Policy & Law Archive

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  Readability tweaks sharing feature in response to copyright theft accusations

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 30, 2012 11:46 am + 13 comments

  Readability's changing how its sharing features work today, in response to criticism that the Continue reading…

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  Linus Torvalds' testimony helped persuade judge to throw out Microsoft patent

  By Adi Robertson on March 30, 2012 09:54 am + 36 comments

  Linux creator Linus Torvalds may no longer be giving advice to Amiga fans on Usenet, but his Continue reading…

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  iTunes and Amazon royalty payments used to steal £500,000 by British gang

  By Jamie Keene on March 30, 2012 07:36 am + 17 comments

  Members of a British gang who generated more than £500,000 (almost $800,000) in fraudulent Continue reading…

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  ETSI vote on nano-SIM standard postponed due to dispute between Apple and Nokia

  By Vlad Savov on March 30, 2012 04:50 am + 70 comments

  The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is becoming a well-known name these days, Continue reading…

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  Vint Cerf comes down hard on the EU's proposed 'right to be forgotten' policy

  By Ryan Heise on March 30, 2012 01:41 am + 29 comments

  While Vint Cerf is in the UK attending the launch of the Life Online, a museum exhibit that Continue reading…

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  Obama administration announces $200 million 'big data' research and development initiative

  By T.C. Sottek on March 29, 2012 07:44 pm + 39 comments

  Today the Obama administration announced that the US will invest $200 million to improve the Continue reading…

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  Former counter-terror czar: Chinese-made electronics contain backdoors for hackers

  By Adi Robertson on March 29, 2012 03:29 pm + 45 comments

  Richard Clarke, a longtime former US counter-terrorism adviser, thinks that by manufacturing Continue reading…

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  Inside Apple's proxy war against Android

  By T.C. Sottek on March 29, 2012 03:14 pm + 25 comments

  We've been following the extended legal duel between Apple and Samsung — one of many battlegrounds Continue reading…

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  Has the iPhone earned four times as much as Android for Google since 2008? Probably not

  By T.C. Sottek on March 29, 2012 02:14 pm + 136 comments

  Reports are surfacing today that Google only generated about $550 million from Android since 2008, Continue reading…

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  iPhone 4 users who spurned free bumpers can now register for $15 'Antennagate' settlement

  By Tom Warren on March 29, 2012 08:03 am + 58 comments

  While Apple's iPhone 4 "Antennagate" issues may seem like a distant memory, a class action lawsuit Continue reading…