Bill to Legalize Online Poker
With an economy crumbling, wars and rumors of wars all around us, terrorism running rampant, and troops in harm’s way on foreign soil, where do some of our elected officials get the time to propose...
View ArticleWarrantless GPS Tracking
Is it legal for law enforcement officers to track your location via GPS without a court order? By agreeing to hear the case of Antoine Jones, a man from Washington who was convicted on drug-related...
View ArticleLaptop Rental Company Takes Secret Pictures via the Web Cam
A somewhat sobering article appeared over on TechGoblin (click here to see the original story) regarding a Laptop Rental Company that installed software to take pictures using the computer’s built-in...
View ArticleSupressed Study that Shows That Movie Piracy Can Actually IMPROVE Movie Sales?
As you probably know, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), with their HUGE lobbying power in DC, has for years been telling us...
View ArticleIt Was Only A Matter of Time – Angry Birds Game Hit With Patent Lawsuit
Sadly, another illustration as to all that is wrong with the US Patent system. Today we talk about the story of Patent Trolls. Once upon a time there was a country who loved to build things. They had...
View ArticlePatent Stupidity: You can be Sued Because of Your Wireless Router
If you have read this blog at all you know I have a very dim view of software patents. The system is so horribly broken, and most Americans, unfamiliar with the details of the technology, have no idea...
View ArticleWarrantless GPS Tracking Case Goes to Supreme Court
Here at CompuBlab, we often look for stories that show how technology has outpaced the law. Take for instance, the good old Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable search and...
View ArticleFacebook & FTC Settle on Privacy Issues
Some very good news recently regarding Facebook and their long standing issues with violating people’s privacy. The news is reporting that the FTC and Facebook have come to a settlement regarding...
View ArticleSOPA and PIPA – The Battle is Far From Over
Greetings all! It is hard to believe how much time has passed since I last posted on the blog. A string of illnesses in our family had us all gasping for air (and antibiotics) for a quite a while....
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