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Conquering the Challenges of Data Center Complexity
Check out this white paper to learn how you can use virtualization and cloud storage to greatly reduce the amount of complexity in your data center.
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Oracle v. Google: Did the jury really understand it?
Given the high level of technical complexity of these tech industry intellectual property trials, are jurors selected off the street really equipped to understand all of the intricacies?
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A litigator's view: Three things I know about Oracle v. Google
Google may have prevailed, but fundamentally it seems reasonable for the owner of Java to expect to profit when others profit from Java.
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Proper security and protection measures enable rapid cloud adoption, say HP experts on discussion panel
If the cloud computing platform is not continuously available, then the business justification as to why you went there in the first place is significantly mooted.
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Twitter accusers not above the law after rape victim name trends
Victims can be named and propagated through Twitter by people who do not think through the consequences of their actions. Fortunately the UK police are stamping out online abuse when the victim is...
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Students file-sharing work on Facebook: Is it legal?
Could students find themselves breaching copyright rules by sharing their own work online?
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Apple 'extends' European warranties: Complaints already flood in
Apple has modified its warranty policy after being fined $1.2 million by Italian authorities for "misleading" customers. But what's changed, and why are many still angry?
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Cameron's Laws of Identity foreshadowed today's identity, privacy quagmire
In 2005, industry luminary Kim Cameron penned his Seven Laws of Identity, outlining a hypothesis on how identity and privacy work on the Internet. Today, everything is going as perceived seven...
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Laws of Identity: A conversation with Kim Cameron, Part 1
Industry luminary Kim Cameron, now a distinguished engineer with Microsoft working on identity, wrote the Seven Laws of Identity in 2005. He discusses with ZDNet why these seven hypotheses are...
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New law bans student researchers from unionizing
Student graduate research assistants have been barred from unionizing in public universities. Is this acceptable?
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UK anti-piracy law to go ahead after ISPs appeal fails
The UK's Digital Economy Act, which forces ISPs to send out notifications to alleged file-sharers who infringe copyright, will go ahead after the two largest ISPs' appeal fails.
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Judge tosses law banning sex offenders from Facebook
A federal judge has struck down a Louisiana law meant to keep registered sex offenders from Facebooking with minors because it encompasses too many types of websites.
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How ACTA would affect you: FAQ
With SOPA and PIPA shelved, ACTA was somewhat ignored. Don't know what ACTA is? Don't worry: you weren't meant to. Here's what you need to know.
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SOPA: only the latest reason why technology and lawmaking don't mix
The Stop Online Piracy Act skirmish is just the latest ham-handed attempt to regulate something moving too fast to be regulated, says outspoken author and activist Cory Doctorow.
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Overtime for answering email out of hours? What about Tweeting?
Brazil has passed a law allowing workers to ask for overtime for answering emails out of working hours. What does that mean for workers responding to corporate social media communications?
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The current Indian law and loophole on user-generated content
Companies like Facebook, Google & Twitter cannot be found guilty for user-generated content unless the courts find the content to be grossly harmful and unlawful in any manner.
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Live Q&A: Patriot Act in Europe; Are you safe and secure?
Live Q&A: Discussing the laws around cloud based practices with the ZDNet community, in light of the recent Patriot Act in Europe news.
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NRDC: GOP drive to repeal lightbulb efficiency law overlooks $12.5B in potential savings
Congress could vote on a repeal of energy-efficiency standards for incandescent lightbulbs, slated to take effect in 2012, as early as next week.
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We don't need more video game laws, we just need common sense
A new poll says Americans want laws regulating violent video game sales, contradicting a recent Supreme Court ruling. We don't need more laws. We just need more common sense.
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'Tech-injunction' gags Twitter, Facebook users: Why super-injunctions only apply to Britain
An injunction has directly prevented the spread of disclosure to Facebook and Twitter. Why is the US unphased by 'super-injunction society', and how to citizen journalists fit in?
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Case study: How the USA PATRIOT Act can be used to access EU data
ZDNet's USA PATRIOT Act series: European universities are risking their students' security by outsourcing to the cloud. A case study.
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