Apple may yet regret taking Samsung to the mat as its patents are getting knocked out. …read more Source:: Legal
Month: February 2016
Arizona county attorney swears off iPhone in response to FBI case
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•The Maricopa County attorney’s office in Arizona has ditched the provision of iPhones over Apple’s dispute with the FBI. …read more Source:: Legal
IBAC finds former Victorian public servant invested AU$110k into contracted CSG
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•Victoria’s anti-corruption commission has found that a former employee of the Department of Education spent almost AU$110,000 on shares in the company contracted by the department. …read more Source:: Legal
ACMA revisiting international mobile roaming
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•The ACMA is seeking community feedback on its proposition to amend the international mobile roaming standard. …read more Source:: Legal
France seeks €1.6b in back taxes from Google
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•French tax authorities are looking to avoid the sort of tax deal made in the UK by hitting the search giant up for €1.6 billion in unpaid taxes. …read more Source:: Legal
Indian government says no to patenting software
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•In a setback for multinational companies, government orders issued last week rejected software patents for computer-related inventions. …read more Source:: Legal
For simplicity and security, Apple needs to draw a line now to prevent further ones
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•The court order handed to Apple isn’t so much a slippery slope; it’s more a quagmire wrapped in a minefield and filled to the brim with toxic waste. …read more Source:: Legal
Apple is not being asked to backdoor iPhones: Australian Children’s eSafety Commissioner
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•Commissioner Alistair MacGibbon has said that Apple is not being asked by US courts to create a wholesale permanent vulnerability in its products, and is therefore not a backdoor. …read more Source:: Legal
Google and WhatsApp chiefs back Apple in backdoor fight
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•Sundar Pichai and Jan Koum have warned of the dangerous precedent that could be set if Apple is forced to develop software to help the FBI crack an iPhone 5C.<br …read more Source:: Legal
IBAC probes Victoria’s Ultranet corruption claims
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•Officials involved in the botched AU$180 million Victorian schools IT project have faced the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission due to claims of their involvement with corruption. …read more Source:: Legal