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European Court Of Justice May Rule On UK Surveillance Law
The legality of last year's Investigatory Powers Act may be referred to the European Court of Justice, following a challenge
Apple & Nokia Settle Patent Infringement Dispute
Apple agrees to pay Nokia for its intellectual property and the two firms will work together on digital health
Law Lessons: Real World Legal Issues In An Augmented Gaming World
Pay attention developers; Pramitha Krishnamurthyprakash, manager of Innovation Intelligence at CPA Global, discusses the legal issues behind AR games
US House Approves Bill Requiring Warrant To Search Old Emails
Tech companies urged the Senate to back the measure tightening controls on law enforcement email searches
Apple, Google, and Microsoft Back Legal Challenge Against Trump Immigration Order
A cohort of tech firms said the order causes economic damage to the US
Teenager Pleads Guilty To TalkTalk Hack Offences
17 year old hacker says he was just "showing off" when he caused major data breach at TalkTalk
Ex-Autonomy CFO Is Indicted For Fraud
US federal authorities have accused Autonomy's former finance chief of carrying out a 'scheme' to deceive investors, regulators and HP
EU-US Privacy Shield Faces European Legal Challenge
Irish privacy campaign group files legal challenge, arguing Privacy Shield is not strong enough
AI ‘Judge’ Can Predict Outcome Of Human Rights Court Cases
A British study suggests artificial intelligence could quickly spot fact patterns likely to lead to particular decisions
EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate
The draft text could mean better broadband infrastructure, while clamping down on online copyright and encrypted communications
Microsoft Wins Landmark Cloud Case Over Emails Stored In Ireland
Microsoft will not be forced to hand over communications held in servers outside of the United States, a court ruled Thursday
EC Slaps Google With More Antitrust “Objections”
European Commission expands its probe of Google's shopping and advertising services with additional "objections"
Oracle Told To Pay HPE £2.3bn For Itanium Damages
Another legal setback for Oracle after Californian jury orders it to pay hefty damages for Itanium cancellation
Open Rights Group: Brexit Puts UK Citizen Digital Rights At Risk
UK exit from European Union could place British citizen's digital rights in jeopardy, says Open Right Group
Apple Cranks iOS Encryption In Face Of FBI Flak
All iOS applications will be required to use Secure HTTP by the end of this year, with a few exceptions
EU Watchdog: EU-US Privacy Shield Is ‘Not Robust Enough’
The new transatlantic data transfer agreement is likely to be defeated in EU court just as Safe Harbour was, argues the European data protection supervisor
What Google’s Victory In Java Case Signifies To The IT World
ANALYSIS: Following court loss to Google over Java and the exit of a key Linux thought leader, Oracle must regain credibility in the open source community
Apple Challenges Bid To Block iMessage, Facetime
The company argues its customers would be harmed by removing iMessage, Facetime and VPN On Demand from its devices
Huawei Sues Samsung Over Alleged Smartphone Patent Infringement
Huawei, the world's third biggest smartphone manufacturer, tells Samsung, the biggest, that enough is enough in patent dispute
Google ‘Faces £2.3bn EC Fine’ For Alleged Search Dominance Abuse
The Commission is reportedly set to levy a record-breaking €3bn fine over Google's abuse of its search dominance
Mozilla Tells FBI To Reveal Firefox Security Vulnerability
FBI allegedly discovered Mozilla Firefox flaw when investigating child porn websites
Oracle, Google Return To The Courtroom Over Android
Epic copyright showdown returns to court, six years after Oracle vs Google battle first went legal
Facebook Blocked From Taking Biometric Data From Users
California court rules that social media giant should not have access to personal details garnered from photographs
Microsoft, Google Officially Agree To End Lawsuits
Regulatory disputes referred to 18 cases across US and Germany
Oracle, Google CEO Talks Fail To Deliver Settlement
The two companies' chief executives met for six hours, but failed to resolve their differences over Java's use in Android
Europe ‘Readies’ Formal Android Antitrust Charges
Google showdown with the European Commission deepens as regulators finalise Android antitrust charges
Panama Papers Breach Reveals Astonishingly Lax Network Security
ANALYSIS: While the vast quantity of information revealed in the breach of the Mossack Fonseca law firm far exceeds the volume taken by Edward Snowden, the main question is how this could happen?
SEC Orders Amazon Shareholder Vote Over Gender Pay
Amazon shareholders ordered to vote on proposal over salaries between men and women employees
Qualcomm Agrees To Pay $7.5m China Bribery Fine
Chipmaker reportedly hired relatives of Chinese officials and splashed out on gifts for telecoms executives