A federal judge has ordered members of a Canadian operation to stop posing as domain-name registrars in scams that collected more than $4.26 million in bogus renewal fees from unsuspecting consumers, small businesses, and non-profits. U.S. District Judge Robert M. Dow Jr. of the Northern District of Illinois also issued judgments of $4.26m against defendants Steven E. Dale, Isaac Benlolo, Kirk Mulveney, Pearl Keslassy, and a company called 1646153 Ontario.
The private browsing modes on modern browsers leak information about where people have visited, suggests a study. Available in many browsers, the private modes are not supposed to log information about sites visited.
Japan's trade ministry has ordered Apple's Japan unit to state on its website that users who are concerned about their iPod nano portable music player catching fire can receive a replacement battery. The ministry ordered Apple to publish an "easy to understand" statement online explaining how users of the devices -- responsible for four cases of minor burns in Japan -- can receive replacement batteries and obtain advice, a spokesman for the ministry said.
An agreement to prevent a ban on the Blackberry smartphone in Saudi Arabia is "in sight", Saudi officials say.
Apple is hustling to issue a patch for a milestone security flaw that makes it possible to remotely hack -- or jailbreak -- iOS, the operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch. The patch is completed, Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said in an interview.
MGM Resorts International has won a trademark infringement lawsuit involving its New York-New York hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, with MGM Resorts winning rights to the potentially valuable Internet domain name newyorknewyork.com. Attorneys for MGM Resorts' 2,024-room New York-New New York resort prevailed July 29 when U.S. District Judge Lloyd D. George in Las Vegas issued a default judgment against a company called NewYorkNewYork.com Inc.
Six privacy groups have called on the Senate and House Commerce committees to examine whether the latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser makes it easier for firms to track a consumer's Web surfing habits for advertising purposes. In a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce and House Energy and Commerce committees, the privacy groups called on the panels to not only investigate claims included in a recent Wall Street Journal investigation of Internet Explorer but to examine online surveillance in general.
The U.S. Defense Department formally demanded that Wikileaks return all military records that it possesses, saying they are the "property of the U.S. government." Geoff Morrell, the department's press secretary, said the military "demands that Wikileaks return immediately to the U.S. government all versions of documents obtained directly or indirectly from the Department of Defense databases or records" and permanently delete them. Read the article: CNET News
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold talks with the UAE over the ongoing BlackBerry dispute. Mrs. Clinton said authorities had to balance "legitimate security concerns" with "right of free use and access." Read the article: BBC News
The Federal Communications Commission called off its closed-door meetings with big Internet companies aimed at reaching agreement on protecting consumer access to the Web, after drawing criticism for attempting to broker a deal with limited public input. The breakdown of the talks followed news of a separate agreement between Verizon and Google that would let Verizon give priority to certain Web content on its fixed-line networks.
In the face of rising concern and scrutiny about privacy issues, Facebook will make some of its privacy controls available from any mobile device through m.facebook.com, the company announced. Read the article: National Journal
A person briefed on the negotiations says Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are close to finalizing a proposal for so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would dictate how broadband providers treat Internet traffic flowing over their lines.
The Internet giant Google said that it would change its search policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy and use terms that have been trademarked by others as keywords. Previously, brand owners could file a trademark complaint with Google to prevent third-party ads from being returned alongside the results of a search of a trademarked name, such as Louis Vuitton or Prada.
Microsoft said that it has settled a patent dispute with Salesforce.com, with both companies licensing each other's patents and the cloud software firm paying an undisclosed sum to Redmond. Read the article: CNET News
The Federal Trade Commission and Intel announced that they had agreed to settle charges of anticompetitive behavior that the agency claimed stifled competition in the market for computer processing and graphics chips. The settlement prohibits Intel from the practice of paying customers to buy its computer chips exclusively or to refuse to buy chips from other manufacturers.
Several versions of Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have potentially serious security problems, a German government agency said in an official warning. Apple's iOS operating system has "two critical weak points for which no patch exists," the Federal Office for Information Security said.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will announce a legal settlement with Intel Corp. to resolve charges that the chip maker engaged in a decade-long campaign to stifle competition and strengthen its dominant position in the microchip market.
A newly discovered vulnerability in the software that runs Apple's iPad and iPhone could allow hackers to enslave the popular mobile devices, three security firms said. The flaw affects Apple's iOS, which also runs the iPod touch, and could allow hackers to take complete control of a vulnerable device, according to Symantec Corp as well as privately held Lookout and Vupen.
A top executive of Research In Motion, the Canadian company that makes BlackBerry smartphones, said that his company would not give in to pressure from foreign governments to provide access to its customers' messages. That pressure increased as Saudi Arabia ordered local cellphone providers to halt BlackBerry service because it did not meet the country's regulatory requirements.
A question-and-answer page on Google Hong Kong's website became inaccessible to some mainland Chinese users, underscoring Beijing's sensitivity about the Internet. The Chinese government, obsessed with maintaining social stability and controlling the flow of information, requires all search engines operating on the mainland to self-censor.
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