Microsoft's privacy fight with the US Govt could be binned
US Government's battle with Microsoft over whether tech companies can be forced to hand over data stored overseas could be nearing its end.
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Microsoft faces legal action amid accusations of discrimination and harassment
Female Microsoft employees filed 238 internal complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment between 2010 and 2016, according to court documents.
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BlackBerry goes after Facebook over alleged patent infringement
BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps arguing they copied its technology.
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Disgruntled Dick Smith investors get their day in court
The second of two class actions being launched against Dick Smith Holdings has been given the green light to hit the courts.
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FireEye spent $12.5M on legal settlement costs last quarter
FireEye has revealed that it spent US$12.5 million in net legal settlement costs during the three months ending December 2017.
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US court strikes down net neutrality: What's next?
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and its allies have several options, with most of them difficult, after a U.S. appeals court struck down most of the agency's 2010 net neutrality rules.
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Debate over NSA surveillance shifts with judge's ruling, task force report
After six months of contentious debate over U.S. National Security Agency surveillance programs, prompted by leaks from former government contractor Edward Snowden, the third week in December may have marked a major turning point.
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The latest move to kill bad patents divides tech industry
Technology users -- retailers, in particular -- are being snared in patent infringement lawsuits, prompting Congress to eye reforms that could change how lawsuits are filed and who pays if they're frivolous.
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Google Books legal epic moves to appeals court
After almost a decade of litigation, Google scored a victory last week over the Authors Guild, which had sued the company for copyright infringement over its Google Books search engine. But a few important chapters in the legal saga have yet to be written.
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Hack victims urged to share the gory details
It may be difficult to remember now, but not too long ago, cyberattacks rarely made headlines in mainstream news. That's not to say that these advanced persistent threats, sometimes state-sponsored or the product of organized crime, were uncommon. On the contrary, they were booming. It was just that few people liked to talk about them.
