WSJ: “Federal regulators are poised to hit Google Inc. with subpoenas, launching a broad, formal investigation into whether the Internet giant has abused its dominance in Web-search advertising, people familiar with the matter said. The civil probe, which has the potential to reshape how companies compete on the Internet, is the most serious legal threat… Continue Reading
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ICANN Approves Historic Change to Internets Domain Name System
News release: “ICANNs Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest changes ever to the Internets Domain Name System. During a special meeting, the Board approved a plan to allow an increase in the number of Internet address endings – called generic top-level domains (gTLDs) – from the current… Continue Reading
Average U.S. Smartphone Data Usage Up 89% as Cost per MB Goes Down 46%
News release: “The mobile Data Tsunami initially described here is still growing at an astounding pace. According to Nielsens monthly analysis of cellphone bills for 65,000+ lines, smartphone owners especially those with iPhones and Android devices are consuming more data than ever before on a per-user basis. This has huge implications for carriers… Continue Reading
Microsoft to Acquire Skype – FTC Approves, Awaiting DOJ
The FTC provides antitrust approval [link to notice here] – Microsoft news release: Microsoft Corp. and Skype Global announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake. The agreement has been… Continue Reading
Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy
Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy, Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force, June 2011 “The Internet allows users to gather, store, process, and transfer vast amounts of data, including proprietary and sensitive business, transactional, and personal data. At the same time that businesses and consumers rely more and more on such capabilities, cybersecurity threats… Continue Reading
Commerce Department Proposes New Policy Framework to Strengthen Cybersecurity Protections for Businesses Online
News release: “The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly rely on the Internet to do business, but are not part of the critical infrastructure sector. The report, Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy, focuses on the Internet and Information… Continue Reading
UK: Review of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007: June 2011 the Government response
HM Treasury Review of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007: the Government response, June 2011 “The Governments approach is to ensure the UK financial system is a hostile environment for money laundering and terrorist finance while minimising the burden on legitimate businesses. In so doing and in order to prevent the UK being put at an… Continue Reading
Study – Privacy leakage vs. Protection measures: the growing disconnect
Privacy leakage vs. Protection measures: the growing disconnect, Balachander Krishnamurthy – AT&T Labs Research; Konstantin Naryshkin – Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Craig E. Wills – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, May 2011. “Numerous research papers have listed different vectors of personally identifable information leaking via traditional and mobile Online Social Networks (OSNs) and highlighted the ongoing aggregation of… Continue Reading
Google Economic Impact Report 2010
“Local businesses are growing. Were helping. Google’s not just a search engine. We’ve also helped hundreds of businesses in every U.S. state to grow. Across the U.S., Google’s search and advertising tools provided $64 billion of economic activity in 2010. Click the map to see Googles economic impact in your state. The state-by-state advertiser, publisher,… Continue Reading
UK Financial Regulator Consultation paper – 'Data Collection: Retail Mediation Activities Return and complaints data'
“The FSA’s Consultation paper CP11/08 is entitled ‘Data Collection: Retail Mediation Activities Return and complaints data‘. It was published in May 2011. Comments should reach us by July 8 2011. The changes we are proposing to the Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) and complaints data will be of interest to both advisers and providers active… Continue Reading
Google Announces First Quarter 2011 Results and $500M Set Aside for DOJ Investigation
Google Announces First Quarter 2011 Results: “In May 2011, in connection with a potential resolution of an investigation by the United States Department of Justice into the use of Google advertising by certain advertisers, we accrued $500 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2011. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of… Continue Reading
UK – Consumer empowerment strategy – Better Choices: Better Deals
Better Choices: Better Deals – Consumers Powering Growth. UK Department for Business, Innovations and Skills, April 2011 “This document aims to show how consumers can become empowered to make better choices and get better deals. It is about helping consumers to get better value, better customer service and better support when making choices or seeking… Continue Reading
