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Taiwanese prosecutors indicted former president Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday on charges of leaking classified information and state secrets. The Taipei District Public Prosecutor's Office indicted Ma after a six-month investigation and now alleges that Ma...

The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that individuals cannot demand that their personal data be erased from company records. The court said the ruling came from the public need for legal certainty to protect third party...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy , Joseph Cannataci, presented a report to the Human Rights Council on Wednesday condemning modern-day surveillance legislation and expressing grave concerns regarding the threat to privacy...

The balance between digital privacy and justice is unclear and difficult to determine. Technological advances ease many tasks, but create various risks to the user's privacy rights whether by the government or by criminal hackers. Technology companies, such as Apple,...

A former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges that he willfully retained national defense information. US officials are stating that the theft by Harold...

The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received two separate filings Monday from officials in the public and private sectors who oppose President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. The appellate court is considering a...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that a Lithuanian prisoner was improperly denied Internet access in violation of his rights. Citing Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which states...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah on Tuesday refused to dismiss a complaint against the National Security Agency (NSA) over allegations of warrantless surveillance during the 2002 winter...

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed rules to bolster electronic communications as well as to "create new possibilities to process communication data and reinforce trust and security." The First Vice President stated that the...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that "eneral and indiscriminate retention" of e-mails and other electronic communications by governments is illegal, in a decision that many believe could create an opportunity for challenges to the...