Big Day for Big Tech: CEOs Testify in House Antitrust Hearing

By Ann O'Brien and Joshua Jowdy on August 4, 2020 Posted in Antitrust

On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust conducted its sixth hearing into online platforms and market power, welcoming as witnesses the chief executive officers of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. The hearing lasted more than five hours and was styled as “Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.” … Continue Reading

Government Access to Private Data: Microsoft Opens a New Front in the Battle for Consumer Privacy

By Eric A. Packel on April 19, 2016 Posted in Online Privacy

Prior to the Information Age, sensitive papers were stored in file cabinets and drawers. When home computers arrived, information was digitized and moved to hard drives or other electronic media, still possessed by the user. Today, with the general availability of high-speed Internet service, many individuals are moving information to the so-called cloud – which … Continue Reading

License to Hack? DOJ Seeks Expanded Authority to Use Hacking Techniques

By Jonathan B. New on April 2, 2014 Posted in Cybersecurity, Information Security

As part of its increased focus on combating cybercrime, the U.S. Department of Justice is pushing to loosen requirements for obtaining search warrants in order to allow them greater freedom to hack into the computers of criminal suspects. Late last year, DOJ submitted a request to modify Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41, which governs … Continue Reading