Meta used Flo menstruation app data to sell ads, jury finds
The social network disagrees with verdict and vows to explore all legal options
Legal05 Aug 2025 |
Legal
TSMC launches legal action against insiders accused of trade secret theft
Chipmaker said it caught the ‘unauthorized activity’ early
Systems05 Aug 2025 |
Microsoft briefly turned off Indian company’s cloud, perhaps due to EU sanctions on Russia
Oh, the irony of Europe demonstrating the importance of the sovereign cloud it craves
Off-Prem04 Aug 2025 | 32
Florida jury throws huge fine at Tesla in Autopilot crash
Plaintiffs argued that the company massively oversold the assisted-driving capabilities of its cars
Legal01 Aug 2025 | 89
Court upholds Epic win in Google Play Store antitrust battle
Appeals panel says Chocolate Factory abused its dominance in Android app distribution
Legal01 Aug 2025 | 8
Gene scanner pays $9.8 million to get feds off its back in security flap
Illumina allegedly lied about its testing devices meeting government standards
Security31 Jul 2025 | 4
Italy says Meta may be violating law with AI in WhatsApp
Competiton regulator smells abuse of a dominant market position, Zuckercorp claims all is well
AI + ML30 Jul 2025 | 4
Europe's AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn't happy
Users and developers struggle to comply as situation evolves
AI + ML30 Jul 2025 | 29
Australia bans kids from signing up for YouTube accounts, angering Google
‘We want kids to know who they are before platforms assume who they are’ says Minister
Legal30 Jul 2025 | 63
Florida Man earns five-year sentence for $100 million telco fraud
Q Link claimed subsidies for ineligible customers
Legal30 Jul 2025 | 10
Taxman picks up $140M tab after Cadence fined for China export violations
Changes enacted in Trump's budget cover cost of penalty
Systems29 Jul 2025 | 1
Publishers cry foul over W3C crusade to rid web of third-party cookies
Exclusive Advocacy group tells UK competition watchdog proposal favors Google
Software29 Jul 2025 | 39
UK VPN demand soars after debut of Online Safety Act
1,400% jump in sign-ups as users try to avoid age verification checks when surfing adult sites
Networks28 Jul 2025 | 184
Meta joins Google in ragequitting EU political ads over onerous regulations
Zuckercorp blames legal uncertainty under upcoming TTPA law
Legal25 Jul 2025 | 49
So much for watermarks: UnMarker tool nukes AI provenance tags
Boffins insist your deepfake tracking tech won't work
AI + ML24 Jul 2025 | 20
The EFF is 35, but the battle to defend internet freedom is far from over
Interview Palantir, data brokers, and judicial overreach are all on the horizon, executive director Cindy Cohn warns
Security24 Jul 2025 | 8
AI data-suckers would have to ask permission first under new bill
If it passes, the law would redefine the boundaries of fair use
AI + ML24 Jul 2025 | 10
EU cloud gang challenges Broadcom's $61B VMWare buy in court
COMMENT CISPE cites recent channel changes, but the deal was decided on different matters
Virtualization24 Jul 2025 | 6
UN World Court declares countries must curb emissions or be held responsible
But it has no way to compel scofflaws to comply
Legal23 Jul 2025 | 18
Leading 3D printing site bans firearm files, but home gun makers have better options
Updated Thingiverse ditches downloadable designs at the urging of Manhattan District Attorney, who wants more companies to do likewise
Legal23 Jul 2025 | 64
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Millions of age checks performed as UK Online Safey Act gets rolling
But it's OK, claims Brit government, no personal data stored 'unless absolutely necessary'
Tech bro denied dev's hard-earned bonus for bug that overcharged a little old lady
Who, Me? Startups aren't good at testing software, or respecting contracts
IT firing spree: Shrinking job market looks even worse after BLS revisions
The payroll growth we thought we experienced in May and June? Gone, like tears in the rain
China’s botched Great Firewall upgrade invites attacks on its censorship infrastructure
Attempts to censor QUIC traffic create chance to block access to offshore DNS resolvers
Mozilla flags phishing wave aimed at hijacking trusted Firefox add-ons
Devs told to exercise 'extreme caution' with emails disguised as account update prompts
Microsoft briefly turned off Indian company’s cloud, perhaps due to EU sanctions on Russia
Oh, the irony of Europe demonstrating the importance of the sovereign cloud it craves
Antivirus vendors fail to spot persistent, nasty, stealthy Linux backdoor
Updated 'Plague' malware has been around for months without tripping alarms
Python-powered malware snags hundreds of credit cards, 200K passwords, and 4M cookies
PXA Stealer pilfers data from nearly 40 browsers, including Chrome
Google agrees to pause AI workloads to protect the grid when power demand spikes
On hot summer days, air conditioning is rather more important than search summaries
Lazarus Group rises again, this time with malware-laden fake FOSS
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Slow MFA rollout costs Canucks $5m; Lawmakers ponder Stingray ban; MSFT tightens Teams; And more!
STORIES
$380M lawsuit claims intruder got Clorox's passwords from Cognizant simply by asking
Hand us the mind bleach, we want to flush our memories of attack
Cyber-crime23 Jul 2025 | 12
Mike Lynch estate owes HPE $943M over Autonomy fallout
High Court judge slashes tech titan's $4B damages claim by almost 80%
Software22 Jul 2025 | 31
Sacramento cops scoured energy records to target suspected weed growers, and the EFF has sued
Raided homes despite known likelihood that aircon or EVs could explain high electricity consumption
Legal21 Jul 2025 | 31
X tells the French police 'non' to its request for algorithmic data
Claims it's all a witch hunt by local lawmakers
Legal21 Jul 2025 | 13
YouTuber leaked iOS secrets via friend spying on dev's phone, Apple lawsuit claims
Jon Prosser and alleged accomplice accused of stealing trade secrets from development device
Legal18 Jul 2025 | 32
Time for Britain's CMA to strike hard – or risk losing the cloud competition fight
Comment With watchdog set to publish report into health of market next month, will it hold AWS and Microsoft's feet to the fire?
PaaS + IaaS18 Jul 2025 | 26
AI creeps into the risk register for America's biggest firms
S&P 500 businesses warn investors they may never see ROI in SEC filings
AI + ML15 Jul 2025 | 9
IT consultancy settles US battle over alleged $14.75M government contract fraud
Outfit was accused of charging for specialist IT labor performed by uncertified folks
Public Sector15 Jul 2025 | 2
Google Indonesia tangled up in $600 million Chromebook corruption probe
Asia In Brief PLUS: China’s massive lithium find; Cisco’s new Asia boss; Japan and EU plan satcomms collab; and more
Public Sector14 Jul 2025 | 8
Court cancels FTC click-to-cancel rule on a technicality
Welcome back to the age of dark patterns
Legal09 Jul 2025 | 15
Georgia court throws out earlier ruling that relied on fake cases made up by AI
'We are troubled by the citation of bogus cases in the trial court’s order'
AI + ML08 Jul 2025 | 38
Suspected Chinese cybersnoop grounded in Italy after US tipoff
Zewei Xu's family reportedly bemused at arrest as extradition tabled
Security08 Jul 2025 | 10
Epic Games settles its antitrust side quest that sought battle royale with Samsung
They're both silent on what, if anything, has changed
Legal08 Jul 2025 | 2
TUPE or not TUPE? How AI and cloud are rewriting the rules of supplier transitions
Comment Tips on who pays when staff don't transfer, when the regulations apply ... and when they don't
Legal07 Jul 2025 | 7
Ousted US copyright chief argues Trump did not have power to remove her
Shira Perlmutter lost her job after her office published report on generative AI and fair use limits
AI + ML04 Jul 2025 | 63
EU businesses want a pause on AI regulations so they can cope with unregulated Big Tech players
Mistral fears continental companies may not get time to escape 'distant, behemoth corporations'
AI + ML04 Jul 2025 | 42
Won’t somebody think of the European children? Meta and Google put up their hands to help on the same day
Zuck backs a ‘digital majority age’ and Google open sources tech that might enforce it
Public Sector04 Jul 2025 | 17
Meta calls €200M EU fine over pay-or-consent ad model 'unlawful'
'Deserves fair compensation for the valuable and innovative services'? Which ones are those then?
Personal Tech03 Jul 2025 | 65
23andMe's new owner says your DNA is safe this time
Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matter
Cyber-crime02 Jul 2025 | 18
Huawei can't wriggle out of Iran sanctions trial, judge rules
Dismissal bid denied as 16-count indictment moves toward court in May 2026
Networks02 Jul 2025 | 4
US imposes sanctions on second Russian bulletproof hosting vehicle this year
Aeza Group accused of assisting data bandits and BianLian ransomware crooks
Cyber-crime02 Jul 2025 | 10
International Criminal Court swats away 'sophisticated and targeted' cyberattack
Body stays coy on details but alludes to similarities with 2023 espionage campaign
Cyber-crime01 Jul 2025 | 4
A lot of product makers snub Right to Repair laws
Refrigerators and game consoles are the worst, but Apple, surprisingly, rates well
Legal01 Jul 2025 | 28
Proton bashes Apple and joins antitrust suit that seeks to throw the App Store wide open
Makes the usual complaints about control and cost, adds argument Apple's practices harm privacy
Legal01 Jul 2025 | 18
DoJ clears HPE to buy Juniper if it sells Instant On Wi-Fi and licenses some code
Which it will, happily, to create a networking biz that’s still far smaller than Cisco’s or Nvidia’s
Networks30 Jun 2025 | 5
Supremes uphold Texas law that forces age-check before viewing adult material
Over 18? Prove it
Legal27 Jun 2025 | 49
Australia not banning kids from YouTube – they’ll just have to use mum and dad’s logins
Regulator acknowledges that won’t stop video nasties, but welcomes extra ‘friction’
Public Sector27 Jun 2025 | 29
More trouble for authors as Meta wins Llama drama AI scraping case
Updated Authors are having a hard time protecting their works from the maws of the LLM makers
AI + ML27 Jun 2025 | 20
AFRINIC election annulled after ICANN writes angry letter to African regional internet registry
Updated The group in charge of IP addresses for 54 countries hasn't had a board since 2022
Networks26 Jun 2025 | 23
French cybercrime police arrest five suspected BreachForums admins
Twentysomethings claimed to be linked to spate of high-profile cybercrimes
Cyber-crime25 Jun 2025 |
Just say no to NO FAKES Act, EFF argues
The problem is focusing on property rights rather than privacy
Legal24 Jun 2025 | 8
WD escapes half a billion in patent damages as judge trims award to $1
SPEX Technologies still gets the win, but failed to 'adequately tie a dollar amount' to infringing acts, says order
Storage24 Jun 2025 | 19
Google faces UK clampdown as watchdog floats market power rules
CMA roadmap outlines potential restrictions on how ad slinger operates in the country
Personal Tech24 Jun 2025 | 6
Australia finds age detection tech has many flaws but will work
Probe into how to implement social media ban finds privacy risks, developer overreach, infosec uncertainties
Personal Tech20 Jun 2025 | 40
AFRINIC election proceeds after ICANN’s attempt to replace officials fails
Regulator remains concerned about election integrity
Legal20 Jun 2025 | 4
EU Advocate General advises top court to toss Google appeal against €4B fine
Case over bundling Play Store with Chrome and Google Search set to continue
Legal19 Jun 2025 | 7
Europe slams online tat bazaar AliExpress for dodging obligation to stop dodgy traders
Illegal products abound on Chinese site and its processes to stop ‘em are hopeless
Public Sector19 Jun 2025 | 43
Apple dodges Optis patent payout for now as judge orders a do-over
Third time's a charm?
Personal Tech17 Jun 2025 | 7
AFRINIC election delayed after ISP Association wins injunction over voter rights
UPDATED Polling was supposed to start on Monday - moved to Wednesday after court revisited the case
Legal17 Jun 2025 | 2
Eurocops arrest suspected Archetyp admin, shut down mega dark web drug shop
Marketplace as big as Silk Road had more than 600k users and turnover of 'at least' €250M
Security16 Jun 2025 | 9
VMware and Siemens spar over where to stage software licence showdown
German giant wants case heard in Germany, not the USA
Legal16 Jun 2025 | 10
Meta sues 'nudify' app-maker that it claims ran 87k+ Facebook, Instagram ads
Despite 'multiple enforcement actions,' Joy Timeline HK allegedly wouldn't stop
Legal12 Jun 2025 | 37
Google faces billion-quid bruising over Play Store fees in the UK
Competition Appeals Tribunal gives nod for claim to go to trial
Legal12 Jun 2025 | 28
Mozilla frets about Google's push to build AI into Chrome
AI could bring a new round of browser wars
AI + ML11 Jun 2025 | 21
ICANN waves hands in protest at AFRINIC election arrangement
Worries lawyers overseeing poll may have disqualifying entanglements
Legal09 Jun 2025 | 3
Cops want Apple, Google to kill stolen phones remotely – so why won't they?
Tech giants say blocking purloined devices via IMEI could open new fraud risks
Personal Tech04 Jun 2025 | 89
Regulator sues product comparison site alleged to only compare products on which it earned commission
No wonder those products always rated so highly
Legal03 Jun 2025 | 18
Feds arrest DoD techie, claim he dumped top secret files in park for foreign spies to find
28-year-old alleged to have made multiple drops to folks who turned out to be undercover FBI agents
Security30 May 2025 | 38
Data watchdog put cops on naughty step for lost CCTV footage
Greater Manchester Police reprimanded over hours of video that went AWOL
Storage30 May 2025 | 21
US to deny visas to foreign officials it says 'censor' social media
Against backdrop of EU rules on spread of misinfo plus UK probing role of online hate in far right riots
Personal Tech29 May 2025 | 116
Apple has only 30 days to comply with EU DMA rules
Users leaving App Store to make a third party payment must be free of charge, says Euro Commish
Applications29 May 2025 | 13
India none-too-subtly reminds Big Tech that local laws prohibit dark patterns
‘Consumers will not tolerate deceit’ Minister tells Amazon, Apple, Samsung and Uber
Legal29 May 2025 | 9
German court parks four Volkswagen execs in jail over Dieselgate scandal
More cases about 2015 software swindle stuck in legal traffic jam
Legal28 May 2025 | 50
Ex-Meta exec: Copyright consent obligation = end of AI biz
Nick Clegg, former politico and Zuckcorp policy Prez, seems confused, can Reg readers help him?
AI + ML27 May 2025 | 149
Europe warns giant e-tailer to stop cheating consumers or face its wrath
No, not Amazon. China’s SHEIN is in the spotlight for fake discounts, grubby greenery, and evading inquiries
Public Sector27 May 2025 | 66
Irish privacy watchdog OKs Meta to train AI on EU folks' posts
Case in Germany could derail Zuck's plans, noyb tells El Reg fight isn't over
AI + ML22 May 2025 | 25
VMware price hikes? Between 800 and 1,500%, claim Euro customers
Report slates end of perpetual licenses, death of monthly pay-as-you-go model, and 'punitive' changes by Broadcom
PaaS + IaaS22 May 2025 | 54
Judge allows Delta's lawsuit against CrowdStrike to proceed with millions in damages on the line
CS remains hopeful damages will be limited to seven figures
Security21 May 2025 | 5
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' would create a regulation-free AI hellscape, AGs warn
Republican defense of states' rights doesn't apply to curtailing LLMs, apparently
AI + ML20 May 2025 | 28
Trump signs TAKE IT DOWN law meant to stop revenge porn
Fine-print is vague and broad, could easily be abused to blunt protected speech
Personal Tech20 May 2025 | 83
Show us your face: New Orleans PD reportedly got secret facial recognition alerts
Police took Big Easy attitude to the rules, says WaPo
Legal19 May 2025 | 8
Millions at risk after attackers steal UK legal aid data dating back 15 years
Cybercriminals lifted info including addresses, ID numbers, and financial records from agency systems
Cyber-crime19 May 2025 | 49
America’s consumer watchdog drops leash on proposed data broker crackdown
Crooks must be licking their lips at the possibilities
Personal Tech16 May 2025 | 10
Defamation case against DEF CON terminated with prejudice
'We hope it makes attendees feel safe reporting violations'
Security16 May 2025 | 4
Microsoft proposes sweeping global concessions to Teams for up to a decade
Beast of Redmond runs scared from EC antitrust cops half decade after rivals complained
SaaS16 May 2025 | 7
Anthropic’s law firm throws Claude under the bus over citation errors in court filing
AI footnote fail triggers legal palmface in music copyright spat
Legal15 May 2025 | 30
Plan to keep advanced chips from China with tracking tech gains support in Congress
Every shipment you make, every FLOP you generate, Uncle Sam will be watching you
AI Infrastructure Month15 May 2025 | 25
Uncle Sam claims H-1B fraud crackdown is working as registrations drop 25%
Surely Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric has nothing to do with it
On-Prem15 May 2025 | 43
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb
'Legitimate interest' won't wash, says privacy outfit, as Zuck's org claims activists want to 'delay AI innovation'
AI + ML14 May 2025 | 71
Paul McCartney, Elton John, other creatives demand AI comes clean on scraping
Musicians, artists, writers, actors urge government to protect copyright
AI + ML12 May 2025 | 42
US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired
Some see an action to benefit Elon. The White House sees an agency obsessed with DEI
AI + ML12 May 2025 | 113
TikTok's Chinese app - Douyin - in trouble after spat over the price of jade
Asia In Brief PLUS: Huawei's Windows-free PC appears; Robo-car rentals come to China; Europe, India, collab in space; and more
Legal12 May 2025 | 4
Nip chip smugglers by building trackers into GPUs, US Senator suggests
AI phone home
On-Prem09 May 2025 | 74
Delta Air Lines class action cleared for takeoff over CrowdStrike chaos
Judge allows aspects of passenger lawsuit to proceed
Security07 May 2025 | 2
Trump's wind farm funding freeze is so much hot air, say states as they blow sueball to Washington
We'd be shocked, just shocked, if Big Tech's renewable energy ambitions aren't known in the White House
On-Prem07 May 2025 | 62
Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp court battle
Don't f&#k with Zuck
CSO06 May 2025 | 17
Trio arrested in £3M UK bribery probe over Microsoft datacenter build in Netherlands
Blu-3 accused of paying off former Mace Group associates
Legal02 May 2025 | 7
Microsoft gets twitchy over talk of Europe's tech independence
Brad Smith commits org to facing off with US govt in court to protect them
PaaS + IaaS30 Apr 2025 | 105
Does UK's Online Safety Act cover misinformation? Well, that depends
Minister, platform providers disagree on whether law would have helped avoid last summer's riots
Public Sector30 Apr 2025 | 75
TAKE IT DOWN Act? Yes, take the act down before it's too late for online speech
Good intentions, terrible wording – and Trump can't wait to use it because 'nobody gets treated worse than I do'
Personal Tech29 Apr 2025 | 51
Biting the hand that feeds IT
