Tag: Locally

24 JUN

Supreme Court surveillance opinion nudges us to think nationally, act locally

Enlarge / The Supreme Court of the United States, as seen in 2017. (credit: Phil Roeder / Flickr) Christmas came on Friday, June 22 this year—that is, if you’re a privacy and surveillance law nerd. After deliberating the decision for months, the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Carpenter v. United States, a case […]

21 DEC

Swiss government opposes nationwide burqa ban, says Cantons must decide locally

Published time: 21 Dec, 2017 01:31 Swiss authorities have rejected a popular campaign sponsored by a right-wing party calling for a nationwide ban on face veils. The federal government believes the matter falls under the jurisdiction of individual Cantons. In September, the Committee of Egerkingen run by a member of the populist Swiss People’s Party […]

12 JUL

New analysis suggests Guccifer 2.0 files copied locally, not hacked by Russia

Published time: 12 Jul, 2017 00:42 Files stolen from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were likely downloaded to a USB drive by someone with physical access to a computer connected to the DNC network, not hacked remotely by Russia, according to a new analysis. In an interview with Motherboard in June 2016, the hacker who […]