Teen found not guilty of distributing nude photo of teacher

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina high school student accused of “catfishing” a teacher and circulating his nude photo has been found not guilty. News outlets report the 16-year-old girl was acquitted Thursday on the charge of misdemeanor disclosure of private images. The case of a 16-year-old boy charged with the same offense is... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

February 22, 2018

White nationalist is latest to sue over social media ban

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A prominent white nationalist is suing Twitter for banning his accounts at a time when social networks are trying to crack down on hateful and abusive content without appearing to censor unpopular opinions. Jared Taylor filed the lawsuit Tuesday in state court in San Francisco, marking the latest legal challenge filed... Read More

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Jared Taylor, Race

February 20, 2018

Missing Uber driver reportedly placed mysterious 911 call

A missing Uber driver in California called 911 after he vanished while working, police said. Joshua Thiede, who also drives for Lyft, was last seen the morning of Feb. 11 driving a black 2014 Nissan Altima in Los Angeles, CBS News reported. Thiede, 29, placed a call to 911 the following day, but he was... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Joshua Thiede, Uber

February 14, 2018

UK judge upholds arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder

LONDON (AP) — A judge upheld a British arrest warrant for Julian Assange on Tuesday, saying the WikiLeaks founder should have the courage to come to court and face justice after more than five years inside Ecuador’s London embassy. Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejected arguments by Assange’s lawyers that it is no longer in the public... Read More

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Julian Assange

February 12, 2018

German court rules several Facebook settings violate laws

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that Facebook’s insistence that users provide their real names violates the country’s data protection laws. The Berlin state court ruled in a suit brought by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations that Facebook’s “real name” clause violated the country’s regulation that providers of online services must allow... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Facebook

February 5, 2018

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google-bred pioneer in self-driving cars and Uber’s beleaguered ride-hailing service are colliding in a courtroom showdown revolving around allegations of deceit, betrayal, espionage and a high-tech heist that tore apart one-time allies. The trial opening Monday in San Francisco federal court comes nearly a year after Google spin-off Waymo sued... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Google, Uber

February 5, 2018

Samsung heir freed after appeal wins suspended jail term

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was freed Monday after a South Korean appeals court gave him a 2 ½-year suspended jail sentence for corruption in connection with a scandal that toppled the country’s president. The Seoul High Court softened the original ruling against Lee, rejecting most of the bribery charges leveled... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, International Justice Watch, News, Technology

Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung

February 1, 2018

Paris court hears Facebook ‘censorship’ case over nude art

PARIS (AP) — A French teacher is suing Facebook for alleged censorship because his account got suspended in 2011 after he posted a photo of a famous 19th-century nude painting. After years of legal battle by Facebook to escape a trial in France, a Paris civil court is set to hear the case Thursday. The... Read More

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Facebook

February 1, 2018

Court rejects lawsuit against Twitter over IS attack

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit that sought to hold Twitter liable for the deaths of two U.S. contractors in Jordan three years ago in an attack for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. The lawsuit failed to establish Twitter accounts used by IS directly caused the... Read More

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IS, Isis, Twitter

January 31, 2018

AI in the court: When algorithms rule on jail time

CLEVELAND (AP) — The centuries-old process of releasing defendants on bail, long the province of judicial discretion, is getting a major assist … courtesy of artificial intelligence. In late August, Hercules Shepherd Jr. walked up to the stand in a Cleveland courtroom, dressed in an orange jumpsuit. Two nights earlier, an officer had arrested him... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

January 26, 2018

The Latest: Mexican Uber driver in US illegally denies rapes

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on an Uber driver accused of rape and other crimes against young women in California (all times local): 6:05 p.m. An Uber driver living in the country illegally has pleaded not guilty to charges of raping, assaulting and robbing young women in California. The San Luis Obispo... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Technology

Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez, Uber

January 26, 2018

Texas man sentenced for smuggling circuits to China, Russia

DALLAS (AP) — A suburban Dallas man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for smuggling circuits out of the U.S. for use by space programs in China and Russia. Sixty-two-year-old Peter Zuccarelli of Plano was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in August to charges that include conspiring to smuggle and illegally export... Read More

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Peter Zuccarelli

January 25, 2018

EU fines Qualcomm $1.23B for paying Apple to use its chips

BRUSSELS (AP) — European regulators have fined Qualcomm $1.23 billion after concluding the U.S. mobile chipmaker bribed Apple to stifle competition by using its products exclusively in iPhones and iPads. The penalty announced Wednesday marks the latest blemish on Qualcomm, whose business tactics have been portrayed as illegal abuses of power in lawsuits filed by... Read More

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Apple, Qualcomm

January 24, 2018

2 middle schoolers charged with cyberstalking in girl’s suicide

Two pre-teens in Florida were charged with cyberstalking following the suicide of a middle-school classmate, according to reports. Police announced Monday that the 12-year-old suspects were arrested in connection to the Jan. 10 death of Gabriella Green, who allegedly took her own life at her Glades home, the Northwest Florida Daily reported. Gabriella, 12, reportedly... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Cyberstalking, Gabriella Green

Teen found not guilty of distributing nude photo of teacher

White nationalist is latest to sue over social media ban

Missing Uber driver reportedly placed mysterious 911 call

UK judge upholds arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder

German court rules several Facebook settings violate laws

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

Samsung heir freed after appeal wins suspended jail term

Paris court hears Facebook ‘censorship’ case over nude art

Court rejects lawsuit against Twitter over IS attack

AI in the court: When algorithms rule on jail time

The Latest: Mexican Uber driver in US illegally denies rapes

Texas man sentenced for smuggling circuits to China, Russia

EU fines Qualcomm $1.23B for paying Apple to use its chips

2 middle schoolers charged with cyberstalking in girl’s suicide

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