Yesterday, a New York City federal judge denied the Department of Justice’s request for a court order that would force Apple to hack into the iPhone of a Brooklyn drug dealer. Judge James Orenstein ruled that federal government cannot use the All Writs Act of 1789 to compel Apple to hack into the iPhone. He argued that…
Apple refuses to give FBI backdoor to users’ data Apple made huge news today when they announced that they will not be cooperating with federal authorities that have requested they hack into the iPhone of belonging to one of the shooters in last December’s terrorist attack in San Bernardino. A federal magistrate has ordered Apple…
Benjamin Golden believes his rights were violated because while he was beating and assaulting his Uber driver he was being recorded without his consent. Now the former Taco Bell executive is suing the Uber driver he was fired for assaulting. TLR first ran this video when the story broke. The camera captures Golden assaulting Edward Caban,…
By Lina Bryce Cops in Connecticut are breaking into cars and stealing expensive items with legal impunity. In fact, they say it is for their residents’ own good. In an effort to curb thefts and car break-ins, police have taken it upon themselves to beat the criminals to the score. Lt. Herbert Sharp told the…
Thinking, speaking, and acting freely in an unfree world is often seen as an act of rebellion by those who hold power, privilege, and fealty to the ideas that support a given society’s power structures. And that means there will be much acrimony, harrumphing, and even outright blood-lust displayed by those with power and those…
Photographer Zachary Pointon began his career in a standard fashion by taking photos of people on the street. His latest project however reveals how vulnerable we sometimes allow ourselves to be. By accessing unsecured web cams and security camera streams, he was able to capture people’s most intimate moments, when they assume they’re not…