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US Senate vote to add internet sales tax this week

Foreign companies prepare to cash in

Policy 22 Apr 20:00

German watchdog whacks Google with PIDDLING FINE over Street View slurp

'Discount rate' punishment won't deter ad giant, rages Hamburg commish

Law 22 Apr 14:59

EC sends antitrust complaint to smart chip cartel suspects

Fireside chat fails to satisfy

Government 22 Apr 13:36

ICO probes Home Office refusal to reveal Snooper's Charter details

Data watchdog demands answers about Orwellian-sounding Request Filter

Government 22 Apr 11:38

Harassed Oracle employee wins case, cops huge legal bill

'A very high price to pay for her victory' says Judge

Law 22 Apr 05:58

Japanese Feds urge ISPs to support Tor ban plan

Updated Anonymous on the internet? You must be up to no good

Policy 22 Apr 04:34

Turnbull 'flat out' seeking NBN killer blow

Why does the philosopher prince of broadband care about a half-a-percent saving?

Policy 21 Apr 18:04

How to save UK's open data: Meet the 'Fair Value Licence'

Comment Data hippies! Stop singing Kumbaya and get real

Government 19 Apr 15:32

Euro states stick fingers in ears to Huawei, ZTE tech 'dump' claims

La, la, la. We can't hear you

Government 19 Apr 13:32

ZTE ejects from Iran as Feds probe spy-tech export claims

Chinese telecoms dragon wants to keep US sweet

Government 19 Apr 10:19

The fast-growing energy source set to replace oil: Yes, it's COAL

Renewables have had virtually no effect on CO2 emissions

Government 19 Apr 05:03

NBN Co still on budget, CEO claims

Won't cost $AU90 billion

Government 19 Apr 01:47

US House of Representatives passes CISPA by 288-127

Co-sponsor dismisses opponents as '14 year-olds tweeting'

Government 18 Apr 18:55

UK's first copyright swap-shop for cat pics (etc) still yonks away

You know you need to buy the rights for that, yes?

Law 18 Apr 08:23

White House threatens to veto redrafted Cyber Intelligence act

Still too evil, insist presidential viziers

Government 17 Apr 18:04

US Justice Department pushes for fairer spectrum auctions

Giants shouldn't be allowed to hoard spectrum to lock out rivals

Government 17 Apr 16:17

UK Supreme Court backs news leech in copyright fight

But asks EU court to give final say on browser cache scuffle

Law 17 Apr 15:31

EU trade chief looks to reboot anti-dumping case against Huawei, ZTE

Commission looks to ministers after firms refuse to complain

Government 17 Apr 10:28

NZ plans interception law refresh

Dotcom bust leads to spooks' charter

Law 16 Apr 22:29

CISPA cybersecurity legislation vote due in next 48 hours

All your data are belong to us

Government 16 Apr 19:16

Ex-hacker leaves Pentagon's TOP-SECRET war boffins for Google

What will he do? We don't know - it's a secret

Government 16 Apr 13:59

Will Google's rivals swallow the 'labelling remedy' pill?

Analysis Web giant's in Europe now, where complainants count

Government 16 Apr 06:29

CSIRO backing broadband app comp

Hungry and brilliant? Get coding

Policy 16 Apr 01:30

Interview: Dave Berstein on the NBN, construction and VDSL

xDSL, fibre, construction and gigabits

Policy 16 Apr 01:03

Google's 'power to switch off the lights in Europe' has 'chilling effect' - rivals

Competitors demand cosy negotiation texts from antitrust commish

Government 15 Apr 13:39

Ban drones taking snaps of homes, rages Google boss... That's HIS job, right?

Damn it, we're gonna need a new irony detector

Government 15 Apr 10:31

Thatcher’s data protection legacy: Just fill out this 16-page form

Comment From 'the least of Blighty's worries' to vital, essential right

Government 15 Apr 08:57

Now draft biz guillotine law triggers info privacy watchdog

Data revealed during insolvencies sparks Euro ire

Law 15 Apr 07:00

Google preps for Brussels wrist-slap

'Say ouch like you mean it!'

Government 15 Apr 02:23

Coalition's NBN plan: where's the cost of the copper?

Vulture South goes mad with a spreadsheet, can't find billions in opex

Policy 14 Apr 20:14

Geolocation tech to save 60 Londoners from being run over next year

Look out there's an accident hotspot just ther - Aarghh

Government 12 Apr 08:19

'North Korea Has Launched a Missile' tweet sent by mistake

Red faces at Yokahama city government after slip of the mouse

Government 12 Apr 05:24

Oz regulator “welcomes” debate on limiting net neutrality

ACCC Chairman likes the idea of ISPs charging by time of day and quality of service

Policy 12 Apr 04:55

Tech titans team up to push immigration reform

Analysis Zuck calls for changes in H-1B, education, patents

Policy 11 Apr 19:06

Judge scolds Apple, Motorola for using court as 'business strategy'

Fed up with 'obstreperous and cantankerous conduct'

Law 11 Apr 18:54

Obama boosts military, 'black' and spook cyber forces

Tanks? Feds? Pah! I want NERDS

Government 11 Apr 17:34

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