Australia Passed Anti-Encryption Law Forcing Tech Firms to Decrypt Data

Australia Passed Anti-Encryption Law Forcing Tech Firms to Decrypt Data

Non-compliant companies and individuals face fines, prison

Canadian Police Lobbies for Law That Would Force People to Reveal Passwords

Canadian Police Lobbies for Law That Would Force People to Reveal Passwords

RCMP officials claim they need a way to criminalize acts of intentional withholding of critical case data

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 28th, 2015
China Passes New Anti-Terrorism Law, Does Not Force Companies to Install Backdoors

China Passes New Anti-Terrorism Law, Does Not Force Companies to Install Backdoors

Companies will have to cooperate with the Chinese government to decrypt encrypted data at its request

Mandatory Nap Time Instituted in the Town of Ador in Spain

Mandatory Nap Time Instituted in the Town of Ador in Spain

Residents must remain perfectly silent between 2 and 5 p.m.

US Senate Wants to Force Websites to Search for and Report Terrorists by Themselves

US Senate Wants to Force Websites to Search for and Report Terrorists by Themselves

Twitter, Facebook, Google, and the rest, will have to search and report on terrorist activity on their sites

New Zealand Cyberbullies Could Face Up to 2 or 3 Years in Jail If Caught

New Zealand Cyberbullies Could Face Up to 2 or 3 Years in Jail If Caught

Websites will benefit from a safe-harbor provision

Russia Adopts Its Own "Right to Be Forgotten" Law - AP

Russia Adopts Its Own "Right to Be Forgotten" Law - AP

The new law is full of loopholes and vague terms

  • Photo
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 26th, 2015
Freedom of Panorama Under Threat Across All EU States

Freedom of Panorama Under Threat Across All EU States

EU Parliament gets ready to vote a new law which will make it really hard to take "legal" photos in public places

Australian Senate Passes Law That Forces ISPs to Block Pirate Sites

Australian Senate Passes Law That Forces ISPs to Block Pirate Sites

Law passes with a 37 to 14 vote in the Australian Senate

US Prepares to Approve a Permanent Ban on All Internet Access Taxes

US Prepares to Approve a Permanent Ban on All Internet Access Taxes

The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act has one more hurdle to pass before it becomes a nation-wide policy

Russia Prepares Its Own Twisted Version of the EU's Right to Be Forgotten Law

Russia Prepares Its Own Twisted Version of the EU's Right to Be Forgotten Law

New Russian law will allow politicians to clean up their names on the Internet with the help of a government agency

Tech Companies Delighted As Patent Reform Law Makes It to US Senate

Tech Companies Delighted As Patent Reform Law Makes It to US Senate

New patent bill will provide protection from patent trolls

California Law Will Prevent Police Officers from Searching Phones and Laptops Without Warrant

California Law Will Prevent Police Officers from Searching Phones and Laptops Without Warrant

California Senate passes bill to protect personal information stored on various types of electronic devices

Starting in 2015, New Yorkers Will Be Fined $100 for Every Device They Try to Throw Away

Starting in 2015, New Yorkers Will Be Fined $100 for Every Device They Try to Throw Away

You'll get fined $100 per every item you add to e-waste

Australia Senate Looking at Gun Control Again Due to 3D Printed Firearms

Australia Senate Looking at Gun Control Again Due to 3D Printed Firearms

Further study is needed, but a ban is still possible

3D Printed Guns About to Be Made Illegal in California

3D Printed Guns About to Be Made Illegal in California

California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly is advocating against the law

72% of Fraud Victims in Chicago Resulted from Data Breaches

72% of Fraud Victims in Chicago Resulted from Data Breaches

Some of them were not aware of where their data was compromised

 
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