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October 20, 2020 / Last updated : October 20, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Reuters: U.S. Justice Department sets antitrust briefing; no mention of Google

Reuters: U.S. Justice Department sets antitrust briefing; no mention of Google. “The U.S. Justice Department said that it would hold a media briefing on Tuesday on an antitrust announcement but did not mention Google.” Wall Street Journal is reporting a lawsuit will be filed against Google today.

September 5, 2020 / Last updated : September 5, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

US Justice Department: North Carolina Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud

US Justice Department: North Carolina Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud. “A North Carolina man was charged by criminal complaint unsealed today for fraudulently seeking more than $414,000 in COVID-19 relief guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus […]

June 27, 2020 / Last updated : June 27, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Reuters: U.S. and States’ Google Antitrust Probe Nears Finish Line

Reuters: U.S. and States’ Google Antitrust Probe Nears Finish Line. “The U.S. Justice Department is seeking the final documents to complete an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google , said three sources familiar with the probe, which is expected to end with a lawsuit this summer.”

May 26, 2020 / Last updated : May 26, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

USA Today: DOJ warns Nevada its plan to reopen discriminates against religious groups

USA Today: DOJ warns Nevada its plan to reopen discriminates against religious groups. “The Justice Department on Tuesday warned Nevada that its plan allowing certain businesses to gradually reopen amid coronavirus threats discriminates against religious organizations and places of worship. Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, who heads the department’s Civil Rights Division, told Gov. Steve […]

May 23, 2020 / Last updated : May 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Politico: Justice Department centralizes control of sensitive insider-trading probes

Politico: Justice Department centralizes control of sensitive insider-trading probes. “Multiple U.S. Attorney’s offices — including the Southern District of New York — wanted to handle insider trading investigations of lawmakers, one of the sources said, but all the probes have been centralized in D.C. It would have been logical for SDNY to have jurisdiction: Wall […]

February 10, 2020 / Last updated : February 10, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

The Register-Guard: How Chinese military hackers allegedly pulled off the Equifax data breach

The Register-Guard: How Chinese military hackers allegedly pulled off the Equifax data breach. “The criminals identified a flaw in the credit agency’s security system, executed a plan of attack to penetrate it and devised a scheme to cover their tracks on their way out, according to a criminal indictment unsealed Monday. Those alleged criminals, four […]

December 19, 2019 / Last updated : December 19, 2019 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Washington Post: Justice Department investigates Sci-Hub founder on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence

Washington Post: Justice Department investigates Sci-Hub founder on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence. “The Justice Department is investigating a woman who runs a major Internet piracy operation on suspicion that she may also be working with Russian intelligence to steal U.S. military secrets from defense contractors, according to people familiar with the matter. Alexandra […]

December 12, 2019 / Last updated : December 12, 2019 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

U.S. Justice Department to review Google’s deal for Fitbit: source (Reuters)

Reuters: U.S. Justice Department to review Google’s deal for Fitbit: source. “The U.S. Justice Department will review plans by Alphabet Inc-owned (GOOGL.O) Google to buy fitness tracker maker Fitbit Inc (FIT.N) for possible antitrust issues, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.”

November 1, 2019 / Last updated : November 1, 2019 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

MSN News: Citing ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, ACLU sues federal agencies over facial-recognition scans

MSN News: Citing ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, ACLU sues federal agencies over facial-recognition scans . “The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday sued the Justice Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the FBI for records detailing their use of facial-recognition software, arguing the agencies have secretly implemented a nationwide surveillance technology that threatens Americans’ privacy and civil […]

October 27, 2019 / Last updated : October 27, 2019 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Los Angeles Times: Justice Department and SEC drop investigation of Snap

Los Angeles Times: Justice Department and SEC drop investigation of Snap. “According to a regulatory filing published by the social media company Wednesday morning, U.S. authorities have officially dropped investigations into whether Snap misled investors about the threat posed by Facebook-owned Instagram at the time of its IPO.”

April 30, 2018 / Last updated : April 30, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

BuzzFeed: The Justice Department Deleted Language About Press Freedom And Racial Gerrymandering From Its Internal Manual

BuzzFeed: The Justice Department Deleted Language About Press Freedom And Racial Gerrymandering From Its Internal Manual. “Since the fall, the US Department of Justice has been overhauling its manual for federal prosecutors. In: Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ tough-on-crime policies. Out: A section titled ‘Need for Free Press and Public Trial.’ References to the department’s work […]

March 24, 2018 / Last updated : March 24, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Feds: Iranian hackers compromised more than 8,000 academic email accounts (Fast Company)

Fast Company: Feds: Iranian hackers compromised more than 8,000 academic email accounts. “The Justice Department released an indictment Friday accusing nine Iranians of taking part in a massive hacking campaign targeting hundreds of universities around the world, as well as 30 U.S. companies, the United Nations, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.”

November 15, 2017 / Last updated : November 15, 2017 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Sunlight Foundation: Tweets by @realDonaldTrump are official statements of the @POTUS, says Justice Department

Sunlight Foundation: Tweets by @realDonaldTrump are official statements of the @POTUS, says Justice Department. “The question of whether the personal or campaign social media accounts of elected officials are official statements has been debated for a decade now, with increasing relevance to our politics as more politicians and member of the public join. This week, […]

October 19, 2017 / Last updated : October 19, 2017 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Gizmodo: Justice Department Drops Request for Names of People Who ‘Liked’ Anti-Trump Facebook Page

Gizmodo: Justice Department Drops Request for Names of People Who ‘Liked’ Anti-Trump Facebook Page. “In a court hearing today, the Department of Justice dropped its request for the names of an estimated 6,000 people who ‘liked’ a Facebook page about an Inauguration Day protest, the American Civil Liberties Union said. The ACLU challenged several warrants […]

September 23, 2017 / Last updated : September 23, 2017 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Ars Technica: Justice Department goes nuclear on Google in search warrant fight

Ars Technica: Justice Department goes nuclear on Google in search warrant fight. “The Justice Department is demanding that a federal judge sanction Google for failing to abide by court orders to turn over data tied to 22 e-mail accounts. ‘Google’s conduct here amounts to a willful and contemptuous disregard of various court orders,’ the government […]

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