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A record sentence in the ‘Vault 7’ leak case
Joshua Schulte's 40-year sentence is the longest to date for the unauthorized disclosure of national defense information.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in National security
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When spurious ‘hacking’ claims chill journalism
The idea that viewing a site’s source code amounts to hacking is, to put it gently, ridiculous.Categorized in Newsgathering
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California city backs down from misguided ‘hacking’ lawsuit against bloggers
The city of Fullerton has abandoned a lawsuit that had dangerous implications for data journalism.Categorized in Prior restraint
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Supreme Court justices sound skeptical note on government’s view of anti-hacking law
The justices’ questioning about the scope of the anti-hacking law should give the Justice Department some reason for concern.Categorized in Policy
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: July 12, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…Categorized in Policy
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Media coalition urges Supreme Court to narrow scope of federal hacking law to protect newsgathering
A lower court’s broad interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could chill newsgathering.By Sasha PetersCategorized in Newsgathering
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Scraping public websites likely doesn’t violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, court holds
Federal appeals court ruling has potentially major implications for data journalists, favorable for newsgatheringCategorized in Newsgathering
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Reporters Committee analysis of U.S. government indictment of Julian Assange – Part II
In response to our analysis of the Justice Department’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act conspiracy charge against Julian Assange, we’ve…By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Special Analysis
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Reporters Committee statement on U.S. indictment of Julian Assange
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice publicly announced that it had indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The announcement followed…Categorized in Announcements