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Kim Dotcom: Petabytes of Megaupload users' data has been destroyed
An enraged Dotcom says European web hosting company LeaseWeb is guilty of 'the largest data massacre in the history of the internet'.
Groupon faces countersuit in Singapore over redemption deals
Daily deals site may have to fork out US$230,267 for vouchers redeemed, but not paid up, to Singapore-based Villas International which brokered the deals involving tourist accommodations.
Edward Snowden saga throws up regulatory dilemmas
Love him or hate him? These questions abound. The number of ironies borne by the situation is also bewildering.
HP disputes extent of consumer deception in warranty case
'There is no evidence to establish the extent of the damage done to consumers and on how many people were affected' by HP's misleading claims about what its product warranties covered, according to the vendor's legal team.
Google petitions Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court over data requests
Google argues it has the constitutional right to publicly address information it is forced to share with the U.S. government.
Carl Icahn now pressing $14-per-share alternative to Dell buyout
UPDATED: Dell's special committee responds to the American financier's latest proposal.
Two Microsofts: Mulling an alternate reality
What would the technology world look like today if the 2000 ruling by the recently deceased Thomas Penfield Jackson -- that Microsoft be broken into two companies -- had been upheld?
Twitter's appeal against racist tweets case written off
At the end of January, a French court ordered Twitter to reveal the details of accounts used to post racist and anti-Semitic tweets last autumn. Twitter appealed against the ruling, but has lost that appeal.
Sex Tech: UK ISPs reject filters, Google innovates CP elimination
A collection of notable new sex and technology news items. Covers innovation, legal issues, IP, privacy, controversies, business and more.
First internet ban for user convicted under France's 'three strikes' antipiracy law
For the first time, a French internet user has been sentenced to have their internet access suspended for two weeks. But whether the ban ever comes to pass remains to be seen.
ACLU suing U.S. gov't over NSA-Verizon data collection methods
The non-profit is citing its stance as a Verizon customer to give its complaint against the NSA some credence.
Sex Tech: Transgender hackathon, Steubenville Anons, Prenda idiocy
A collection of notable new sex and technology news items. Covers innovation, legal issues, IP, privacy, controversies, business and more.
Mark Zuckerberg addresses 'outrageous press reports about PRISM'
Facebook's CEO chimes in about the NSA PRISM scandal, and he isn't mincing words.
Google CEO Page: U.S. gov't doesn't have direct access to our servers
Google isn't alone in trying to clear its name in whatever way possible following the firestorm that erupted on Thursday afternoon.
Anonymous leaks more NSA-related docs as Obama defends PRISM
UPDATED: Anonymous says that it leaked a bunch of government documents, but that might not exactly be the case.