Governments to target U.S. tech tax avoiders, says leaked draft action planA leaked action plan seen by Reuters suggests an impending crackdown in tax avoidance by Western governments on major technology firms, which seek to lower their tax bills through less-than-ideal — albeit legal — methods.July 8, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
ACTA in death throes after rejection voteThree committees of MEPs have voted to reject the contentious anti-piracy agreement, in the strongest signal yet that ACTA will fail to gain ratification when it goes to the full European ParliamentMay 31, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
Assange's options: How could he escape the UK?Despite Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange's successful asylum bid, he picked the worst embassy to try and escape from. Here's why, and how he could possibly evade the U.K. authorities.August 20, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
U.K. tax office poaches Vodafone CIO for top IT roleIn a rare coup by government for private business, HM Revenue and Customs has nabbed the current Vodafone CIO to take up the same role at the U.K.'s tax office.August 2, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
Facebook, social networks, businesses 'must adhere' to EU lawAn updated European directive will shake the cloud computing industry to the core, as lawmakers single out social networks as a prime target for change.November 8, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
Europe opens antitrust cases against MotorolaEuropean antitrust officials said on Tuesday they will open a case against Motorola Mobility to examine whether it "abused" its dominant market position by withholding patents.April 2, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
EU to decide on Google antitrust case after EasterEuropean antitrust authorities will not decide Google's fate until after the Easter vacation, on April 10 or beyond, as pressure mounts on the regulator for a snappy decision.March 28, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
UK's Web monitoring draft bill revealed: What you need to knowThe draft "Communications Data Bill" will expand the U.K. government's Web, email, and call monitoring powers. Here's everything you need to know -- and more.December 11, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
EU wants 'right to delete' for online personal dataThe European Commission is in the process of drawing up legislation which may allow citizens of EU member states to delete data stored by websites and services. November 3, 2010 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK
Google may face Parliament over tax avoidance schemeAfter it emerged that Google paid roughly 1.5 percent tax last year in the U.K (the average household pays 10-20 percent), the search giant could be pulled up in front of Parliament to face questions. August 13, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: UK