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Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google
Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results. Originally posted
India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype
India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications. Originally posted ...
IETF: AT&T's Net neutrality claim is 'misleading'
A few days after AT&T said its push toward "paid prioritization" of network traffic is backed by technical standards, the Internet's primary standards body disagrees. ...
HP to pay $55 million to settle kickback allegations
Company's payment will close a Justice Department investigation into an alleged kickback scheme over government contracts. ...
AT&T: Net rules must allow 'paid prioritization'
Carrier says any Net neutrality plan restricting its ability to charge extra for higher-priority services would be harmful and contrary to Internet principles. ...
FCC appears to delay Net neutrality rules
Instead of announcing a vote on new broadband regulations, federal regulators ask for "further inquiry" into whether Net neutrality should apply to wireless networks. ...
Paul Allen sues Apple, Google over patents
Four patents held by a research organization Allen ran are being cited against 10 prominent companies, including Yahoo, eBay, and Staples. Originally posted at Relevant ...
Broadcasters defend push for mandatory FM tuners
National Association of Broadcasters wants all cell phones to have FM receivers, citing public safety concerns, but critics say it's a mere money grab. ...
Auditors question U.S. wireless competition
Government Accountability Office issues report stating prices have dropped for U.S. wireless consumers, but questioning whether market is truly competitive. Originally posted at Signal Strength ...
Facebook pokes start-up Teachbook with lawsuit
The social network files a complaint against a social network that it says dilutes the Facebook brand through its use of the "-book" suffix. What ...
Senators rebuke Marshals Service on full-body scans
Democratic and Republican politicians press U.S. Marshals Service on surreptitious recording of millimeter wave body scans performed on Americans who enter a federal courthouse. ...
RIAA pushes Google, Verizon for piracy crackdown
Music industry groups say a Net neutrality compromise must "encourage" broadband providers to crack down on customers who may be engaged in piracy. ...
Google, Yahoo win Argentine celebrity search case
Two companies are found not liable for allegedly defaming an Argentine entertainer by allowing pornographic sites with her image to be included in search results. ...
North Korea denies being on Twitter, Facebook
Despite much ballyhoo about North Korea allegedly using social networking to deliver its message, a government official denies any role in such modern forms of ...
Verizon defends Net neutrality plan with Google
Verizon's Tom Tauke lashes out at critics who have attacked the company's announcement with Google, calling the complaints misguided and based on mischaracterizations of the ...
RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working'
The 1998 copyright law may need to be rewritten by Congress, RIAA President Cary Sherman says, unless broadband providers and others agree to antipiracy measures. ...
Fiorina: Politicians don't care about Silicon Valley
Former HP chief executive Carly Fiorina promises a deregulatory approach toward technology if elected U.S. senator, warning of Net neutrality overreach and saying current politicians ...
Intel CEO: U.S. faces looming tech decline
Unless Washington wakes up and fixes policies that are driving jobs and tax revenue offshore, Paul Otellini says, "the next big thing will not be ...
AGs call on Craigslist to banish adult ads
Attorneys general from 17 states send a letter that asks the company to remove its adult services section due to ongoing ads that promote prostitution ...
School escapes charges in Webcam spying case
Employees at Pennsylvania's Lower Merion School District will not face criminal charges over secretly taking Webcam photos of students via laptops they had brought home. ...