Anybody who is even remotely privacy minded is losing their minds right now. Why? Because the US government (by a slim margin of 215 to 205) has decided to dismantle rules preventing ISPs from collecting data on users' online activity (including browsing history) and selling it to third parties. These rules weren't yet in effect; they were going to be in force later...
Happy International Women's Day. A lot of people will be paying lip service to feminism today. Rather than add to the onslaught of glib little posts about the empowerment of women, I wanted to talk about something real. Let's talk about women and the law. Let's talk about how private practice is haemorrhaging women. Let's talk about how to stop the bleeding. The...
On February 16, 2017, a US judge denied an application for a search warrant which included the power for police to compel anybody in the house being searched to provide their fingerprint in order to unlock their iPhone. You can read the whole decision if you like. Before we begin, and on a serious note, it's important to point out the allegations made...