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News Asked whether there were any comparison to be made with Phorm, the ad-serving company that drew protests when it conducted user-monitoring trials with BT without first informing the subjects, the spokesman said Google... [12 Mar 2009]
Round three for BT's Phorm trials
News Phorm's technology, which BT will use under the brand of 'Webwise', has attracted protests from peers, politicians, technologists and think tanks, who have expressed concerns over legal and privacy issues. [29 Sep 2008]
Closing time for Bangalore's nightlife
Comment The protests turned public last week when writers and musicians took to the street demanding a stop to the attack on the freedom of expression. Could this Cinderella Rule actually end up shutting out tech firms, asks... [26 Aug 2008]
Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News The spokesperson also declined to comment on how Home Office proposals for a government-controlled centralised database of all citizen communications and internet usage, which caused protests from peers and civil... [07 Aug 2008]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News The company's actions in pursuing standardisation prompted protests outside a plenary ISO session in Oslo earlier this month. Vista: all the coverage. Windows Vista SP1 finally a go Microsoft slashes Windows Vista price tag [21 Apr 2008]
OOXML standard: ISO calls for end to 'personal attacks'
News The plenary session was marked by protests outside, largely carried out by delegates from a nearby open-source conference. The International Organization for Standardization has called for "personal attacks" to cease in... [15 Apr 2008]
Did Microsoft use desktop dominance in OOXML standard?
News In some cases, people favourable to Microsoft's pro-OOXML position joined standards bodies late in the process, bringing protests from Microsoft's foes. European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft... [04 Apr 2008]
Mac faithful up in arms about iPhone price cut
News After protests over its decision to cut the price of the iPhone by $200, Apple will give iPhone users a $100 store credit. The company posted an open letter from CEO Steve Jobs on its website defending the decision to... [07 Sep 2007]
Yahoo! fights China human rights suit
News According to the filing, Chinese journalist Shi, a reporter at Contemporary Business News in mainland China, was prosecuted after he emailed foreign reporters information issued by the Chinese government warning of possible trouble... [28 Aug 2007]
Stockbroker invests in data hosting
News Brewin Dolphin head of information services, Neil Bath, said: "On 7 July two years ago the G8 summit in Edinburgh was the scene of big protests. The move was driven in part by rising property costs in the City of London... [22 Aug 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Gateway Reviews
Cheat Sheet However, the Information Tribunal ruled last month that the ID cards data must be made available and that the OGC's protests were not valid. So what's this all about? Gateway Reviews are what the Office of Government... [07 Jun 2007]
Fujitsu strike row deepens, talks break down
News The disgruntled staff have already hit Fujitsu Services with a series of strikes and now Amicus has announced nine more days of strike action over the next five weeks in the run up to Easter, including protests outside... [05 Mar 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 5: Protests and porn
Comment It's the last day at the Fira - but you'd be surprised at the number of extra visitors to the centre last night and this morning. Not gadget geeks at all though - these are protesters. This morning, there was a group demonstrating under... [15 Feb 2007]
Outlawed experiments get a second chance online
News The voltage was increased with each shock and the virtual female responded with increasing discomfort and protests, eventually demanding the experiment to stop. Experiments ditched due to ethical concerns some 40 years... [20 Dec 2006]
Lord: 'We need better cyber crime laws'
News He is seeking to amend Clause 40 of the Police and Justice Bill so malicious denial of service (DoS) attacks are criminalised by the CMA but legitimate political protests that slow down servers would not be. [21 Jun 2006]
