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Aussie Consumer Watchdog Sues Google Over Location Data Use
2019-10-29 14:05

Australia's consumer watchdog on Tuesday announced legal action against Google for allegedly misleading customers about the way it collects and uses personal location data. read more

Justice Department Sues Snowden Over Memoir
2019-09-18 16:03

Suit Seeks to Collect Book Profits Based on Alleged Violation of Nondisclosure AgreementThe U.S. Justice Department has sued Edward Snowden over his new memoir, claiming that the former NSA...

US government sues ex-IT guy for breaking his NDA (Yes, we mean Edward Snowden)
2019-09-17 19:58

Uncle Sam tries to plug leaker's pay, ends up plugging leaker's book The US government today sued former CIA employee and NSA sysadmin contractor Edward Snowden to deny him payment from his newly...

US Justice Department Sues Snowden Over New Book
2019-09-17 18:45

The US Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden seeking to prevent the former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor from profiting from his new book. read more

BREAKING — U.S Sues Edward Snowden and You'd be Surprised to Know Why
2019-09-17 17:49

The United States today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former employee of the CIA and NSA government agencies who made headlines worldwide in 2013 after he fled the country and leaked...

Company Sues Black Hat Conference Over Mocked Presentation
2019-08-26 14:36

California-based cryptography firm Crown Sterling has filed a lawsuit against UBM, the organizer of the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, after the company’s talk at the latest event in the...

Biz forked out $115k to tout 'Time AI' crypto at Black Hat. Now it sues organizers because hackers heckled it
2019-08-26 08:02

Lawsuit argues event bosses breached deal by failing to prevent audience hostility Crown Sterling, a Newport Beach, California-based biz that calls itself "a leading digital cryptographic firm,"...

Apple Sues Corellium Over iOS ‘Replica’ Security Testing Software
2019-08-19 20:46

The phone company has sued the startup for copyright infringement.

Apple Sues Corellium Over Security Research Tool
2019-08-16 16:09

Apple has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Florida-based virtualization company Corellium for creating “perfect replicas” of iOS that can be used for security research and other...

Facebook Sues Two Android App Developers for Click Injection Fraud
2019-08-08 10:33

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against two shady Android app developers accused of making illegal money by hijacking users' smartphones to fraudulently click on Facebook ads. According to Facebook,...