Sentencing has been postponed for a private investigator who helped Hewlett-Packard Co. unearth private telephone records of board members and journalists. Bryan Wagner is the last remaining defendant from the spying scandal that erupted in 2006 and engulfed one of technology’s most storied companies. He pleaded guilty 2 1/2 years ago to identity theft and…
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UBS Tax Lawsuit Settled by U.S., Swiss Governments
The U.S. and Switzerland settled a Justice Department lawsuit against UBS AG seeking the names of Americans suspected of evading taxes through 52,000 secret Swiss accounts. The governments have initialed agreements and will later sign a final accord, Justice Department lawyer Stuart Gibson told U.S. District Judge Alan Gold in Miami today. Gibson didn’t disclose…
Maine Supreme Court rules against ATV operator
A sharply divided Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that wardens don’t need a reason to stop operators of all-terrain vehicles, a finding that the Maine Civil Liberties Union believes strikes a blow to the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. But the ruling may have only limited impact, since it comes just a month before a new…
EFF’s recommendations for federal web privacy policy
Today, EFF and the Center for Democracy and Technology submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget in response to the agency’s review of the policies governing the federal government’s use of cookies and other web technologies. The comments are an extension of recommendations we made in May, in which we suggested that the…