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  • DOJ puts conditions on Google's ITA acquisition

    The U.S. Department of Justice will require Google to develop and license travel software to competitors as a condition of its US $700 million acquisition of travel software maker ITA Software.

    Written by Grant Gross09 April 11 03:08
  • Senators: E-surveillance law needs to be updated

    The U.S. Congress needs to rewrite a law governing law enforcement access to mobile-phone data, e-mail messages and other electronic communications to reflect changes in technology, including a growing reliance on cloud computing, several senators said Wednesday.

    Written by Grant Gross07 April 11 04:46
  • Federal court to review $67,500 music piracy fine

    For the fist time, a federal appellate court has been asked to consider the appropriateness of the damages being sought by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) against individual copyright infringers.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan05 April 11 09:15
  • Sprint to fight AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile

    Sprint Nextel has vowed to fight AT&T's proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, calling the deal a bid to create a new telecommunications duopoly.

    Written by Stephen Lawson29 March 11 09:56
  • Tech firm owner pleads guilty to E-Rate conspiracy

    The former owner of an Illinois technology firm has pleaded guilty to providing bribes and kickbacks to school districts in exchange for networking contracts that were part of a U.S. government program designed to bring Internet services to schools and libraries in poor areas.

    Written by Grant Gross29 March 11 04:46
  • ID thief sentenced to more than 16 years in prison

    An identity thief who used a people search website to confirm stolen Social Security numbers has been sentenced to 16 years and seven months in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

    Written by Grant Gross26 March 11 02:39
  • T-Mobile deal will help US, AT&T says

    AT&T's planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA will advance U.S. leadership in mobile data and improve consumers' wireless experience, the company's top executives said on a conference call Monday morning.

    Written by Stephen Lawson22 March 11 02:08
  • Antitrust subcommittee to investigate search, broadband

    A U.S. Senate subcommittee focused on antitrust and consumer-protection issues will investigate competition in the search-engine and broadband markets over the next two years, the subcommittee chairman announced.

    Written by Grant Gross12 March 11 06:20
  • DOJ won't comment on reports of MPEG LA probe

    A U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman would not comment Friday on reports that the agency is investigating patent management firm MPEG LA for allegedly trying to suppress an open-source video compression format supported by Google.

    Written by Grant Gross05 March 11 02:25
  • FTC, DOJ crack down on money-making schemes

    A yearlong sweep targeting bogus employment and money-making schemes has resulted in more than 90 law enforcement and civil actions, including a restraining order against a company that made US$40 million by promising customers it would help them build Web-based businesses, U.S. agencies announced Wednesday.

    Written by Grant Gross03 March 11 06:01
  • Man gets 7 years for forcing modems to call premium numbers

    A New Hampshire man who made US$8 million by installing unwanted dial-up software on computers and then forcing them to call expensive premium telephone numbers was handed down an 82-month sentence on Monday.

    Written by Robert McMillan02 March 11 10:29
  • Accused AT&T hacker makes bail

    One of the two men accused of hacking AT&T's website to grab personal information about thousands of iPad users has been released on bail.

    Written by Robert McMillan01 March 11 11:53
  • Romanian pleads guilty to role in $2.7M eBay scam

    A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to participating in a well-organized scam that took in about US$2.7 million from unsuspecting users of online marketplaces such as eBay, Craigslist and AutoTrader.com.

    Written by Robert McMillan18 Feb. 11 12:23
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