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Revenge Porn May Soon be Stopped

Summary: A new ruling by the FTC aims to better protect consumers from revenge porn tactics. Many men and women…

Zapproved Offers New Technological Legal Services

Summary: Zapproved, with a $20 million investment and the acquisition of eCloud Collect, will be offering new software services to…

Federal Judge Steps Down from Panel over Evidence Rules

Summary: Judge Jed Rakoff has resigned from an advisory committee after the Justice Department determined it could not examine the…

Web Could be Reclassified as Utility, Tech Group Finds

Summary: An Internet advocacy group has stated that the Federal Communications Commission would legally be able to reclassify the Internet…

Uber Battle Spreads to Philadelphia

Summary: Dozens of Philadelphia cab companies have filed suit against Uber, alleging unfair competition and false advertising. The legal trouble…

Court Ruling: Chimpanzees Are Not Legal Persons

Summary: A New York appeals court has ruled that a chimpanzee should not have legal "personhood." According to LiveScience.com, yesterday,…

Zillow Accused of Behaving Like ‘Adult Frat House’ in Sexual Harassment Suit

Summary: A former Zillow employee has filed a sexual harassment suit against the company, accusing her supervisors of making numerous…

Apple Fined 20 Million for Patent Infringement

Summary: Apple has been fined $20 million for infringing upon patents from the 1990s. The Guardian reports that Apple was fined…

FTC Files Suit against AT&T for Slowing Data Speed

Summary: After millions of customers complained, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against AT&T for slowing down the data…

Silicon Valley Company Paid Employees Less than 2 Dollars an Hour

Summary: Electronics for Imaging was fined by the U.S. Department of Labor and forced to pay back pay to employees it…

Facebook Sues Prestigious Law Firm for Fraud

Summary: Facebook has sued several law firms and attorneys, claiming that they filed a fraudulent lawsuit against it. According to…

Apple Products Hits Finland’s Economy Hard

Summary: Two of Finland’s biggest industries, the paper industry and Nokia, have suffered tremendously with the introduction of the iPhone…