| A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to sending more than 27 million unsolicited messages through Facebook Inc. servers after gaining access to about 500,000 accounts on the social network, according to prosecutors. Sanford Wallace, 47, known as the “Spam King,” admitted to his mass spamming in 2008 and 2009 while pleading guilty Monday to fraud and criminal contempt, San Francisco U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said in a statement. |
Read the article: Bloomberg
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| California Class-Action Suit Filed Against Ashley Madison |
| Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who claims that the companies failed to adequately protect clients’ personal and financial information from theft, saying he suffered emotional distress. The lawsuit accuses Ashley Madison and parent company Avid Life Media Inc, which is based in Toronto, of negligence and invasion of privacy, as well as causing emotional distress. |
Read the article: Reuters
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| Russia Lifts Ban on Wikipedia Amid Flap Over Drug Article |
| Russia has cancelled a ban on the Russian-language version of Wikipedia after it caused controversy among internet users in the country. The Russian communications watchdog told Internet providers to block access to the site in Russian after a court ruled an entry on hashish contained banned information. |
Read the article: Sky News
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| German Court Upholds ‘Slide’ Patent Ruling Against Apple |
| Apple Inc. patents covering the “slide to unlock” feature on smartphones are invalid, Germany’s highest appeals court ruled, reaffirming a 2013 decision rejecting the U.S. company’s claims by a lower court. The ruling by the Federal Court of Appeals in Karlsruhe covers one of the Apple iPhone’s most popular defining features, of which makers of rival Android-based phones have developed their own versions. |
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