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Email blackmail brouhaha tears UKIP apart as High Court refuses computer seizure attempt
2019-12-19 15:23

And you thought politics was winding down for Christmas The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has suffered a data breach after allegedly having 143 party email accounts accessed amid demands made by...

BlackBerry tells UK High Court that security outfit SentinelOne is its direct rival
2019-12-18 15:15

Non-compete legal brouhaha reveals how once-mighty handset biz now sees itself BlackBerry, the former phone handset company, has accused rival security business SentinelOne of systematically...

MIMEsweeper maker loses High Court patent fight over 15-year-old bulletin board post
2018-10-02 11:03

Does a review by an 'imagineer' in 2003 invalidate a patent filing? Take a guess A commercial rival of email virus-scanning software firm Glasswall has lost its High Court attempt to use a...

UK High Court rules part of Snoopers’ Charter incompatible with EU law
2018-04-30 16:34

The UK High Court has ruled that part of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (nicknamed Snoopers’ Charter) is incompatible with European Union law and the European Convention on Human Rights and,...

High Court gives UK.gov six months to make the Snooper's Charter lawful
2018-04-27 13:53

Doesn't comply with EU rules, say judges, but you knew that The UK government's surveillance regime has been dealt another blow as the High Court today ruled the Snooper's Charter unlawful – and...

UK Snoopers' Charter to be Challenged in High Court (Security Week)
2017-06-30 16:39

Human rights group Liberty was today granted permission by the UK High Court to challenge part of the UK government's mass surveillance Investigatory Powers Act (IPA). The IPA, nicknamed the...

UK High Court declares emergency surveillance bill unlawful (Help Net Security)
2015-07-20 11:27

On Friday, the UK High Court has declared Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) unlawful. DRIPA is an emergency legislation signed into law in July 2014, and its main goal was to allo...

Geneva high court: stolen bank data usable (correction)
2013-12-05 07:46

http://genevalunch.com/2013/11/28/geneva-high-court-stolen-bank-data-usable-correction/ By Ellen Wallace Geneva Lunch November 28, 2013