Official Google Blog: “In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident–albeit a significant one–was something quite different…We launched Google.cn in… Continue Reading
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FTC Challenges Intel's Dominance of Worldwide Microprocessor Markets
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today sued Intel Corp., the worlds leading computer chip maker, charging that the company has illegally used its dominant market position for a decade to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly.In its complaint, the FTC alleges that Intel has waged a systematic campaign to shut out rivals competing microchips… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: TARP Audit, Intellectual Property Enforcement Efforts, Surface Coal Mining, Drug Safety
Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Statements, GAO-10-301, December 09, 2009 Intellectual Property: Enhancements to Coordinating U.S. Enforcement Efforts, GAO-10-219T, December 09, 2009 International Trade: Observations on U.S. and Foreign Countries’ Export Promotion Activities, GAO-10-310T, December 09, 2009 State Department: Challenges Facing the Bureau of Diplomatic Security,… Continue Reading
Study Says Employers Increasingly Monitoring Outbound Emails
National Law Journal: “The economy has employers extra jittery about company secrets getting out, so nervous that they’re hiring staff just to monitor outbound e-mails. That’s the conclusion of a recent study by Proofpoint, an Internet security and data loss prevention company, which found that 38 percent of large U.S. employers are monitoring outbound e-mail… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Emergency Preparedness, Intellectual Property, International Food Assistance, Medicaid, Nuclear Waste
Emergency Preparedness: Improved Planning and Coordination Necessary for Development of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, GAO-09-1044T, September 30, 2009 Intellectual Property: Enhanced Planning by U.S. Personnel Overseas Could Strengthen Efforts, GAO-09-863, September 30, 2009 International Food Assistance: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, GAO-09-977SP, September 30, 2009 International Trade: U.S. Agencies Have Taken Some Steps,… Continue Reading
TwitterTerms of Service – You Own Your Tweets
Terms of Service – “These Terms of Service (Terms) govern your access to and use of the services and Twitters websites (the Services), and any information, text, graphics, or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as Content). Your access to and use of the Services is conditioned on your… Continue Reading
IBM Patent Application – 'Platform for Capturing Knowledge'
IBM Patent Application: Platform for Capturing Knowledge, September 10, 2009: “A platform used for capturing knowledge. More specifically, a framework configured to capture expert knowledge (e.g., of trained and/or skilled workers) for future instructional purposes (e.g., training of a younger, or less experienced, workforce). The platform comprises a knowledge recorder, instructional design tool, standardized XML,… Continue Reading
Free Search Engine for All U.S. Trademarks Filed Since 1870
TradeMarkia – Search for a trademark by: name (here is the result for beSpacific), filing date(s), category, goods & services, company name, status [via Google Blogoscoped] Continue Reading
CDT Urges Privacy Requirements Be Included in Google Books Settlement
“CDT filed a “friend of the court” brief in the Southern District of New York [September 4, 2009] requesting that key privacy requirements be included in the Court’s approval of the class-action settlement that would dramatically expand Google Book Search. CDT previously released a report in July analyzing the privacy implications of this settlement and… Continue Reading
Privacy Opposition to Google Books Settlement Grows
The ACLU of Northern California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at Berkeley Law School sent a letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt (PDF) today. It was about books. Why books? Google is planning to dramatically expand its book service, Google Book Search. The good news is that… Continue Reading
Filesharing music amongst UK teens down by a third
“UK Music fans are turning their backs on regular file-sharing in favour of streaming and other ways of sharing music, especially amongst teens, according to the latest survey by The Leading Question, the specialist media and technology research agency. Following the recent Digital Britain Report which set out the UK Governments stance on how to… Continue Reading
International publishers demand new intellectual property rights protection to safeguard the future of journalism
News release, July 9, 2009: “On the day that Commissioner Viviane Reding unveils her strategy for a Digital Europe during the Lisbon Council, and as the European Commission’s consultation on the Content Online Report draws to a close this week, senior members of the publishing world are presenting to Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding and… Continue Reading
