- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- December 6th, 2018
Australia Passed Anti-Encryption Law Forcing Tech Firms to Decrypt Data
Non-compliant companies and individuals face fines, prison
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 17th, 2016
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
Companies will have to cooperate with the Chinese government to decrypt encrypted data at its request
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2015
Mandatory Nap Time Instituted in the Town of Ador in Spain
Residents must remain perfectly silent between 2 and 5 p.m.
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 8th, 2015
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
- Internet Life
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 6th, 2015
New Zealand Cyberbullies Could Face Up to 2 or 3 Years in Jail If Caught
Websites will benefit from a safe-harbor provision
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 4th, 2015
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
EU Parliament gets ready to vote a new law which will make it really hard to take "legal" photos in public places
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 23rd, 2015
Australian Senate Passes Law That Forces ISPs to Block Pirate Sites
Law passes with a 37 to 14 vote in the Australian Senate
- Internet Life
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 10th, 2015
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
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 9th, 2015
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
- Internet Life
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 8th, 2015
Tech Companies Delighted As Patent Reform Law Makes It to US Senate
New patent bill will provide protection from patent trolls
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 4th, 2015
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
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- December 30th, 2014
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
- 3D Printing
- By Sebastian Pop
- October 15th, 2014
Australia Senate Looking at Gun Control Again Due to 3D Printed Firearms
Further study is needed, but a ban is still possible
- 3D Printing
- By Sebastian Pop
- September 1st, 2014
3D Printed Guns About to Be Made Illegal in California
California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly is advocating against the law
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 18th, 2014
72% of Fraud Victims in Chicago Resulted from Data Breaches
Some of them were not aware of where their data was compromised