance) and...
Hotfile Settles Movie Studios' Copyright Lawsuit for $80 Million
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
In a predictable move, Hotfile and several motion picture studios reached a settlement only six days before heading to trial. With a settlement award of $80...
NSA Lies Again: Are They Tracking Your Cell Phone's Movements?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
We remember it clearly. Back in June, when the first NSA leaks emerged, we learned that the agency was collecting, en masse, the "metadata" from Americans'...
Compatibility Between Phones, PCs, Tablets: Software Makers' Plan
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Microsoft's long-standing strategy, and recent ad campaigns, tout "one experience for everything" -- Windows Phone, Windows RT for Tablets, and Windows...