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WikiLeaks delays complaint against Visa, Mastercard: lawyer

WikiLeaks is delaying its complaint to the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard in the hopes of reaching an out-of-court deal, the website's lawyer said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WikiLeaks to file complaint against Visa, Mastercard: lawyer

WikiLeaks will lodge a complaint with the European Commission against credit card giants Visa and MasterCard if the two companies refuse to lift their ban on donations to the site, their lawyer said Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 13

India's Infosys in US business visa probe

Indian software giant Infosys Technologies on Wednesday said it will "co-operate fully" with a probe by US authorities into allegations it violated visa laws.

Technology / Business

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Visa to launch 'wallet' for phones, online buying

(AP) -- Visa Inc. is making a virtual "wallet" that can hold people's card account information for faster checkouts at online shopping sites and real-world stores.

Technology / Telecom

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Visa claims new software catches more fraud

(AP) -- It's not just consumers who have to make hard choices when paying with plastic.

Technology / Software

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FBI in hunt for pro-WikiLeaks hackers: report

The FBI has joined the hunt for hackers who took down websites like PayPal, after they stopped processing payments to whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, US media reports said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 01, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 33

Spam downloads surge among WikiLeaks supporters

(AP) -- Wikileaks supporters on Friday downloaded increasing amounts of the spam-shooting software used to attack companies seen as hostile - a development that could challenge even Internet giants such as ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 8

WikiLeaks' payment processor to sue card companies

(AP) -- WikiLeaks' payment processor said Thursday that it was preparing to sue credit card companies Visa and MasterCard over their refusal to process donations to the secret-spilling website.

Technology / Business

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

UQ law student research exposes boat people myths

A research project undertaken by a group of University of Queensland undergraduate students has exposed the widely believed election myth that boat people are “flooding our borders”.

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India outsourcers angered by US job visa hike

India's flagship outsourcing industry reacted angrily Saturday to a new US law tightening security at the Mexico border with measures paid for by steep hikes in American work visa fees.

Technology / Business

created Aug 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Indian outsourcing industry hits out at US visa bill

India's outsourcing giants have slammed a United States bill that could double the cost of a work visa in a move seen as targeting high-profile Indian software exporters.

Technology / Business

created Aug 10, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Firms pay more to high-skill foreign IT pros than to US colleagues: study

Contrary to public assertions, IT professionals in the U.S. who are not citizens actually earned more than their American colleagues from 2000-2005 and therefore did not depress the salaries of American citizens, according ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Visa buying CyberSource for two billion dollars

Credit card giant Visa said Wednesday it was buying online payments company CyberSource for two billion dollars.

Technology / Business

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US says speeding up visas for researchers

The United States is speeding up visa applications for researchers and graduate students, an official said Thursday, hoping to ease a long backlog that raised fears that scientists would head elsewhere.

Technology / Other

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fewer applications for H-1B visas expected this year

With unemployment skyrocketing across the nation, tech and other companies this year are expected to request fewer visas for highly skilled foreign workers, according to industry experts.

Technology / Other

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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