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Swiss watchdog threatens to sue Google over Street View

Technology / Internet

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switzerland's data protection watchdog on Monday threatened to sue Google over its "Street View" facility, saying that measures taken by the American Internet giant to address privacy concerns were inadequate. ...


Switzerland's data watchdog on Friday demanded that Google immediately withdraw the "Street View" facility

Swiss watchdog demands shutdown of Google Street View

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10

Switzerland's data protection watchdog on Friday demanded that Google immediately withdraw the "Street View" facility it has started offering on its map of Switzerland.


China has vowed to crack down on Internet content that it deems unhealthy

China slams Google over porn

Technology / Internet

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 9

China stepped up its war on Internet censorship Thursday, slamming Google China for allowing pornographic content to seep into the nation and threatening to punish the search engine.


Antitrust watchdog probes Google Italy

Technology / Internet

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating allegations that Google Italy is discriminating against newspapers that don't want their content linked on Google's news site by dropping them from its search engine.


Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking

Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

Technology / Internet

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.


SKorea unveils new guidelines on mobile fees

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea's telecoms watchdog on Sunday unveiled new guidelines on mobile phone fees following mounting complaints over high charges.


Ad watchdog: Cablevision Internet not 'fastest'

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. should stop saying its Internet service is "the fastest around," the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said Thursday, in response to complaints from competitor Verizon Communications ...


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Microsoft to ship IE with Windows 7 in Europe

Technology / Software

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Microsoft said it would not separate its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser from versions of Windows 7 shipped to the European Union when the new operating system launches worldwide in October.


A 'reunion' that left her embarrassed

Technology / Internet

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Q. In December, I was contacted by 16 former colleagues and friends who had received "invitations" from me through Reunion.com, a Web site I had never visited. It was quite embarrassing, because the colleagues were at a ...


The European Commission accuses Microsoft of crushing rivals by bundling Internet Explorer into its Windows system

EU says Microsoft seeks hearing in antitrust case

Technology / Software

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Microsoft is seeking a hearing from EU antitrust regulators in its defence against accusations of unfairly crushing rivals in the web browser market, the European Commission said Wednesday.


Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name

Technology / Internet

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.


Google to step up anti-porn efforts in China (AP)

Google to step up anti-porn efforts in China

Technology / Internet

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Google Inc. said Friday that it was working to block pornography reaching users of its Chinese service after a mainland watchdog found the search engine turned up large numbers of links to obscene ...


EBay wins approval for South Korean acquisition (AP)

EBay wins approval for South Korean acquisition

Technology / Business

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Ebay Inc. has won regulatory approval to acquire online marketplace Gmarket, South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday.


A woman watches the trailer for the upcoming movie about Michael Jackson on a computer

Video spurs explosion of Internet traffic

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Internet traffic will have increased six fold by 2012 in a five-year period as more users view and post videos online, delegates at an Internet forum heard on Wednesday.


Google's "Street View" is created by still photographs taken by specially-equipped vehicles

Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View

Technology / Internet

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(AP) -- Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object - Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy.