Category: pennsylvania

Pennsylvania court rules suspect can’t be forced to provide his password

Post author By Randall
Post date November 24, 2019
Categories In civil liberties, constitution, crime, fifth amendment, gear, Internet, law, password, pennsylvania, Politics, Privacy, rights, Security, Tech

[ad_1] Justice Debra Todd noted that revealing a password is testimonial as it’s a “verbal communication” that reveals your mind, not just a physical act like providing a blood sample. It also pointed to federal Supreme Court precedent where people couldn’t be forced to reveal the combination to a wall safe — in both cases, […]

T-Mobile’s Sprint merger is opposed by 18 state attorneys general

Post author By Randall
Post date September 18, 2019
Categories In ag, anticompetitive, attorney general, attorneys general, business, deal, gear, josh shapiro, lawsuit, merger, Mobile, oppose, opposition, pennsylvania, Politics, Sprint, t-mobile, Tech, tmobile

[ad_1] In July, the Department of Justice approved T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion bid to merge with Sprint — on the condition that it sell some of its business to Dish Network. And Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai endorsed the deal. But opposition from so many attorneys general could pose a legitimate threat. The state attorneys […]