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Judge Kills Lawsuit Against Infamous Study That Might Have Increased Teen Suicides

A long-criticized clinical trial claiming that the antidepressant Paxil is safe for teens had already led to a $3 billion settlement and a federal guilty plea in 2012.

Health Matthew Phelan Apr 3

New Google Antitrust Lawsuit Could Be Filed As Soon As Thursday

A coalition of states is reportedly readying a new antitrust lawsuit against Google that will claim that the company changed its search infrastructure to the disadvantage of certain rivals that offer specialized search results. According to Politico, the complaint — led by Democratic Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser — could go live as soon as…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Dec 15

WeChat Likely Won’t Be Banned While Court Battle Proceeds, Judge Indicates

A federal judge in San Francisco indicated that the Department of Justice still doesn’t have jack shit to convince her to allow the Trump administration to move forward with a ban on new downloads of Chinese messaging app WeChat while court battles proceed, per the Verge. In the past few months, the White House has…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Oct 15

Report: Facebook Helped the FBI Exploit Vulnerability in a Secure Linux Distro for Child Predator Sting

Facebook security personnel and engineers helped the FBI track down a notorious child predator by helping a third-party company develop an exploit in a security-focused version of the Linux operating system, Tails, per a Wednesday report by Vice. But they did so quietly and without notifying the developers of Tails afterwards of the major security…

Social Media Tom McKay Jun 10

Feds Charge Executive of Pinprick Blood Testing Firm With Fraud Over Coronavirus Scheme

The Department of Justice has brought charges against the president of a Silicon Valley-based pharmaceutical firm, Arrayit, alleging a scheme to profiteer off the coronavirus pandemic with a shoddy covid-19 test it tried to bundle with an expensive, unrelated allergen finger stick test. The DOJ said the charges are its first securities fraud case brought in…

Crime Tom McKay Jun 9

Feds Explore How to Hinder Google’s Search Dominance in Latest Antitrust Probe: Report

State regulators and Justice Department officials are purportedly investigating ways to limit Google’s authority in the online search market as part of an antitrust probe. Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO of rival, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo, told Bloomberg that federal and state authorities have approached the company within the last few weeks to ask about requiring…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jun 4

Google’s Fitbit Deal Reportedly to Be Scrutinized By DOJ Antitrust Office

Google’s $2.1 billion deal to acquire fitness tracker manufacturer Fitbit has attracted the attention of antitrust enforcers at the Department of Justice, according to reports that first emerged in the New York Post tabloid and were subsequently verified by Reuters. Normally, deals of this size have to be approved by either the DOJ or the…

Tech News Tom McKay Dec 11

DOJ Antitrust Chief Says He’ll Throw Out Movie Distribution Rules That Helped Kill the Studio System

The Department of Justice is working to rescind the Paramount consent decrees, a set of 1940s legal rules limiting studios’ power over theaters that helped usher in the end of the notorious old Hollywood system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Per the Journal, DOJ antitrust division chief Makan Delrahim told a meeting of…

Movies Tom McKay Nov 18

Proposed Bill Wants Tech Companies To Pay Out the Nose if DOJ Inquiry Uncovers Antitrust Violations

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal proposed antitrust legislation Friday that, if passed, could give the Justice Department’s recently launched probe into monopoly concerns among big tech companies some serious teeth if any violations come to light. The two Democrats call it the “Monopolization Deterrence Act,” Reuters reported. This legislation would grant the Department…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Aug 3

Justice Department Is Reportedly Looking Into an Antitrust Investigation Into Google

The Justice Department may be preparing to launch an antitrust investigation into Google, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the department has been in talks with the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust task force about launching a probe into the tech giant’s search and business operations. Following discussions over which should proceed…

Tech News Catie Keck Jun 1

T-Mobile and Sprint May Have to Create Fourth Competitor to Win Merger Approval

Right now, most estimates of a T-Mobile/Sprint merger getting approved say its a coin flip. That’s because while FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has given the deal his blessing, the Justice Department still hasn’t signed off. And according to a new report from Bloomberg that cites a source close to the matter, it seems the Justice…

Tech Policy Sam Rutherford May 30

DOJ Unseals Indictments of Eight People Allegedly Behind 3ve, Methbot Ad Scams

The Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against eight persons allegedly behind two separate massive digital advertising scams, 3ve and the charmingly named Methbot, the Verge reported on Tuesday. According to a DOJ press release, six of the defendants were identified as Russian nationals (one held dual Russian-Ukrainian status), while the remaining two were from…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Nov 28

Who Helped Give $1.2 Million to President Trump’s New Acting Attorney General?

When President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier this month, people started looking more closely at the man who was appointed to take his place, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. And the closer you look, the worse it looks, especially as new questions are raised over roughly $1.2 million that Whitaker has received since…

Politics Matt Novak Nov 21

Mistake in Filing Suggests WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Has Been Charged

Following an earlier report that the Justice Department was looking to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Washington Post has now reported that Assange may have been charged under seal in a revelation that appears to have stemmed from a mistake in a court filing. The circumstances by which this information was disclosed, if indeed…

Tech News Catie Keck Nov 16

DoJ Now Investigating Huawei for Allegedly Violating Iran Sanctions

In 2017, the US Department of Commerce fined ZTE almost $900 million for violating sanctions by illegally shipping US goods to Iran. Then, last week the DoC stepped up the punishment after ZTE failed to fully comply with its restrictions by slapping a ban on ZTE, preventing it from purchasing parts and components from all…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Apr 25

Verizon and AT&T Reportedly Under DOJ Investigation for Potential Collusion

People have long accused Verizon and AT&T of abusing their market share to the detriment of the overall wireless market. But the two may have crossed a legal line: The Justice Department has reportedly launched an investigation into alleged collusion by Verizon and AT&T to make switching carriers more difficult than necessary. According to The…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Apr 20

Microsoft’s Big Email Privacy Case Heads to the Supreme Court Tomorrow

The United States Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a high-stakes email privacy case that, when decided, will have international repercussions. The case pits Microsoft against the US Justice Department in a battle over whether cloud computing companies must turn over information stored on their overseas servers in response to warrants…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Feb 26

Microsoft Drops Lawsuit Challenging Justice Department Gag Orders—But the Fight Is Not Finished

After filing a lawsuit against the US government last year, Microsoft announced yesterday that it is dropping the suit challenging the gag orders which frequently accompany warrants used to pry user data from tech companies. The gag orders prevent Microsoft and other companies from alerting users when the companies receive government requests for their data,…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Oct 24

Microsoft and Justice Department Will Square Off in Supreme Court Over Critical Privacy Case

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a critical case over data privacy, the outcome of which will likely determine how easily law enforcement can gain access to information stored in tech companies’ overseas data centers. Microsoft will go head-to-head with the Justice Department, arguing that the agency cannot use a warrant…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Oct 16

Microsoft Is Winning a Battle Against Government Surveillance

Microsoft just scored a point for its customers’ privacy. Today, US District Judge ruled that the government can’t avoid a lawsuit alleging that its surveillance operations violate citizens’ constitutional rights. The judge in question is the same one that Donald Trump recently referred to as a “so-called judge.” The case dates back to last April,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Feb 9

Justice Department

Judge Kills Lawsuit Against Infamous Study That Might Have Increased Teen Suicides

New Google Antitrust Lawsuit Could Be Filed As Soon As Thursday

WeChat Likely Won’t Be Banned While Court Battle Proceeds, Judge Indicates

Report: Facebook Helped the FBI Exploit Vulnerability in a Secure Linux Distro for Child Predator Sting

Feds Charge Executive of Pinprick Blood Testing Firm With Fraud Over Coronavirus Scheme

Feds Explore How to Hinder Google’s Search Dominance in Latest Antitrust Probe: Report

Google’s Fitbit Deal Reportedly to Be Scrutinized By DOJ Antitrust Office

DOJ Antitrust Chief Says He’ll Throw Out Movie Distribution Rules That Helped Kill the Studio System

Proposed Bill Wants Tech Companies To Pay Out the Nose if DOJ Inquiry Uncovers Antitrust Violations

Justice Department Is Reportedly Looking Into an Antitrust Investigation Into Google

T-Mobile and Sprint May Have to Create Fourth Competitor to Win Merger Approval

DOJ Unseals Indictments of Eight People Allegedly Behind 3ve, Methbot Ad Scams

Who Helped Give $1.2 Million to President Trump’s New Acting Attorney General?

Mistake in Filing Suggests WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Has Been Charged

DoJ Now Investigating Huawei for Allegedly Violating Iran Sanctions

Verizon and AT&T Reportedly Under DOJ Investigation for Potential Collusion

Microsoft’s Big Email Privacy Case Heads to the Supreme Court Tomorrow

Microsoft Drops Lawsuit Challenging Justice Department Gag Orders—But the Fight Is Not Finished

Microsoft and Justice Department Will Square Off in Supreme Court Over Critical Privacy Case

Microsoft Is Winning a Battle Against Government Surveillance

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