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31 Aug 2006
A complaint against online auction site eBay is being investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office over suspicions it is in breach of the Data Protection Act. The claims are made by pressure group Privacy International.
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31 Aug 2006
Billy Bragg had never read the rules for MySpace before hosting his music there, the singer has admitted. Bragg made the admission after convincing the site to alter its terms and conditions to safeguard the intellectual property rights of musicians....
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31 Aug 2006
ANALYSIS: Five years after the first internet bubble burst, we're now witnessing the backlash against Web 2.0 and a plethora of me-too business plans, marketing pitches and analyst reports exploiting the nebulous phrase.
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31 Aug 2006
Downloading or possessing violent and extreme pornographic material will become a criminal offence in the UK punishable by up to three years in prison under proposed new laws, believed to be the first of their kind in a western nation.
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31 Aug 2006
A judge in the US has said that violent video games represent free speech and their sale to minors must not be banned. "Depictions of violence are entitled to full constitutional protection," said Judge James Brady.
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30 Aug 2006
Two journalists in China are being pursued for 800 times their annual wage by a company that makes iPods on behalf of Apple. The action is a result of articles that claimed that the firm, Foxconn, mistreated workers.
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30 Aug 2006
A Beatles-related webcam has helped a man in Dallas to foil a burglary in Liverpool, said Merseyside Police. Thanks to the American's diligence, three people have been arrested, they said.
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30 Aug 2006
Up to 19,000 consumers of AT&T have had their credit card details stolen by hackers, the company said. The security breach happened at the US telco's online equipment shop over the weekend.
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30 Aug 2006
The New York Times has withheld publication of an article from UK readers of its website in order to avoid prejudicing a trial. The publisher has used its advertising system to identify the location of UK readers and block the article from them, it said....
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29 Aug 2006
Universal Music, one of the world's four major music labels, will allow its music to be downloaded for free, according to the New York-based music firm behind the plan. The service could provide Apple's iTunes with its stiffest competition yet.
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