U.S. Border Laptop Search Can Be Challenged

It hasn't gotten a lot of play in the news media, but a recent U.S. District Court decision may at least weaken a policy that theoretically gives the Department of Homeland Security the right to search laptop storage of more than two-thirds of Americans. In case you've forgotten, in August...
Romney Campaign Apparently Planned Ahead for Stolen Laptops

We've heard this sort of story before (here, and
File Sharing Site RapidShare Required to Monitor All Content

You thought the MegaUpload seizure was bad? Check this out. The Swiss file uploading service RapidShare, accused of harboring copyrighted content, has been ordered...
What SMB Data Backup and Rush Limbaugh Have in Common

It's funny sometimes how a perfectly ordinary press release can have a lot more to it than appears at first. Take Carbonite (NASDAQ:CARB). The company issued a press release a few days ago citing a study finding that many small businesses were using old, unreliable methods such as external hard...
Western Digital Finally Closes Hitachi GST Purchase

Almost exactly a year after it was first announced, Western Digital has announced that it has closed its purchase of Hitachi GST, after being required to sell off...
Judge Rules that Legal Firms Can Use Computer-Based ‘Predictive Coding’ in E-Discovery

In a decision that may be as far-reaching as the 2006 changes in rules for civil proceedings that essentially created the e-discovery market, Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck has