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Latest transparency reports show steady rise in surveillance data requests

The latest round of reports come after an agreement between the government and tech companies about what information can be released

German federal prosecutor considers formal NSA investigation

The country's Federal Prosecutor General has received several complaints over Germany's involvement in the NSA's spying program

FTC: Medical transcription firm allowed histories to be on search engine

The agency announces a data-breach settlement with the California company

Twitter buys 900 IBM patents, dodging a potential infringement suit

The patents likely cover a range of software and tools of interest to Twitter

Ex-network engineer faces prison after admitting he sabotaged employer’s system

Ricky Joe Mitchell deleted EnerVest's phone accounts and backup data after learning he was about to be fired

Businesses Spending on Big Data Marketing but Not Hiring for It

8 Ways to Use LinkedIn Groups to Boost Your Business

Samsung not sanctioned over leakage of Apple documents

The judge said the information had not been misused in license negotiations

Defendant challenges DOJ’s use of NSA surveillance

An Uzbek man asks a US court to suppress information collected by arguing the NSA program is unconstitutional

Misuse of proprietary data alone doesn’t violate CFAA, judge rules

Court rules that Computer Fraud and Abuse Act governs how data is accessed, not how it is used by persons with valid access