Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier accused of leaking thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents to whistleblower site WikiLeaks, is expected to argue this week that the charges against him should be dropped because he has already been punished enough while in custody awaiting trial.
A hacker who helped publicize a vulnerability on AT&T's website, which affected more than 100,000 iPad 3G owners, has been convicted in federal court.
Andrew Auernheimer was found guilty last week of two charges: identity fraud and conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). But the ruling has caused many in the tech community to question the rights of individuals who share security flaws with the public.
In a blog posting, author Jenn Frank reports that the Oxford Dictionary of English iPhone/iPad app, which retails for £20.99 (or €26.99) , accuses legitimate buyers of being software pirates. Apparently, the app's flawed DRM feature automatically tweets "How about we all stop using pirated iOS apps? I promise to stop. I really will" to the dictionary user's Twitter followers. Frank says that the message "I am a software thief!" is pushed to the iPhone's lock screen at the same time.
A group of adult movie companies is suing Verizon for failing to hand over the personal details of alleged BitTorrent pirates. The provider systematically refuses to comply with court-ordered subpoenas and the copyright holders see these actions as more than just an attempt to protect its customers. According to the them, Verizon’s objections are in bad faith as the Internet provider is profiting from BitTorrent infringements at the expense of lower-tier ISPs.
verizonThe ongoing avalanche of mass-BitTorrent lawsuits reveal that IP-addresses can get people into a heap of trouble.
Dozens of domains were seized on Monday in a coordinated raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its counterparts in several European nations. American officials seized 101 domain names, while the Europeans seized 31. The domains were allegedly used for the distribution of counterfeit goods.
Jeremy Hammond, one of the members of the notorious LulzSec hacker group, has been denied bail, despite his attorney’s numerous attempts to convince the judge that he is not going to flee.
Elizabeth Fink, Hammond’s attorney, tried to convince the judge to grant her client bail by highlighting the fact that he didn’t have a passport and he had agreed not to use a computer if released.
We've been pointing out for a while that one of the reasons why advancements in 3D printing have been relatively slow is because of patents holding back the market. However, a bunch of key patents have started expiring, leading to new opportunities. One, in particular, that has received a fair bit of attention was the Formlabs 3D printer, which raised nearly $3 million on Kickstarter earlier this year. It got a ton of well-deserved attention for being one of the first "low end" (sub ~$3,000) 3D printers with very impressive quality levels.
Samsung will be privy to some details of a confidential settlement agreement between Apple and HTC, a California judge ruled today.
Samsung's lawyers were given the go-ahead to view confidential details of the agreement that made peace between Apple and HTC earlier this month, following an impromptu hearing ordered by Magistrate Judge Singh Grewal this morning.
A plan by a San Antonio school district to continuously monitor its students using RFID has run into legal problems after one of them took a stand against being forced to use the tracking technology.
A hacker charged with federal crimes for obtaining the personal data of more than 100,000 iPad owners from AT&T’s website was found guilty on Tuesday.
Andrew Auernheimer, 26, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was found guilty in federal court in New Jersey of one count of identity fraud and one count of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization.
