It’s time to regulate: The U.S. must make software companies liable for breaches

GUEST: The software industry has failed to sufficiently protect the public from data theft and misuse. It’s time for the U.S. government to get serious about regulation. Last year, multiple U.S. government agencies established guidelines for improved cybersecurity hygiene. In May, the White House claimed “known but unmitigated vulnerabilities…Read More

Bush admin officials can’t be held liable for post-9/11 Muslim profiling & abuse, SCOTUS rules

The US Supreme Court has ruled that high-level officials under former President George W Bush cannot be held personally liable for the treatment of detainees who were rounded up after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In a 4-2 decision Monday, a depleted bench of Supreme Court justices ruled on a civil-rights lawsuit that […]

Terrorism victims can’t hold Facebook liable for Hamas’ use of the platform

An example of Hamas content on Facebook, from the Force v. Facebook complaint. (credit: Force v. Facebook complaint) Two lawsuits seeking to hold Facebook responsible for terrorism groups’ use of the social media platform have been dismissed by a federal judge. The plaintiffs in Force v. Facebook, filed last year, are the families and estates of […]

Lawsuit: Neo-Nazi website owner is liable for harassing Montana real estate agent

Enlarge / Plaintiff Tanya Gersh of Whitefish, Montana. (credit: Dan Chung) Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center have sued the owner of a white supremacist website, accusing him of unleashing a “troll storm” of harassment on a Jewish real estate agent. The lawsuit (PDF) was filed Tuesday against Andrew Anglin, publisher of the Daily Stormer neo-Nazi website. It claims […]