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ComScore accused of mass privacy violations in newly-awarded class action lawsuit

By Sam Byford on April 4, 2013 10:00 pm + 11 comments

Analytics company comScore provides data on everything from smartphone marketshare to social network Continue reading…
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iTunes Store now calls out apps that offer in-app purchases

By Nathan Ingraham on March 22, 2013 03:27 pm + 53 comments

Apple recently settled a class action lawsuit surrounding in-app purchases — the case was brought Continue reading…
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Apple to settle in-app purchases lawsuit with cash payments and iTunes credit

By Sam Byford on February 25, 2013 08:54 pm + 15 comments

Apple has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that could cover more than 23 million App Store Continue reading…
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Protests as Oscar-winning 'Life of Pi' VFX studio faces bankruptcy

By Jeff Blagdon on February 24, 2013 07:44 pm + 86 comments

All eyes are on the Oscars tonight, as Hollywood’s biggest stars make their annual pilgrimage to Continue reading…
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The no-hire paper trail Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt didn't want you to see

By Jeff Blagdon on January 23, 2013 01:32 am + 349 comments

Steve Jobs threatened patent litigation if Palm wouldn’t agree to stop hiring Apple employees, Continue reading…
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Claims against Sony from PSN hack largely dismissed, 'no such thing as perfect security'

By Jeff Blagdon on October 24, 2012 02:19 am + 22 comments

A California district court judge is dismissing many of the biggest claims against Sony in a US Continue reading…
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Facebook's $10m Sponsored Stories settlement fails to obtain judge's approval

By Louis Goddard on August 3, 2012 06:02 am + 12 comments

The judge presiding over a year-long class action lawsuit concerning Facebook's Sponsored Stories Continue reading…
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Apple must face class-action lawsuit for location tracking, but judge dismisses Google and other defendants

By Nathan Ingraham on June 13, 2012 06:03 pm + 66 comments

We heard last month that Apple would have to go ahead and face a class-action lawsuit because of Continue reading…
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Authors granted class action status in Google book-scanning case

By Sam Byford on May 31, 2012 08:45 pm + 9 comments

A federal judge in New York has given the go-ahead for thousands of authors to bring a class action Continue reading…
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iPod owners notified of their rights in class action lawsuit over DRM

By Jamie Keene on May 10, 2012 04:45 am + 9 comments

More than two years after the original complaint was filed, the lawsuit alleging that Apple unfairly Continue reading…