How Apple Helped FBI Take Down World’s Largest Torrent Site
While Apple was battling the FBI in court over unlocking an iPhone, the technology giant was quietly helping the FBI on another investigation.
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Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom, Fighting Extradition to the U.S., to Start a New Political Party
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is busy these days. In addition to trying to avoid extradition to the U.S. on charges of massive copyright infringement, Dotcom is hatching a new political party in New Zealand, where he lives, the Washington Post reports. Dotcom said he’s confident he’ll stay in New Zealand, saying copyright…
Some Congress Members Question Whether Homeland Security Overstepped Its Authority
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some members of Congress are questioning the legality of Homeland Security seizing domains and taking down URLs accused of copyright infringement, CNET reports. Among the concerns are that Homeland Security is “seizing the domain names of websites whose actions and content are presumed to be lawful, protected speech,” some Congress members…
Feds Shut Down Wildly Popular Piracy Website; Hackers Retaliate
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It was outright war in the cyberworld this week. The feds on Thursday announced that they had shut down an incredibly popular website Mequapload, only to see hackers retaliate by blocking access to multiple web sites including the Justice Department and Universal Music. The Justice Department said that seven people and…