"legal" news, interviews, and features

News about legal

The chatbot with its own office and personal (human) assistant

Will-writing chatbot Ailira turns the concept of virtual assistants on its head
Apple hit with $9M penalty over Aussie “Error 53” claims

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took action against Apple in April last year
Netcomm Wireless settles patent spat with Gorilla Glass maker

Terms of the deal remain under wraps
PageUp breach scare prompts class action prospects

Telstra, Jetstar and the Tasmanian Government are among several local organisations to have temporarily suspended their use of the PageUp platform
Oracle wins payday in Micros Systems lawsuit saga

Oracle gets hundreds of thousands of dollars from litigants
Court clears the way for class action against Aussie tech start-up

Three class actions get narrowed down to one

How spyware nearly sent a teacher to prison

If there's a poster child for the dangers of spyware, it's Julie Amero.

To shine a light on cybercrime, go Dark

Hang out where the bad guys do on the Dark Web
FCC girds for legal attacks on net neutrality order

The FCC's 400-page official order on net neutrality, released on Thursday, is about to be the center of a long and contracted legal battle.
Why Israel could be the next cybersecurity world power

There are plenty of cities in the U.S. that want to lay claim to becoming the "next" Silicon Valley, but a dusty desert town in ...
What does the FCC's net neutrality vote mean?

Net neutrality has been debated for a decade, but the Federal Communications Commission's historic vote signals only the beginning..
Can digital rights management and the open Web coexist?

The fight over openness vs. protection of copyright holders has been a contentious issue for as long as digital media has been around
Antitrust deal leaves Google undamaged

Agreement opens door for search rivals, but it's doubtful it will matter