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Governance

April 2008

April 30, 2008

Three Arrested in New Zealand Security Breach

It's no surprise that the war in Iraq is not the most popular cause with some groups, and the protest group Waihopai Anzac Ploughshares can be counted among those. Ploughshares has claimed responsib... More >

April 28, 2008

FSA Audit Finds Security Problems

The Financial Services Authority is not happy with the results of its security audit of 39 financial service firms . ZDNet reports that the problems the FSA found were that IT controls were emphas... More >

April 25, 2008

Judge Orders .pst Files for White House E-Mails

The saga of the missing White House e-mails just goes on and on.   In the latest development, a federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to collect and preserve all e-mails in .pst f... More >

April 24, 2008

GOP Pushing Telecom Immunity in House

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, still ticked that Democratic leaders don't back immunity for telecoms that participated in President Bush's wireless wiretapping program, are circul... More >

April 23, 2008

Can States Enforce Patent Rights, But be Immune From Suits?

The Supreme Court has kept alive a lawsuit that challenges states' claims of immunity against patent infringement. The San Francisco Chronicle explains that state agencies such as the University ... More >

April 22, 2008

Appeals Court Rejects FTC Order Against Rambus

A federal appeals court has sided with memory-chip maker Rambus in overturning an antitrust order against the company issued by the Federal Trade Commission, reports Reuters .   The FTC clai... More >

Comcast Interference Widespread, FCC Chief Tells Senate Committee

Comcast's interference with peer-to-peer traffic appears to have been more widespread than the company has let on and not limited to times of network congestion, Federal Communications Commission Cha... More >

Microsoft Appeal Denied; More Insider E-Mails to Follow?

Let the blood-letting continue. That's the word from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where Microsoft sought to reverse a lower-court ruling granting class-action status in a lawsuit involving ... More >

Samsung Chairman Resigns Over Scandal

Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee stunned observers by announcing he is resigning after 20 years as head of South Korea's biggest conglomerate, according to an Associated Press story in The Wash... More >

April 21, 2008

New Jersey Court Backs User Privacy

In a unanimous verdict Monday, New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled that Internet service providers must not provide any information about users to anyone -- even police -- without a subpoena, and the ... More >

April 18, 2008

Woman Charged with Stealing from the Dead

A Southern California woman accused of using a genealogy Web site to find people who had recently died, then taking over their credit cards was charged this week in federal court, reports Wired . &n... More >

Oracle Claims SAP Execs Knew of Corporate Theft

In court papers, Oracle said it plans to file an amended complaint in its lawsuit against SAP, alleging that subsidiary TomorrowNow stole applications and SAP executives were well aware of it, repo... More >

April 17, 2008

Bill Would Ban Inflight Calls in U.S.

Though the European Union earlier this month gave the green light to inflight calling , saying cell phones would not interfere with navigation systems, a group of U.S. lawmakers say that's not the p... More >

April 16, 2008

Groups Call for 'Do Not Track' List

Two consumer groups have joined the call for the Federal Trade Commission to create a "do not track list" that would allow computer users to opt out of targeted advertising, reports Reuters . &nbs... More >

April 15, 2008

Green Is Good for Business

In many ways green technology is ultimately about doing more with less. That's the tone of this TMCnet piece that says enterprises are realizing that going green not only makes them more environmen... More >

Groups Press FCC to Ban Text-Message Blocking

Public interest groups have renewed their call for the Federal Communications Commission to prevent carriers from blocking some text messages .   The move stems from an incident last fall when ... More >

Seagate Files Patent Suit Against STEC

In a move described in The New York Times as defending its turf, Seagate Technology has filed a patent-infringement suit alleging that STEC's solid-state drive products violate four Seagate paten... More >

April 14, 2008

Microsoft Suggests Tiered Approach to Online Privacy

Microsoft has proposed a five-tiered approach to privacy in online advertising, with the most stringent tier requiring consumers' permission to use their personal information, reports NewsFactor N... More >

April 10, 2008

IRS Not the Only One Looking to Steal Your Money

Fraudsters are taking advantage of the tax season to steal personal information, according to a report by Identity Force cited at eWeek . Businesses are being warned to be on the lookout for tax-re... More >

April 8, 2008

EU Regulators Say Search Engines Violate European Data Protection Rules

Last year, several search engines adjusted their data storage in hopes of being seen as the most concerned about user privacy. But European regulators are not happy with the companies following a r... More >

April 4, 2008

Maryland Senate Votes to Repeal Reviled 'Tech Tax'

The Maryland Senate has repealed a much-dislike tax on computer services and instead adopted a plan that involves budget cuts and an income tax surcharge on millionaires, reports  The Baltimore Su... More >

April 2, 2008

TJX Settles with MasterCard over Data Breach

Retailer TJX Cos. will pay up to $24 million to MasterCard to settle a lawsuit over a data breach that resulted in the theft of millions of credit card numbers , according to a Reuters story in ... More >

FCC Chairman Opposes Skype Plan

In a speech at the CTIA wireless convention, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said he will oppose a petition filed by Skype in February 2007 to require wireless operators to o... More >

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