It’s a tug of war for cell-phone privacy as U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh rules mobile-phone tracking does requires a warrant. …read more Source:: Legal
Month: July 2015
Oracle v. Google legal drama will continue well into 2016
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•Unless the two tech behemoths are able to settle through mediation, which seems highly unlikely, the only big question that really remains is when will the next trial start. …read more Source:: Legal
Google defies France over making right to be forgotten global
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•The search engine has rejected an order by the French data protection watchdog to apply the right to be forgotten to all its domains, including those outside Europe. …read more Source:: Legal
UK trade union takes legal action against Uber
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•Taxi-booking service Uber has once again come under fire, with British trade union GMB seeking improved pay and working conditions for drivers. …read more Source:: Legal
Tech groups welcome Labor’s call for data-retention review
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•Australian technology industry groups have applauded Labor’s proposal to seek a review of the data-retention legislation. …read more Source:: Legal
Google holds patent giveaway for startups to ward off trolls
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•Google wants to give two patent families to 50 startups to bolster a tech industry led anti-troll network. …read more Source:: Legal
China imposes harsh fines on Uber-like services
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•The fate of taxi-hailing apps like Didi Dache, Kuaidi Dache, and Uber is now less certain in China as regulators in major Chinese cities are stepping up penalties on illegal …read more Source:: Legal
European Commission opens two antitrust investigations into Qualcomm
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•The market for 3G and 4G chipsets powering smartphones, tablets and other devices comes under scrutiny. …read more Source:: Legal
Canonical and Free Software Foundation come to open-source licensing terms
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•For years, Canonical and Ubuntu have been accused of playing fast and loose with Linux-related licenses. Now, Canonical and the FSF have reached a common understanding over Ubuntu licensing. …read more Source:: Legal
Right to be forgotten: It’s the public, not celebs and politicians, making requests
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•Reseach has found the overwhelming majority of delisting requests come from private citizens, not public figures. Google disputes the numbers, however. …read more Source:: Legal