Facebook asking U.S. government for permission to publish FISA data requests

Facebook is reportedly talking with the DOJ and FBI in order to get permission to publish data requests associated with national security.

Consumer Watchdog to FTC: Shut down this Google-Waze deal now

While Google and Waze prepare to come together, Consumer Watchdog is urging the FTC and DOJ to stop the sale lest the two create a maps monopoly.

Obama administration may launch criminal investigation into PRISM and Verizon court order leaks

The Department of Justice will likely investigate who is behind the leaks of two National Security Agency documents made public this week.

DOJ not worried about national safety in Sprint-Softbank buyout; approves deal

The Department of Justice, once worried about the implications of a Sprint-Softbank buyout on national safety, has pushed the deal through to the FCC for final approval.

Guilty until proven innocent: Judge already siding against Apple in pretrial hearing

Presumption of innocence is a fundamental component of law in many nations, including Canada, France, Russia, and yes, even, yes, the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is not however, enshrined in the constitution of the United States of America.

Apple is a price-fixing ringmaster, U.S. says; Apple says that’s ‘absurd’

"Apple has not 'conspired' with anyone, was not aware of any alleged 'conspiracy' by others, and never fixed prices," the company stated in a reply to the suit.

Terrorist, hacker, freedom fighter: Andrew Auernheimer parties tonight in expectation of jail tomorrow

"It's a f*cking ludicrous charge," Auernheimer told me this morning from New Jersey. "The FBI has tried to frame me for terrorism five times, and by their own admission they've been surveilling me since I was 15 years old."

Verizon grows even larger: FCC approves spectrum deal with big cable

Federal Communications Committee has approved a deal that will see Verizon purchase a portion of wireless spectrum from a handful of big cable television providers.

Pirating Android: DOJ seizes 3 sites selling stolen apps

Watch out, pirates sailing the mobile seas, law enforcement is paying attention to more than just illegal downloads of music and movies. The Department of Justice took down three websites yesterday that were illegally selling copyrighted Android applications.

Verizon close to closing its big spectrum deal with cable companies

Verizon may be close to sealing its spectrum deal with major cable companies, say sources close to the company's negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission.

DOJ wants to know if big cable is unfairly killing the cord-cutting revolution

It took a while, but the U.S. Department of Justice is finally acknowledging that big cable companies may have the power to suffocate online video service, which people turn to as an alternative to paying an expensive monthly cable TV …

Apple denies DOJ’s e-book collusion claims, says it broke Amazon’s “monopolistic grip”

Collusion? What collusion? Apple last night denied the Department of Justice’s antitrust claims that it illegally fixed e-book prices with major publishers, which ultimately made e-books more expensive than they were prior to the launch of Apple’s iBookstore.

Apple is …

Apple likely to win in federal price-fixing case on e-books

Experts are saying Apple is likely to emerge victorious from a Department of Justice case regarding price fixing on e-books.

Apple was accused of conspiring to fix and raise prices on e-books along with five major publishers. The DOJ has …

DOJ officially files antitrust suit against Apple, book publishers

The U.S. Department of Justice has officially filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and a handful of major book publishers, including Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin.

The DOJ is charging the companies for anti-competitive practices regarding the pricing and sales …

AT&T accused of using fake deaf people from Nigeria to scam the government out of millions

The U.S. Department of Justice is claiming telecommunications-giant AT&T pocketed millions of dollars in reimbursement fees by ignoring fraudulent use of the IP Relay call system.

The IP Relay call service is a website that allows people in the U.S. …

DOJ may sue Apple and others for e-book price fixing

The world’s most valuable company, Apple, is being accused of conspiring with five major book publishers to raise the price of e-books, which could lead to a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice.

The antitrust case deals with Apple’s …

Updated: Super Bowl Sting — Feds seize 307 domains in “Operation Fake Sweep”

Updated: Official statement from the U.S. Immigration and Customs office has been added at the bottom of the post.

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a new round of domain seizures today targeted at websites that provide access to …

Department of Justice shutdown of rogue site MegaUpload shows SOPA is unnecessary

A strange confluence of events brought the question of how to deal with online piracy to the forefront of the American consciousness this week. Protests against the anti-piracy bills, SOPA and PIPA, were the major news of the day on …

DOJ launches probe into Verizon’s spectrum deal with big cable

Perhaps Verizon was a bit hasty in its decision to stop growing its FiOS TV and broadband Internet business in favor of wireless partnerships with big cable companies. U.S. regulators have launched a probe into Verizon’s recent wireless spectrum agreements,which …

AT&T and Deutsche Telekom kill FCC application for T-Mobile merger

Question: What costs over $4 billion and a coveted slice of wireless spectrum? Answer: The stipulation included in AT&T’s bid to purchase rival carrier T-Mobile USA in the event the sale doesn’t go through.

Today, AT&T and current T-Mobile USA …