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Microsoft fined €899m on alleged flouting of 2004 order
The European Commission has fined Microsoft €899 million in an unprecedented move penalising the company for not complying with a previous Commission order.
28/02/2008
Information Commissioner orders release of war decision cabinet minutes
The Information Commissioner has ordered the Government to release minutes of cabinet meetings at which the decision to invade Iraq was made. The order has been made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
27/02/2008
Network Solutions faces front running law suit
One of the internet's biggest sellers of domain names is being sued for allegedly forcing consumers to buy addresses from it to the exclusion of other providers.
27/02/2008
EU and US team up to seize 360,000 fake chips
The European Commission and US Government have seized 360,000 computer components in a series of co-ordinated raids. The action was the first time that the two bodies have worked on a joint enforcement operation to protect intellectual property rights.
27/02/2008
EU privacy watchdogs say any processor must obey EU rules
Europe's data protection watchdogs have said that internet companies that do any personal data processing in Europe must comply with its privacy laws even if they are based outside of Europe.
26/02/2008
UK media companies sign up to online content guidelines
Some of the UK's biggest media and internet companies have agreed to warn users when they publish material that some might find offensive. A series of guidelines has been brokered which will see online material tagged for suitability.
26/02/2008
OUT-LAW Radio: Second hand software
28/02/2008: We see how one company is dealing with Microsoft's apparent clampdown on second hand software sales. Plus we ask: is it worth suing spammers?
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