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Firms fined $350,000 after yogurt sting uncovers review rigging

Some SEO companies, online reviews are dodgy – who knew?
Iain Thomson, 24 Sep 00:23

Apple named in criminal lawsuit over Premier League–streaming app

Enraged Thai telly tycoons claiming $3m damages from Cupertino and hapless dev
Bill Ray, 16 Sep 07:29

Sloppy call data gets Telstra an ACMA wrist-slap

Double-billing on international roaming
Richard Chirgwin, 16 Sep 03:29

Corel re-animates zombie brand for patent case

Micrografx owns graphics in Android phones – and GOOGLE MAPS
Richard Chirgwin, 12 Sep 03:02

US plaintiffs can seek damages over Street View data slurp - court

9th Circuit rejects Google's bid to dismiss Wi-Fi snooping case

Dyson takes Samsung to court in UK over vacuum cleaner

Brit inventor claims Korean firm 'ripped off' steering system patent

WAIT! Don't you dare send that ad-spaff email without 'specific' consent

ICO: You at the back of the class... No texting, either
OUT-LAW.COM, 11 Sep 07:03

Tech titans team up to complain about US government spy requests

United action to save their businesses protect privacy
Iain Thomson, 10 Sep 00:35

'Beat the lie detectors' trainer sentenced to 8 months in jail

Clients included sex offenders and undercover cops, say cops
John Leyden, 09 Sep 16:43

Verizon finally drags FCC into court fisticuffs to end one-speed internet for all

ISP, watchdog to duke it out over control of web download rates

Apple spanked by judge in price-fixing injunction – but not too hard

Cook & Co. dodge a couple of bullets in ebook case Final Judgement
Rik Myslewski, 06 Sep 19:44
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Phone-blab plod breaks PRIVACY law after crash victim's 5hr ditch ordeal

IPCC: Coppers failed to spot wounded man, then sensitive info spaffed over the blower
Team Register, 06 Sep 12:07
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Jury reckons Motorola wasn't 'fair and reasonable' to Microsoft

Googorola to hand over $14m after trying to charge excessive patent fees

Ministry of Sound sues Spotify over user playlists

Streamers are 'copying' our curated compilations, claim music moguls
Andrew Orlowski, 04 Sep 13:59

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£250k fine for dumping council workers' files in Tesco bins, er, binned

Comment But does this mean a change to ICO enforcement policy? Legal bod investigates

Brits give thumbs-up to shale gas slurping in university-run poll

Analysis The more you scare us, the more we ignore you
Andrew Orlowski, 08 Aug 07:31

Irish watchdog won't probe Apple, Facebook over PRISM... but COULD IT?

Analysis Yes, and it SHOULD, says information law specialist

Gotcha: Oz Greens squeeze web snoop law confession

Data retention bill drafted, despite denials
Richard Chirgwin, 07 Jul 23:37

News

£250k fine for dumping council workers' files in Tesco bins, er, binned

Comment But does this mean a change to ICO enforcement policy? Legal bod investigates

New EU rules: Telco only SOMETIMES has to tell you it spaffed your data

Can't do it immediately? Do it later. Can't later? Give a, er, 'reasoned justification'
OUT-LAW.COM, 02 Sep 07:02

Finally it happens: MAN BITES DOG - after stabbing himself

Crazy Californian cuts chest, creates chaos chomping on constabulary's cur
Gareth Corfield, 02 Sep 05:03

HTC trio suspected of pilfering design IP

Investigators storm mobe maker's offices after firm sounds alarm
Phil Muncaster, 02 Sep 02:58

Microsoft and Google unite to sue US gov't for more transparency

Tech titans gear up for long legal battle
Iain Thomson, 30 Aug 20:57

Private UK torrent site closes, citing 'hostile climate'

thebox.bz will torrent its last on September 1st
Simon Sharwood, 30 Aug 06:02

Quarter of a million quid fine for data-wipe gaffe? ICO told: Nae, laddie

Ruling on tough Scots council sanction will 'blunt talons' of watchdog, says legal bod
OUT-LAW.COM, 28 Aug 08:25

EFF, Lessig battling copyright takedowns

Oz record company's DCMA notice in cross-hairs
Richard Chirgwin, 25 Aug 23:52

US court: Dell can't hound debtor with robocalls to her mobile

Automated pay-up calls banned by appeals court

Bradley Manning is no more. 'Call me Chelsea,' she says

WikiLeaker makes statement after the trial is done
Iain Thomson, 22 Aug 19:50

Snowden journo's partner wins partial injunction on seized data

Government can't 'inspect, copy or share' – except to protect 'national security'

Corruption cops warn on old-school project management

NSW's Independent Commission Against Corruption issues procurement guidance
Richard Chirgwin, 22 Aug 00:40
Bradley Manning

Manning's lawyer plans presidential pardon campaign, says client will appeal

Assange declares 'tactical victory' from his Ecuadorian broom closet
Iain Thomson, 21 Aug 21:55
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Pinch to Xoom: Motorola settles trademark suit in confidential deal

Fondleslab name-change likely to have no effect whatsoever
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Brazilians tear strip off NSA in wake of Snowden, mull anti-US-spook law

South Americans demand web privacy as PRISM journalist's Brazilian boyfriend held
OUT-LAW.COM, 21 Aug 07:28
The Choi Plug

Legal bible Groklaw pulls plug in wake of Lavabit shutdown, NSA firestorm

Blogger who tracked epic Linux patent, copyright wars can't rely on email
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US court rules IP address cloaks may break law

'Published' might not mean 'available to anyone'
Richard Chirgwin, 20 Aug 03:02
Engineers fitting antenna heads

Wholesale telco IspONE goes titsup, Kogan mobile going dark

Telstra pulls the plug as ispONE calls in the administrators
Simon Sharwood, 19 Aug 20:13
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Probation officer gets TINY fine for spilling domestic violence victim's ADDRESS

Coughs £150 for handing out data... to alleged perp
John Leyden, 19 Aug 13:58