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Baidu gets out of jail free
Pack your bags, Google Google may as well pack its multicoloured luggage and head for the airport – Baidu scored an important legal victory this week which all but assures it of the number one spot in the Chinese market.… ?
Continue reading »Body Scanners Might Violate U.K. Child Protection Laws
The deployment of body scanning x-ray machines could violate child protection laws in the United Kingdom and prevent their implementation, according to the Guardian . British officials were forced to exempt the scanning of anyone under 18 during a year-long test of the machines at Manchester airport until legal questions could be worked out, the newspaper said. There are also concerns that images of nude celebrities could be posted online or sold to tabloids.
Continue reading »Russian Cybercrook Gets 18 Months for IRS E-Filing Scam
A Russian man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday for a phishing attack that diverted $100,000 in U.S. tax refunds to bank accounts under his control. Maxim Maltsev, 24, of the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, ran the caper while he was living in the sunnier climes of San Diego in 2006, according to court records.
Continue reading »Computer ‘Glitch’ Grounds Air Traffic
An unspecified computer glitch is being cited as the cause for commercial flights being canceled or temporarily delayed on Thursday. The glitch was related to a key Federal Aviation Administration flight-processing system, according to ABC News . The problems were first reported at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.
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