Recent reports indicate that the US and EU antitrust regulators are considering filing suits against Google, but not for control over the search engine market, which clearly Google controls. Rather the antitrust claims will be directed at Google’s unfair competition by unfairly manipulating search results. Computerworld recently reported:
…the suit…
The New York Times reported details about Google and Bing’s automatic completion tools for their search engines that show “precise questions that are most frequently asked, giving everyone a chance to peer virtually over one another’s shoulders at private curiosities.” Google call its feature “autocomplete” and Bing calls…
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The New York Times reported that “Google reported sales of more than $4 billion in Britain last year…” but “paid less than $10 million in taxes.” Google VP for North and Central Europe Matt Brittin told a UK parliamentary panel that “We pay the tax we are required to pay…
With little fanfare and soon after the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft announced the departure of 23 year veteran Steven Sinofsky which is leading to speculation that Windows 8 may not be as successful as Microsoft hoped. Also the New York Times reported that in recent SEC filings Microsoft blamed…
BYOD continues to be very hot topic for IT and lawyers which impacts email, data security, and eDiscovery. Of course BYOD is growing in scope as Apple, Microsoft, and Droid based products are released. To learn more, please watch my recent video interview entitled "BYOD: When You Are Left to…
Continue Reading VIDEO – Legal Risks with BYOD (Bring Your Own Devices)
What is meant by email backup was determined in a recent ruling that decided once the email had been read that it was not in backup storage and therefore the protection of the 1986 Stored Communications Act (SCA) no longer applies. The South Carolina Supreme Court recently ruled in Jennings v.
