Defendant convicted at trial of sending thousands of horrific messages to victims, lawyers, police, and prosecutors Seattle – A 33-year-old Seattle man previously employed as a privacy consultant was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 9 years in prison for conspiracy to engage in cyberstalking, three counts of cyberstalking in violation of…
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No room for privacy: How Airbnb fails to protect guests from hidden cameras
Isabelle Chapman, Majlie de Puy Kamp, and Audrey Ash report: It was another lawsuit brought by another victim whose fun-filled vacation turned into a voyeuristic nightmare: A woman was secretly recorded undressing at a rental property, her images stored on the computer of an alleged sexual predator accused of spying on unsuspecting renters for years….
Anonymous messaging app targeting teens: Read the disturbing allegations in FTC and Los Angeles DA action against NGL
By Leslie Fair for the Federal Trade Commission, July 9 – An anonymous messaging app marketed to kids and teens: What could possibly go wrong? A lot, allege the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. A complaint against NGL Labs and founders Raj Vir and Joao Figueiredo alleges violations of the FTC Act, the…
Breaking a cell phone to avoid its search and seizure justified obstruction enhancement under federal sentencing guidelines
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t? Seen at FourthAmendment.com: Defendant attempted to thwart a search of cell phones in his car tried to break one such that it had to be forensically reviewed to get information off of it. He wasn’t under arrest. Still, his actions qualified for a 2 level obstruction enhancement…