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10th March 2013 Archive

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  • Google's Wi-Fi sniffing to result in $7 million fine

    Slurp sparks states' slight slap

    Google is reportedly close to settling with the 30 US states that were pursuing it over the infamous StreetView Wifi data slurp. In between practicing taking the decision seriously in public, there are probably fits of giggles breaking out in Google's boardroom, because according to Reuters, the proposed settlement is $US7 …

    Law 10 Mar 21:35

  • Mozilla to Apple: we don't care about iOS

    Let us run Gecko or we'll go home

    Firefox won't land on Apple's iOS until the fruity company relaxes its rules about third party browsers, according to Jay Sullivan, vice president of product at Mozilla. Sullivan spoke on a panel at the SXSW music-and-tech-fest in Austin, Texas, over the weekend, and told the crowd Apple's refusal to allow the installation of …

    Software 10 Mar 23:07

  • ITV catches up with TVCatchup

    ECJ ruling bleak news for Internet rebroadcast

    Rebroadcasting copped a hit in Europe, with the Fourth Chamber of the European Court of Justice deciding that TVCatchup is infringing on ITV's copyright. The case was taken to the European beaks in 2011, on a referral from Britain's High Court. ITV had complained that TVCatchup was infringing its copyright by providing an …

    Law 10 Mar 23:09