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Panel endorses some NSA Internet monitoring
A bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has unanimously adopted a report that endorses some of the National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programs.
2 lawyers challenge bans for withholding personal info
Forty-three attorneys were suspended in March in one order from the Court of Appeals, but not for any sort of legal malpractice. Instead, they were punished for not providing their Social Security numbers to the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland in violation of a recently adopted Maryland Rule.
After attack, eBay wants users to change passwords
E-commerce site eBay is asking users to change their passwords after a cyberattack compromised a database containing encrypted passwords.
White House calls for more privacy laws
The White House is asking Congress to pass new privacy laws that would add more safeguards for Americans' data and provide more protections for emails sought in the course of a law enforcement investigation.
Md. lawyer grapples with balance of security, privacy
David Medine was six days into his new job when a figurative bomb dropped on his desk.
Johns Hopkins data spilled in ‘extortion’ attempt
The names, email addresses and telephone numbers of as many as 1,200 current and former Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering students were posted online after a hacker's failed extortion attempt aimed at gaining broader access to the school's computer network, the university said Friday.
Bills take on tech tracking
Civil libertarians battled law enforcement agents Thursday over a bipartisan bill to limit when police can use cellphone tracking devices, automatic license-plate readers, email scanners and surveillance drones.
Obama’s proposed changes to NSA spy programs
President Barack Obama is calling for major changes to the way the U.S. intelligence community collects and stores information about people in the U.S. and abroad, in the wake of […]
Websites try to nix nasty comments
NEW YORK — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for […]
Pro-life protesters seek $43.2M from Rockville-based Voice of Choice
A Rockville-based nonprofit that posts the names, photos and contact information of anti-abortion protesters online is facing a class-action lawsuit by people it has deemed “Bullies” on its website.
LG looking into claim smart TVs grab user data
LG Electronics Inc. said it is investigating a claim that some of its smart TVs send information on home viewing habits back to the company without consent.
Plaintiffs, Hopkins take unusual tack in Levy suit
All patients of former gynecologist Dr. Nikita Levy must join a mandatory class action if they want to sue the Johns Hopkins Hospital, under an order filed Friday in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
