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Microsoft And Samsung Finally Settle Up On Android Royalties Spat
‘Confidential’ solution apparently benefits both parties after long-running dispute
Qualcomm Facing Up To $1 Billion Chinese Antitrust Fine
Settlement would end a long-running investigation against the chipmaker
Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful
GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014
Anthem Admits Data Breach After ‘Sophisticated’ Attack
US healthcare insurer admits 80 million customer and staff records compromised in a damaging cyber attack
Net Neutrality: Internet Providers Could Be Forced To Release The Chokehold On All Ya’ll
America's Federal Communications Commission gives net neutrality the thumbs up with latest proposals
Creator Of Online Black Market Silk Road Faces Life Behind Bars After Guilty Verdict
Ross Ulbricht AKA Dread Pirate Roberts was found guilty of seven federal charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering
NSA Reform Proposals Slammed As ‘Pitiful’
New proposals governing NSA data collection don't go far enough, campaigners complain
Prison Sentence Looms For Revenge Porn Owner
The owner of a 'revenge porn' website has been convicted of numerous charges in the United States
Pirate Bay Website Reemerges After Shutdown
The Swedish Pirate Bay website returns after it was taken offline during a police raid
Google To Change Privacy Policy, ICO Confirms
Google agrees to alter its UK privacy policy after escaping a fine by Information Commissioner
HP Autonomy Investigation Closed By Serious Fraud Office
SFO ends case saying there is "Insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction", but other investigations are ongoing
Google And Max Mosley Square Off Over Sex Party Images
Spank you very much, as Max Mosley slaps Google with a lawsuit over sex party images
Apple And Google Agree ‘No-Poaching’ Staff Deal – Report
Tech workers win settlement from Apple, Google and others over an alleged 'no-poaching' of staff pact
Government Wants To Be Able To ‘Crack’ Encrypted Messages
Prime Minister David Cameron calls for powers to allow spies to access the content of encrypted communications in fight against terror
Can You Fly Drones In London?
Blog: TechWeekEurope looks at the city's no fly zones and the rules about flying drones in the UK
Sony Pictures Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Hack Leaks
As the Internet connection in North Korea recovers from a mysterious outage, Sony warns Twitter of a possible lawsuit
Microsoft Gains Allies In Overseas Data Legal Tussle
Microsoft's legal battle against attempts to access customer data held overseas gains influential backers
Sony Film Première Pulled As Hack Fallout Continues
Fallout from devastating hack at Sony Pictures continues as it cancels film première of The Interview
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Warns Of Erosion Of Web Freedoms
Founder of the World Wide Web warns that the web is becoming less free and more unequal
EU Wants ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ To Apply To Non-European Searches
EU say links removed from European search engines should also not be listed on international versions.
MIT Lands Major Cyber-Security Funding Injection
American academic centres land the largest ever private funding deal for cyber-security research
European IT Teams Are Woefully Unprepared for General Data Protection Regulation
New study reveals a worrying lack of awareness of the European Commission’s draft bill that unifies and simplifies data protection across 28 countries within the EU starting late 2014/early 2015
UK ISPs Told To Start Blocking Counterfeit Goods Sites
Landmark decision follows complaint by Cartier and Montblanc owner Richemont
BBC To Publish List Of ‘Forgotten’ Links
Stories were removed by Google under the EU's controversial 'Right to be Forgotten' law
Police Using Loopholes To Spy On Texts, Voicemail And Emails – Report
UK police forces are accessing people's stored communications without their knowledge, according to an investigation
Google Asks US Supreme Court To Rule On Oracle Android Java Dispute
Google says if Oracle is able to assert java API copyright over Android, then innovation will be stifled
FCC Fines Marriott $600K for Jamming Wi-Fi to Bolster Profits
The FCC slapped Marriott International with a fine after it illegally deactivated or blocked WiFi signals from private equipment at a Nashville hotel
Lenovo Compensates Customers As Part Of A $70m IdeaPad Settlement
Lenovo is to compensate users who bought its U-Series ultrabooks in a California class-action settlement
Julian Assange Is Planning To Leave The Embassy Of Ecuador
Assange says he's ready to get out of the embassy... but he's not handing himself in and the UK is still trying to extradite him