News roundup — April 14, 2014

By Mallory Hendry

Canada

Experts worry about Canadians' privacy as new bill seeks to crack down on illegal downloads, The National Post

Constitutional challenge to voter-identification rules may be on way to SCC, Ottawa Citizen

Annual seal hunt begins amid ongoing court case, trade challenge, Vancouver Sun

United States

Protesters take aim at Google lawyer who 'personifies the tensions being stirred by abundant tech money', Reuters

Conviction for hacking celebrities' iPads voided after prosecutors bring case in wrong state, Reuters

International

Microsoft fined record-breaking $731 million by EU regulators, Reuters

Digital currency takes another blow as China closes some banks' bitcoin exchanges, Reuters

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