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Tor operator charged for child porn transmitted over his servers

Aurich Lawson Enlarge / A court order served on Austrian Tor operator William Weber. An Austrian operator of Tor servers—that were used to anonymously route huge amounts of traffic over the Internet—has been...

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Thursday, November 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Samsung claims foreman lied about his past to get on Apple v. Samsung jury

Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock In a remarkable new post-trial motion, Samsung has laid out its strategy to get the $1.05 billion verdict against it kicked out. The boldest tactic? A straightforward attack on...

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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

AT&T, have you no shame?

Aurich Lawson / Embassy Pictures Bob Quinn, one of the top AT&T lobbyists ("Senior Vice President-Federal Regulatory") in a company famous for lobbyists, must have drawn the short straw at the office staff...

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Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Laptop theft leads to "sextortion"—and arrest of family friend

Aurich Lawson Sextortion—it's not just limited to creepy guys you've never met in real life ; now even people you know are getting in on the act. Back on April 7 of this...

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Friday, July 20th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Verizon: net neutrality violates our free speech rights

"Can you hear me now?" Aurich Lawson Verizon pressed its argument against the Federal Communications Commission's new network neutrality rules on Monday; filing a legal brief with the United States Court of Appeals...

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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 Net News 1 Comment