law crime
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John McAfee Charged With Exactly What You Thought He Would Be Charged With
John McAfee, founder of the giant antivirus and cybersecurity firm that bears his name, has been indicted in federal court in Manhattan for charges related to securities fraud and money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
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TikTok to Pay $116 Million Settlement in U.S. Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Privacy Violations
TikTok has agreed to fork over $US92 ($116) million to settle a U.S. class-action complaint regarding alleged privacy violations, including claims that the app and its predecessor, Musical.ly, collected personal data without users’ consent for tracking and ad targeting purposes.
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Uber Drivers Entitled to Paid Holiday and Minimum Wage, According to UK Supreme Court
Uber drivers in the UK should be classified as workers and entitled to both paid vacation time and the minimum wage, according to a ruling Friday by Britain’s Supreme Court. But Uber’s London office is already disputing the scope and relevance of the ruling for its British drivers, insisting that its own rules have changed…
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Judge Rules Trump’s Chicago Hotel Is Putting Fish in Danger
Donald Trump is a real jack of all noxious trades. It turns out that as he was rolling back environmental policies and overseeing an endless stream of noxious climate misinformation as president, one of our dear former leader’s hotels has also been ignoring clean water protections. A multi-faceted pollution king!