Canada to Probe Sale of Nortel's Patents

The Canadian government said it is examining whether the country's laws governing foreign investment apply to Nortel Networks Corp.'s $4.5 billion sale of patents to a consortium of primarily foreign technology companies. Industry Minister Christian Paradis has asked his department to determine whether the transaction, announced last week and involving over 6,000 patents, is subject to review under the Investment Canada Act.

ISPs Agree to 'Copyright Alert System'

A coalition of copyright holders and ISPs like Comcast and Verizon have signed up for the "Copyright Alert System," which will provide notices to consumers if their ISP suspects there is illegal downloading going on. Many ISPs already provide warnings to users if sketchy behavior is detected, but the Copyright Alert System is intended to provide a standardized approach that all ISPs will use.

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Man Indicted for Hacking Data on iPad Users

A man accused of hacking into AT&T servers and stealing personal data belonging to 120,000 Apple iPad users was indicted, two weeks after a co-defendant pleaded guilty. Andrew Auernheimer was charged by a Newark, New Jersey grand jury with one count of conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers and one count of identity theft, the office of U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman in New Jersey said.

Security Experts See Flaw in iPhone Software

Hackers have disclosed a bug in software from Apple Inc. that security experts said could be exploited by criminals looking to gain remote control over iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices. The security flaw in Apple's iOS operating system came to light as a website released code that Apple customers can use to modify the iOS operating system through a process known as "jail breaking."

Apple Files ITC Complaint Against Samsung

Apple Inc. filed a U.S. trade complaint that seeks to block imports of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S mobile phone and Galaxy Tab computer, days after asking a federal court to halt sales of the devices. The complaint submitted with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington counters patent- infringement claims Samsung filed at the agency that seek to block imports of Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Cupertino, California-based Apple claims Samsung is infringing seven patents related to the technology and design of the devices.

Police Search for Hackers in Italy, Switzerland

Police in Italy and Switzerland searched more than 30 apartments as part of an investigation into online activist collective "Anonymous," amid a growing global law-enforcement crackdown on high-profile computer attacks by the group's followers. The move is the latest enforcement activity that now has netted more than 40 arrests of individuals allegedly linked Anonymous by authorities in the U.K, Netherlands, Spain, and Turkey since December.

EU Parliament Members Question Privacy, Patriot Act

Members of the European Parliament have demanded to know what lawmakers intend to do about the conflict between the European Union's Data Protection Directive and the U.S. Patriot Act. The issue has been raised following Microsoft's admission that it may have to hand over European customers' data on a new cloud service to U.S. authorities.

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New Group Helps Law Enforcement Fight Cybercrime

A consortium of eight companies launched a campaign to provide better training for law enforcement agencies in order to tackle cybercrime, which costs the U.K. economy tens of billions of pounds annually. The group, called the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA), represents private industry's response to cybercrime, which has exceeded the capacity of law enforcement to contain, said John Lyons, the organization's CEO.

'Anonymous' Claims Hacking of Apple Server

The Internet vigilante hacker group Anonymous claimed to have broken into an Apple server and published a small number of usernames and passwords for one of the U.S. technology company's websites. Anonymous said via its account on microblogging site Twitter that Apple could be a target for hackers and released the data as part of its Anti Security, or "AntiSec," campaign.

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