Microsoft touts privacy features of IE8
Microsoft will strengthen privacy protections in the upcoming new version of its dominant web browser, Internet Explorer
Excessive IP protection causes economic gridlock, says expert
Intellectual property laws which were designed to protect inventors are actually stifling innovation, according to a leading US law academic
NASA hacker faces extradition within three weeks, says lawyer
NASA hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights and faces extradition to face trial in the US
EBay wins Belgian victory over counterfeit sales
A Belgian court has backed eBay in the latest ruling on the auction firm's liability for the sale of counterfeit goods
Government publishes new, wider Data Retention Regulations
The Government has published a draft law that mandates the retention of data by internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies
Tiffany appeals US court's eBay ruling
Jeweller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against a US court ruling that said that eBay is not responsible for the sale of fakes on its auction site
Teenager gets damages reduced after copyright ignorance claim
A 16-year-old girl has successfully argued that she was too young to understand that her copyright-infringing downloading of music was unlawful
Don't cite 'hits' as a measure of website traffic, warns advertising watchdog
An advert that claimed a website received over five million 'hits' every month has been banned because the metric is likely to mislead readers
Google's Street View cleared by privacy watchdog
Google's Street View service has received the blessing of UK privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner, who has said that the safeguards Google has put in place for people's privacy are 'adequate'
Oracle makes additional court claims about alleged SAP misbehaviour
A dispute between two of the world's biggest business software companies has escalated, with Oracle accusing SAP executives of knowing about a subsidiary's alleged downloading of five terabytes of Oracle software and documentation
Lords reject NASA hacker's appeal against extradition
NASA hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his appeal against extradition to the US. Five Law Lords have unanimously rejected his argument that plea bargaining by US prosecutors undermined his human rights
Superdrug rapped over price comparison ads
Superdrug's claim that it sold 960 everyday health and beauty products more cheaply than rival chemist Boots was misleading, the advertising watchdog has ruled
US Patent Office rulings threaten key Google patent, says expert
Recent US patent rulings could undermine the patentability of software in the US at a stroke, a leading US patent expert has warned
Data blunders can breach human rights, rules ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect a citizen's personal data
Police guidance on data deletion is flawed, says Information Tribunal
The data protection guidance given to police forces on when to delete records of criminal convictions is inadequate, according to the body which hears appeals under the Data Protection Act
Four in five ringtone sites breach consumer laws, says Commission
A European Commission investigation has found that four in five websites selling mobile phone services such as ringtones appear to breach consumer protection rules
Log-deleting search engine wins award
A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours has been awarded the first privacy award of a European body set up to promote privacy
Trade agreement plans do not include iPod frisking
A feared trade agreement between the world's richest countries that opponents claimed would allow for the examining and impounding of iPods at airports is unlikely to result in such activities
YouTube can hide user details in massive Viacom data dump
The user IDs and internet protocol (IP) addresses of everyone who has ever watched a video on YouTube will not now be sent by its parent company Google to Viacom after a climb-down by the television company
Apple's exact iPhone image reproduction saves it from censure
Apple has been cleared of misleading potential iPhone customers by exaggerating the quality of its display
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