A federal court in New York ruled that a plaintiff who claims Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him when he was a minor cannot proceed in his suit anonymously, finding that the actor has suffered “significant reputational damage” from the allegations and the public interest’s in knowing the accuser’s identity weighs against his use of a pseudonym.
Read moreNew York’s highest court appeared reproachful Thursday of the decision to let jurors in the 2010 trial of four gang members remain anonymous.
Read moreOffering a fully encrypted ecosystem to activists or journalists whose efforts might vex more powerful entities, celebrated anarchist Barrett Brown this summer rolled out an internet platform called the Pursuance Project nearly 10 years in the making.
Read moreFormer Tribune Publishing employee Matthew Keys is not off the hook for helping hackers from the group Anonymous tamper with the Los Angeles Times website seven years ago, according to a Monday ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit cautiously signaled Tuesday that it may reverse parts of former Tribune Publishing employee Matthew Keys’ conviction for helping hackers from the group Anonymous deface the Los Angeles Times website in 2010.
Read moreCalling his four years in federal prison a “formative experience,” Anonymous-linked hacktivist and journalist Barrett Brown was released to a halfway house in Dallas this week.
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