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UK Government To Inspect Google’s Failed Downranking of “Pirate” Sites
In recent years entertainment companies have been placing increasing pressure on search engines that link to sites that facilitate copyright infringement. In August that lobbying appeared to start paying off. Google announced that it...Wanted: German security developers for new, homegrown spyware
Despite causing a minor political scandal in Germany last year, the government-created “state trojan” program appears to be going strong. A German tech news site pointed out on Monday that the Zollkriminalamt (Customs Investigation...The U.S. Government Must Be Held Responsible For What Happened With Megaupload, The EFF Says
On October 30 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, representing Kyle Goodwin, filed a brief in which they asked for a court of law to scrutinize the government’s decision to shut down Megaupload and, more important,...FTC staff: US should sue Google for misuse of standards-based patents
In a decisive twist to the sprawling smartphone wars, it appears the government intends to sue some of the participants over their use of patents. The first targets won't be the companies that initiated...Kim Dotcom Avoids “Unsafe” .Com, Picks Me.Ga for New Megaupload
Despite ongoing criminal proceedings Kim Dotcom and his team are gearing up to launch a new Megaupload, which will simply be called “Mega”. The spin-off is set to launch on January 20, exactly one...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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