The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization is accusing AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA of infringing on a patent by selling wireless LAN products.  ... More >
According to The Los Angeles Times , the Federal Trade Commission has asked Google not to destroy any documents related to its Wi-Fi snooping. This follows a request by Consumer Watchdog asking ... More >
In a vote of 53-46, the Oklahoma House approved a bill that would reduce from 23 percent to 12 percent the property tax rate on new wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, accordi... More >
Amid mounting criticism , Facebook has unveiled new, simplified privacy controls. Computerworld reports that among the changes is a single control that limits who can see the content poste... More >
In an effort to circumvent the constitutional protections for out-of-state online vendors, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed House Bill 1193, which would force online retailers to reveal their custome... More >
In an effort to protect citizens from terrorism, the European Union is considering a data protection pact with the U.S. that would set privacy standards for sharing information between the countrie... More >
InformationWeek reports that according to a survey by the Federal Communications Commission, 30 million Americans reported they have experienced “bill shock,” an unexpected increase in a monthly m... More >
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into Apple's digital music business for possible antitrust violations , according to Computerworld . The New York Times reports that officials are concern... More >
Four Democratic lawmakers will soon launch an effort to rewrite the 14-year-old law that is the regulatory framework for the U.S. telecommunications and broadband industries. According to Com... More >
Germany has opened a criminal investigation of Google over its collecting of bits of private information that people send over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, reports The New York Times . Officials hav... More >
Representatives John Conyers Jr. and Lamar Smith have introduced the Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act , which would increase the budget for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,... More >
The New York Times reports that the European Union has fined a group of computer chip makers the equivalent of $421 million for price fixing . Samsung faces the highest fine at nearly $180 million,... More >
A recent study by Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business that set out to study the impact the passage of the HITECH Act would have on the amount of health-care information available on P2P net... More >
Consumer Watchdog is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google after the company admitted that it has inadvertently collected bits of private information that people send over ... More >
MySpace says the recent outcry over privacy concerns is the reason it has decided to roll out its simplified privacy settings. According to PCWorld.com , the current MySpace levels of priva... More >
The New York Times reports that Google has admitted that it has inadvertently collected bits of private information that people send over unencrypted wireless networks while gathering Street View ... More >
According to InformationWeek , U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood has ruled that LimeWire is liable when others make use of its file-sharing technology to illegally download copyrighted music. The Reg... More >
According to Computerworld , i4i says that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate regarding a patent held by i4i that has be... More >
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal that would require wireless companies to send a text message or other real-time alert to custome... More >
Reps. Jim Langevin and Michael McCaul have introduced a bill that would make the national cyber security coordinator position within the White House permanent. According to InformationWeek , ... More >
The first full Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are now up and running. Enterprise Networking Planet reports that INDs that use Arabic characters have been deployed for the Egypt, Saudi Arab... More >
According to Computerworld , Sen. Jon Tester has introduced a bill mandating that U.S. government agencies post all public documents online in a free, searchable database . The legislation w... More >
The Department of Justice says that Operation Network Raider, a program run by the DoJ, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Customs and Border Pro... More >
According to The Wall Street Journal , Reps. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., plan to post on their websites a draft of legislation that proposes regulating Internet companies' metho... More >
According to an Associated Press article on Newsvine.com, part-time Vermont county prosecutor Vincent Illuzzi is challenging a move by state agencies to crack down on inappropriate Web surfing by ... More >
Apple may be facing an antitrust probe over its new policy of requiring software developers who create applications for its devices to use only Apple's programming tools. According to The Ne... More >

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