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May 28, 2010

Australian Agency Files Patent Suit Against U.S. Carriers

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 >

FTC Asks Google Not to Destroy Wi-Fi Data

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 >

May 27, 2010

Oklahoma OKs Wireless Tax Reduction

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 >

Facebook Unveils Simpler Privacy Controls

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 >

Colorado's E-Commerce Law Unconstitutional?

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 >

EU Proposes Data Privacy Pact with U.S.

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 >

FCC Survey: 30 Million Americans Experience 'Bill Shock'

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 >

May 26, 2010

DoJ Probes Apple's iTunes Practices

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 >

May 25, 2010

Democratic Lawmakers Want Rewrite of Telecom Act

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 >

May 20, 2010

Germany Begins Criminal Investigation of Google

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 >

May 19, 2010

Lawmakers Put up Stripped-Down Patent Bill

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 >

EU Slaps Chip Makers with Fines for Price Fixing

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 >

May 18, 2010

Study Shows Patient Info Freely Available on P2P Networks

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 Groups Asks FTC to Probe Google Snooping

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 to Roll Out Simpler Privacy Settings

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 >

May 17, 2010

Google Admits to Collecting Personal Data

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 >

May 13, 2010

Court: LimeWire Liable for Copyright Infringement

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 >

May 12, 2010

Patent Office to Rule Favorably for i4i

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 >

FCC Considers Plan to Ease Cell Phone 'Bill Shock'

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 >

May 10, 2010

Bill Proposes Making Cyber Security Coordinator Position Permanent

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 >

Arabic Language IDNs Go Live

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 >

May 7, 2010

Bill Proposes Most Government Docs to Be Available Online

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 >

DoJ Secures Convictions for Sale of Counterfeit Networking Hardware

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 >

May 4, 2010

Lawmakers Propose Web Ad-Privacy Safeguards

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 >

May 3, 2010

Vermont Considers More Monitoring of Workers' Web Use

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 to Face Antitrust Probe?

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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