United States - Raid on blogger's home revives issue of shield law protection for bloggers

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There is a growing controversy about the raid that the police carried out on 23 April on the California home of blogger Jason Chen, the editor of Gizmodo, a blog about gadgets and technology, because it obtained a prototype iPhone and published an exclusive about it, together with photos and videos, without Apple's agreement. Desktops, laptops, portable hard drives, cameras and gadgets were all seized in the raid on Chen's home. “All items seized during the raid must be returned to Jason (...)

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