Tuesday | 14 October, 2008
Stories by: Grant Gross
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Lawmakers call on DOJ to approve Google-Yahoo deal 30 September, 2008 08:50:00
A group of 11 members of the US House of Representatives has called for the Department of Justice to approve a proposed advertising deal between Google and Yahoo. - +
Groups pressure DOJ on Google-Yahoo ad deal 29 September, 2008 08:20:00
Critics of Google's proposed advertising deal with Yahoo stepped up the pressure on the US Department of Justice last week, as the agency decides if it will oppose the deal. - +
Google's Page: White spaces test was unfair 25 September, 2008 07:52:00
Google cofounder Larry Page blasted as unfair recent interference tests of prototype devices that would deliver wireless broadband on unused television spectrum in the U.S. - +
Firm: Wireless carriers trying to block free broadband 24 September, 2008 10:13:00
Mobile telephone service providers are trying to block a plan to create a free, nationwide US wireless broadband network by insisting on protections from interference that would make it impossible to deliver wireless broadband, according to the company proposing the network. - +
Google defends Yahoo ad deal amid criticism 22 September, 2008 08:20:00
Google has stepped up its defense of its proposed advertising deal with competitor Yahoo amid calls for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the agreement. - +
EFF, Public Knowledge sue US gov't over secret IP pact 19 September, 2008 08:11:00
Two digital rights advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in an attempt to get the office to turn over information about a secret international treaty being negotiated to step up cross-border enforcement of copyright and piracy laws. - +
EFF files surveillance lawsuit against NSA, Bush, Cheney 19 September, 2008 10:23:00
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the US National Security Agency (NSA), US President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and other government officials, alleging that an NSA electronic surveillance program continues to illegally spy on US residents. - +
HP announces 24,600 layoffs in wake of EDS acquisition 16 September, 2008 08:08:00
Hewlett-Packard will lay off about 24,600 employees over the next three years in an effort to streamline the company following its US$13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems last month, the company announced Monday. - +
Berners-Lee starts foundation aimed at Web's future 16 September, 2008 09:00:00
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, will launch a new foundation focused on extending the capabilities of the Web and bringing the Internet to all the world's people, he announced Sunday. - +
Court overturns Virginia spam law, sides with free speech 15 September, 2008 08:01:00
The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned a state antispam law and the 2004 conviction of long-time spammer Jeremy Jaynes, saying the law is an overly broad prohibition on anonymous free speech. - +
Cloud computing may draw government action 15 September, 2008 09:17:00
Cloud computing will soon become an area of hot debate in Washington, D.C., with policy makers debating issues such as the privacy and security of data in the cloud, a panel of tech experts said Friday.
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