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Lenient Court Ruling for Teen Hacker

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Technology and Science | No Comments »

An eighteen year old hacker had charges dropped because he had a "potentially bright career". Owen Walker was charged as a teen and it was not for a small ... Read more..

Spammer Sent to Prison

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Business, Technology and Science | No Comments »

At least one spammer will be going to jail. It is jail time plus a significant amount to financial restitution: Read more..

Viacom Amends Data Demands

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Business, Politics and Government, Technology and Science | No Comments »

A court ruling in early July 2008 stated that Google had to give Viacom the history of viewers on YouTube. It seems that Viacom has reversed its demands: Read more..

Google Links to a Privacy Policy on its Home Page

Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Technology and Science | No Comments »

Google is well known for its minimalist, plain home page. Now there is a change. There is a link to the Google privacy policy. There has been ... Read more..

Court Ruling Renders Google’s Privacy Policy Useless

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Technology and Science | No Comments »

A New York court ruling effectively renders Google's privacy policy useless. Google, the owner of YouTube, must surrender all data about site visitors to YouTube: Read more..

Privacy Ruling by the European Court of Human Rights

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Politics and Government | No Comments »

In a lengthy litigation process, the European Court of Human Rights has recognized that the surveillance of telephone communication tramples privacy rights: Read more..

French Court Fines EBay for $61 Million Dollars

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Business, Technology and Science | No Comments »

Even for an internet giant like eBay, a sixty one million dollar fine makes for a rough way to begin the week. A French court has ruled against eBay: Read more..