According to the Los Angeles Times, “[h]ackers' latest tactic to steal information is setting up fake hotspots that users unwittingly use to access Internet.” The Financial Times reports that “Internet censorship is spreading rapidly, being practised by about two dozen countries [so-called “pervasive blockers”] and applied to a far wider [...]
The International Herald Tribune points out that “[p]lagued by a backlog of applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office now guarantees speedier reviews for companies willing to do some extra work up front.” The Register reports that in the aftermath of the Registerfly scandal, “ICANN has finally acknowledged publicly that [...]
According to the Seattle Times, “[w]hile hewing to a neutral line, the Bush administration signaled Monday it was prepared to give a sympathetic hearing to complaints by business about the laws and rules born of the 2002 scandals and to consider possible policy changes.” The Washington Post has an interesting [...]
eWeek.com reports that “European Union consumer chief Meglena Kuneva has hit out at Apple's bundling of its popular iPod music players and its iTunes online music store,” saying that “something has to change” about Apple’s business model. The Guardian writes that “there are huge problems in offering Linux on mass-market [...]
According to the Mercury News, “[m]ore and more Web 2.0 start-ups are running into a surprising problem: too many customers.” Internetnews.com reports that “[a]nnoyed at recent reports that online campus piracy rates top 50 percent, lawmakers warned college and university administrators Thursday if they don't do more to curb the [...]
