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Privacy Rights Groups Challenge GCHQ Mass Surveillance before Tribunal

Privacy International, Amnesty International, and Liberty are among the organizations that are challenging the GCHQ’s mass surveillance activities in court this week. Continue reading

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Patent Trolls Lead Patent Infringement Cases in 2013: Report

Driven by patent trolls, patent infringement cases increased by 25 percent in 2013 to a record 6,500 filings, according to a report released Thursday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). The “2014 Patent Litigation Study” (PDF) says the total number of patents granted also increased by 7 percent to almost 300,000 last year. Continue reading

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Public Criticism Forces Google to Restore Right to be Forgotten Links

Google received a lot of criticism after it began removing links last week to comply with the May European Court of Justice decision granting the right to be forgotten on the Internet. A flurry of articles debating whether Google is censoring the Internet were posted as it began link removal. As of the end of June, Google had received over 70,000 requests. Continue reading

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Amazon Sues Former AWS Employee Over Move to Google Cloud

Amazon has filed a lawsuit in a Seattle court on Friday, alleging that a former AWS employee’s move to Google is in violation of his non-compete contract. Zoltan Szabadi, who previously led Amazon’s Strategic Alliances Emerging Partners unit, accepted a position with Google in May. Continue reading

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London Teen Charged in Connection with Massive Spamhaus DDoS Attacks

A London teenager has been charged with computer misuse, fraud and money laundering offenses in connection with the massive DDoS attack against anti-spam organization Spamhaus last year. Continue reading

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