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Microsoft cloud data policy ruffles Europe
by
John Moe
Jul 6, 2011
Microsoft confirmed that data on its European servers can be handed over to American investigators because of the Patriot Act. This can be done wi...
Netherlands goes net neutral, Holland soon follows suit, as do the Dutch
by
John Moe
Jun 23, 2011
It seemed to find its way into law by way of Skype, specifically people not wanting to be charged extra by their ISP for using big bandwidth things...
e-G8 conference wraps up Wednesday
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John Moe
May 25, 2011
And it looks like what will come out of it will be a call for more regulation. From the New York Times: "The G-8 leaders will urge the adoption of...
Microsoft accuses Google of being a monopoly
by
John Moe
Mar 31, 2011
In a related story, Courtney Love accuses Charlie Sheen of being crazy....
EU may limit what keywords advertisers can buy
by
John Moe
Mar 25, 2011
A top adviser to an EU court is recommending that advertisers be prevented from buying ad keywords of their competitors' names on Google and other...
Facebook and "the right to be forgotten"
by
John Moe
Mar 17, 2011
A new law being sought by the European Union would demand that websites permanently delete all data held about a user if that user requests that...
Justice and FTC looking into Apple's new policy
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John Moe
Feb 18, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that the government is very interested in Apple's new policy pertaining to publishers and app developers. It's...
For public good, not for profit.
EU investigation of Google deepens
by
John Moe
Dec 17, 2010
This is getting to be a pretty big and potentially significant story and one you should be keeping an eye on, especially if this same sentiment...
European Telcoms want Google, Facebook, Apple to pay for more infrastructure
by
John Moe
Dec 9, 2010
Interesting thought. They say that because so much new traffic is going through thanks to the iPhone and Android popularity and the crazy stupid...
EU announces Google antitrust investigation; Google in talks to buy Groupon
Nov 30, 2010
The European Commission is launching an investigation into whether Internet giant Google has abused its dominant market position in online searches...