Gerald P. (Jerry) Vaughan, 64, a retired veteran of the Federal Communications Commission who helped launch the first spectrum auctions, died Dec. 6 at his summer home in Pennsylvania of an apparent heart attack.

An 82-year-old Pennsylvania man was found alive and conscious by rescuers Wednesday after getting lost in the woods of a state park and spending 32 hours braving snow squalls and freezing temperatures.

I have been checking out the Dash Express internet connected GPS device and actually packed it along on this current business trip to find my way around DC and Pennsylvania. I was quite disappointed to read the news on GigaOm that Dash will be cutting 50 jobs and end making its hardware. I was actually thinking seriously about picking up one of these units since I find the ability to send addresse...

A very definite lack of posting this week (and last) but I have been traveling.  Too many miles and too few hours in the day.  Today I am in Pennsylvania to visit my son and watch him give his oral dissertation to the faculty at Villanova.  It is the completion of his Master’s degree

Last month we told informed you of the troubling news that U.S. border guards now had the right to seize any information stored on your BlackBerrys recordable media, and gave you a link to possible workarounds. Now we’re glad to report a victory for civil liberties and mobile enthusiasts. Judge Terrence McVerry of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania affi...

In Western Pennsylvania a federal district judge ruled yesterday that, before they issue a warrant to force a wireless carrier to turn over historical records showing where a person’s cell phone has been used, that they must be able to show they have a credible cause of criminal activity. It was noted that this is

A Pennsylvania judge ruled that authorities require a warrant to ex...

The government must obtain a warrant based on probable cause of criminal activity before directing a wireless provider to turn over records that show where customers used their cellphones, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, in the first opinion by a federal district court on the issue, reports The Washington Post. "Judge Terrence F. McVerry of the Western District of Pennsylvania rejected the govern...

A federal district court judge in western Pennsylvania made what could possibly wind up being a precedent setting ruling this week, with him stating that the government must obtain a warrant based on probable cause of criminal activity before asking a carrier to provide cellphone location data. The ruling specifically addressed historical cellphone tower location data, which the government had arg...

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that the police and other law enforcement agencies need to have a warrant before seizing cell phone records from wireless companies. In order to obtain that warrant, the authorities need to be ...