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February 1, 2012

European Commission Looking into Samsung's Patent Licensing Practices

As if Samsung doesn't have enough on its plate right now, considering the international litigation with Apple and other smartphone makers over patent infringement, the European Union announced Tues... More >

January 31, 2012

Consumers Should Be Informed of Monitoring Software on Mobile Devices

For months now, privacy advocates and regulators alike have been concerned about the fact that wireless providers have the ability to collect data from user devices. In the U.S., Sen. Al Franken (D-M... More >

January 27, 2012

Motorola Files Even More Patent Claims Against Apple

Earlier this month, the International Trade Commission issued a decision that Motorola Mobility did not violate Apple patents in a case that Apple filed against the company in October. Though the f... More >

Six Mistakes Companies Are Making Today — And How You Can Avoid Them

This white paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them.

The World Is Not Flat: How Application Location Influences User Experience

This paper explains why it's challenging to deliver applications quickly and reliably over the Internet and along the application delivery chain, including via cloud service providers.

January 26, 2012

EU Ready to Roll out New Data Protection Rules

The European Union is set to release new, tougher data protection regulations soon. According to Reuters , the impending directive could have a significant impact on businesses, both in the EU and... More >

Google to Merge User Data Across Products

Does Google not remember it's already under extreme scrutiny from regulators regarding privacy practices ? The company announced this week that it is changing its policies to track user activity a... More >

January 25, 2012

Forcing Defendant to Decrypt Laptop Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment?

While we're talking about judicial decisions that impact technology ... a judge in Colorado has decided that a defendant in a mortgage fraud case cannot use the Fifth Amendment protection against sel... More >

January 24, 2012

Dutch Court Refuses to Ban Samsung's Galaxy Tab

Apple is out of luck in the Netherlands. The court hearing the Cupertino, Calif.-based company's petition to ban Samsung's Galaxy Tab in the country, and by extension, in most of Europe, has denie... More >

January 23, 2012

Will OPEN Act Do What SOPA and PIPA Didn't?

Last week, we couldn't go anywhere online without running into reminders that the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act were coming up for a vote . The bills' respective sponsors saw the pro... More >

January 13, 2012

Google Faces More Regulatory Inquiry with Search Plus

I was just thinking it's been too long since I've seen anything about patent disputes. But then I found this little gem . PCMag.com reported last week that Google purchased 187 more patents from I... More >

January 11, 2012

Chinese Online Service Providers to Face New Rules

As of March 15, Internet companies in China should be better protected from unfair and anti-competitive business practices than they have been in the past. The country's Ministry of Industry and Inf... More >

January 6, 2012

Verizon Does About-Face on Proposed Online Payment Fee

Companies that embrace social networks like Facebook and Twitter certainly have extra risk management headaches when, for example, employees fail to heed social media use policies . But the networks... More >

January 5, 2012

Will RIM Get Rid of Co-CEOs for a Single Leader?

2011 wasn't the best year for Blackberry maker Research In Motion . So it wasn't much of a surprise when news broke earlier that the company's board of directors was at least considering asking co-... More >

Commerce Committee Wants ICANN to Wait on DNS Expansion

According to The Washington Post , the House Commerce Committee has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to wait before making additional domains available . In a letter... More >

January 2, 2012

SOPA Battle Continues, GoDaddy Switches Sides

In mid-December, the House Judiciary Committee adjourned without deciding whether to send the Stop Online Piracy Act to the full house, and without setting a new date for a vote. At the time, Wire... More >

December 28, 2011

Irish Privacy Commissioner Wants More Transparency from Facebook

It looks like no matter what Facebook does with regard to privacy controls , someone is going to want more. This time it's the Irish privacy commissioner. SlashGear reports Commissioner Billy Hawk... More >