Tech newsletter: Inside the NYPD’s ‘Orwellian’ surveillance network Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week. On Jun 8, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
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Landmark ruling from Supreme Court limits the scope of cybercrime law The controversial law had long been criticized for being overly-broad. On Jun 3, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
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Security researchers stop disclosing vulnerabilities after FBI raid on fellow researcher The chilling effect in action. On Jun 1, 2016 by Dissent Doe
FBI raids dental software researcher who discovered private patient data on public server Justin Shafer reported a flaw in a company’s system. Then the FBI came knocking. On May 27, 2016 by Dissent Doe
Former St. Louis Cardinals employee could get 5 years in prison for hacking rival team’s database The government charged Chris Correa under a controversially broad computer-hacking law. On Jan 8, 2016 by Kevin Collier
The federal crime nobody talks about in ‘Making a Murderer’ Making a… hacker? On Jan 6, 2016 by Andrew Couts
‘Aaron’s Law’ is back to fix the ‘worst law in technology’ Will Congress finally update U.S. hacking law? On Apr 22, 2015 by Kevin Collier
Desktop wallpaper prank earns Florida middle schooler felony charges The picture was of two men kissing. On Apr 13, 2015 by JC Sevcik
Security researcher publishes 10 million passwords despite fear of FBI This is the state of cybersecurity research now. On Feb 10, 2015 by Selena Larson
Obama reveals new cybersecurity plan You can’t please everybody, but is Obama trying to please anybody at all? On Jan 14, 2015 by Kevin Collier
Celebrating Aaron Swartz at the Internet Archive hackathon They came, they hacked, they remembered their fallen friend. On Nov 11, 2014 by Kate Conger
Aaron Swartz Day hackathon aims to right legal wrongs The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is still a problem. On Nov 7, 2014 by Kate Conger
Startup founder hacked an investor’s voicemail because #SiliconValley How did he think this was a good idea? On Oct 29, 2014 by Dell Cameron
Hacker Jeremy Hammond reportedly in solitary confinement It wouldn’t be the first time that a nonviolent hacker’s been put in solitary. On Oct 23, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Ross Ulbricht’s lawyer says FBI’s hack of Silk Road was ‘criminal’ “The government posits two standards of behavior: one for private citizens, and the other for the government.” On Oct 8, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill