Google makes its government snooping reports clearer
By Mariella Moon From engadget Google has redesigned its Transparency Report portal to show data more clearly. Google’s Transparency Report can be overwhelmingly tough to navigate, especially if it’s your first time looking at all the data requests the company…
Suit accuses Oracle of firing corporate whistleblower
By David Ruiz, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A former Oracle Corp. finance manager is accusing the company of firing her because she planned to “blow the whistle” on executives who urged her to falsify financial reports. Svetlana Blackburn…
Uber’s exposure topped $850 million in driver suit
By Ben Hancock, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. could have been on the hook for as much as $852 million in damages if a California jury had concluded that the company misclassified its drivers as independent…
Facebook sued over texts to recycled cell numbers
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc. on Tuesday was hit with a class action claiming the company sends spam text messages to people who get assigned cellphone numbers that used to belong to Facebook users….
‘Making a Murderer’ creator had past life at Quinn Emanuel
By Nell Gluckman, The Am Law Daily The documentary series “Making a Murderer,” which chronicles the case of a Wisconsin man charged with killing a 25-year-old woman, made celebrities out of some lawyers it featured in its deep dive…