harassment
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Supreme Court Ruling Will Make Online Harassment Harder to Prosecute
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court made prosecuting online harassment more difficult. In a 7-2 ruling on Tuesday, SCOTUS determined that a lower court’s decision to convict and imprison a Colorado man for stalking was flawed. The majority opinion in the case (Counterman v. Colorado), authored by Justice Elena Kagan, clarifies limits on what sorts…
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Report Detailing Sexual Harassment at Microsoft Barely Skims Accusations Against Bill Gates
Big name Microsoft execs have come under heavy scrutiny recently for bullying and sexual harassment complaints, but a new easy, breezy independent report requested by the company isn’t ready to hold anyone’s feet to the fire.
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Hackers Are Impersonating Police to Subpoena People’s Data
In recent years, it’s become alarmingly routine for law enforcement agencies to subpoena tech platforms for user data — a practice that some critics see as an invasive privacy violation. Criminals are taking note, and now they’re doing it, too.
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Hackers Stole Source Code from Electronic Arts and Are Selling It Online
Cybercriminals have hacked and stolen large amounts of data and code from Electronic Arts, the prominent gaming publisher responsible for producing The Sims, Battlefield, and a number of other classic games.