Judge says no to police forcing phone unlocks with face
A judge in the District Court for the Northern District of California has denied the police a warrant which would force suspects to open their phones through biometric authentication.
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EU Advisor tells France to forget about global ‘right to be forgotten’
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has given his opinion on the ‘right to be forgotten’ conflict between France and Google, and its good news for the ‘do no evilers’.
InterDigital says Huawei is setting a dangerous precedent with patent lawsuit
Huawei might have filed a lawsuit challenging the royalties, but InterDigital CEO thinks the saga could have a much more damaging and wide-ranging impact on the industry.
Ericsson seek Ambani arrest over unpaid RCom bill
Ericsson has filed its second contempt petition against Reliance Communications in the Indian Supreme Court asking for Chairman Anil Ambani to be arrested.
Qualcomm pays $1.5bn to ban some iPhone sales in Germany
Qualcomm has elected to post $1.5 billion as a security bond to enable the enforcement of remedies ordered by the Munich District Court blocking the sale of iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models in Germany.
Apple finds the water is warming up in App Store legal battle
Apple has found itself in court once again, but Qualcomm is no-where to be seen. Instead, a few of its loyal iLifers are challenging the firm over whether the App Store is an illegal monopoly.
We should be regulating AI, but no-one really knows how
A conundrum which has existed throughout the life of the technology and telco industry around the perfect balance between innovation and regulation.
Net neutrality’s last life kept intact by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has rejected attempts by the telco industry and the Trump administration to completely erase net neutrality rules from the lawbooks.
Apple reportedly plans to use Intel 5G modem in 2020, but will it be any good?
Apple has boxed itself into a corner by going to war with Qualcomm, so a lot rides on the competitiveness of Intel’s 5G modem.
Google just about manages to avoid another massive fine
The High Court in the UK has quashed an attempted class-action lawsuit against Google for the illegal collection of iPhone user’s data during 2011-2012.
Telco industry accuses California of violating US Constitution
It was only going to be a matter of time, but the telco industry is taking California to court over the decision to reinstate net neutrality rules.
Virgin Media legal win sets precedent in battle over disproportionate access charges
Virgin Media and Durham County Council have agreed an out of court settlement which will see the telco pay a nominal £1 sum to access land owned by the local authority to lay new ultrafast broadband cables.
Qualcomm finally gets a legal win in Taiwan
The Qualcomm lawyers are building a reputation as the hardest working in the industry, though at least they no-longer have to battle the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission.
ZTE shares spike after it’s officially let off the hook – for now
Embattled Chinese kit vendor ZTE has announced its US export ban has been lifted, which prompted a 16% jump in its share price.
US government loses court case to block AT&T acquisition of Time Warner
A US Judge has ruled that a case brought by the US government to block AT&T’s acquisition is without merit, so the deal can go ahead.
Virgin Media takes local council to court over ‘hefty’ access charges
Virgin Media has said it will be putting new clauses in the updated Electronic Communications Code (ECC) to the test as it takes Durham County Council to court over land access difficulties.
ZTE US export ban might be lifted after all
Reports indicate Chinese kit vendor ZTE may be on the verge of getting its US export ban lifted after negotiations with the commerce department.
SFR gets fined for the print of its fine print
French telco SFR has lost its argument in the Paris Court of Appeal for illegal and abusive clauses, with the ruling also noting font size T&Cs was too small for the consumer to fully appreciate the contract.
If an autonomous vehicle kills someone, who is liable?
While we have all been getting excited about the prospect of autonomous vehicles a couple of issues seemed to have been overlooked, but now it seems the legal community is addressing a big one; liability.
The great British spectrum tug of war is finally at an end
The UK court of appeal has rejected Three’s last roll of the dice to opposed the impending 5G spectrum auction, so it’s now free to proceed.
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