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Indian courts reiterate high level approval needed for 'Facebook arrests'
To curb the abuse of a controversial digital law, the Indian Supreme Court said that only high-ranking police officers can approve the arrest of citizens who publish "objectionable" online comments, including Facebook posts or "likes".
South Korea Internet giant NHN under antitrust probe
The Fair Trade Commission has held on-site inspections and collected documents from the headquarters of the operator of popular portal, Naver, to investigate accusations of unfair business practices.
Reckless Oz regulator runs roughshod over rights
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission censored a website it alleges was part of a scam — plus 1,200 others as collateral damage. An apology is nowhere near enough.
No piracy watchdog, a tablet tax and free software: France's vision of culture in the digital age
A study commissioned last summer to find how to protect France's "exception culturelle" in the online era has delivered its verdict - and it's generating its fair share of criticism already.
EU mulls probe into China telecom makers' biz practices
European Union trade chief Karel De Gucht is looking to raise support from other members within the European Commission to look into alleged unfair trade practices from Chinese telecom equipment makers.
AppleCare warranty reportedly to become subscription-based: What say you, EU?
The EU has been on Apple's case against its "unlawful" warranty practices. A new report suggests the iPhone and iPad maker may switch to a subscription-based model.
Indian IT companies embroiled in $45M global bank heist
Cybercriminals hacked into the systems of two Indian debit card payment processing companies in order to manipulate accounts and make off with millions of dollars.
White House aims to 'liberate open data' with Executive Order
A new "Open Data Policy" aims to require all new government data to be made available in open, machine-readable formats.
Microsoft's most profitable mobile operating system: Android
Microsoft has had trouble getting people to use its Windows Phone operating systems, however, it might make as much as $3.4 billion on Android phones.
Report: Internet in Syria restored; Outage lasted 19.5 hours
The latest Internet downtime in Syria represents a depressing pattern in the war-torn region, according to Internet research firm Renesys.
Report: Syria cut off from the Internet once again
Cyber warfare takes center stage in Syria once again as traffic from the country seems to have dropped off the charts.
EU data law changes offer opportunities for Asia's datacenter markets
Destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia or Hong Kong need to seize the opportunity of being deemed an acceptable data transfer partner with the European Union in order to get ahead of the competition.
Zenith Infotech: India stock market regulator overstepped jurisdiction
Accused of pocketing US$33 million of company funds, the promoters of Zenith Infotech have challenged a trading ban ordered by the Securities and Exchange Board of India .
Sex Tech: Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker, Gawker vs. Fleshbot, China targets Apple
A collection of notable new sex and technology news items. Covers innovation, legal issues, IP, privacy, controversies, business and more.
Trend Micro: Cyber crime up 40 percent in Latin America, Caribbean in 2012
Latin America is reportedly the new hot target for cyber criminals -- especially when it comes to illegally tapping into government, finance or energy agencies.