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March 17, 2010

Legislation Pushes White House, Private Sector Collaboration in Cyber Crisis

Sens. John D. Rockefeller IV and Olympia J. Snowe continue to push their proposed Cybersecurity Act, which seeks to push the Obama administration and Congress to be more aggressive in creating a coor... More >

March 16, 2010

Cuba Says U.S. Ruling on Internet Access Does Nothing

Cuba has criticized recent a U.S. ruling that would make it easier for companies to provide Internet services on the island, saying it is meant to destabilize the country, reports boston.com . &nbs... More >

March 11, 2010

Court Again Upholds i4i's Patent Win Over Microsoft

The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has again upheld a jury's verdict ordering Microsoft to pay more than $240 million in damages for willfully infringing on patents awarded to i4i, reports Computer... More >

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March 9, 2010

No More Ban on Exporting Internet Services to Iran, Sudan, Cuba

In an effort to spread free-speech freedoms, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has lifted its ban on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, according to Com... More >

March 8, 2010

New Exec for Worldwide Web Consortium

The World Wide Web Consortium, the organization that oversees Web standards such as HTML 5 and others, has a new executive director , reports The Boston Globe .   Jeffrey Jaffe, most recentl... More >

March 3, 2010

FCC Proposes $25 Billion in New Spending for Broadband

The coming National Broadband Plan proposed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will suggest up to $25 billion in new federal spending for high-speed Internet lines and... More >

March 2, 2010

IBM Has Issues with Microsoft Browser Ballot

Even though Microsoft has revamped its browser ballot and the European Union has accepted the proposal , IBM is still not happy. The company says the random scrambling of the choices gives Google... More >

Masachusetts Data Security Law in Effect

Massachusetts' new data security regulations are in effect. As IT Business Edge blogger Sue Marquette Poremba reminds us, the new state law requires that companies encrypt sensitive personal infor... More >

February 26, 2010

EU Orders Google to Delete Street View Images After Six Months

According to Computerworld , Google has been ordered by the European Union to delete images captured for its Street View service after six months . Google usually keeps images for a year, but the E... More >

Microsoft Withdraws Cryptome Complaint

Microsoft has withdrawn its take-down order of the the popular Cryptome watchdog site under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, putting the site back online, reports V3.co.uk . Microsoft had take... More >

February 25, 2010

Senators Continue to Push Cyber Security Bill

In a hearing, Sens. John Rockefeller and Olympia Snowe said they have no intention of backing down on expanding executive authority to respond to an attack on the nation's digital infrastructure, r... More >

February 24, 2010

EU Begins Google Antitrust Probe

PCWorld.com reports that the European Commission has confirmed it is in the early stages of an antitrust investigation into Google . The commission says it is not a formal investigation yet, but it... More >

Google Execs Convicted in Italian Privacy Case

According to The New York Times , an Italian court has convicted three Google executives of violating privacy laws for allowing a 2006 video of students bullying an autistic boy to air on the now-... More >

February 23, 2010

European Data Protection Chief Concerned About Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Pact

Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor, says the super-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) could prove unworkable under current European Union data protection laws, ac... More >

February 22, 2010

FBI Loking into Webcam Spy Allegations Against Pa. School District

According to eWEEK , the FBI is now investigating allegations that the Lower Merion School District of Ardmore, Pa. spied on students and families by activating webcams on school-provided laptop... More >