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Article | 4/02/2011 FTC settles complaints against credit report resellers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved proposed settlements of complaints against three credit report resellers after the agency accused them ...
Article | 4/02/2011 The Internet kill switch that isn't
A cybersecurity proposal in the U.S. Congress, called an "Internet kill switch" plan by some critics, isn't exactly what that sounds like.
Article | 3/02/2011 Blocking Internet cost Egypt at least $90M, says OECD
The Egyptian government's five-day block of Internet services cost the national economy at least US$90 million, the Organization for Economic Cooperat...
Article | 3/02/2011 India's former telecom minister arrested in 2G scam
Former Indian communications minister, A. Raja, and two aides were arrested on Wednesday in connection with alleged irregularities in the awarding of ...
Article | 2/02/2011 Egypt restores links to Internet
The Internet has returned to Egypt.
Article | 1/02/2011 Court shuts down online immigration document 'scam'
A U.S. court has shut down an online operation that allegedly posed as the U.S. government and charged customers fees between US$200 and $2,500 for im...
Article | 30/01/2011 PayPal faces new restrictions in India
PayPal has introduced new rules for its customers in India, including a limit on the value of each export-related receipt to US$500.
Article | 28/01/2011 Alleged 'scareware' vendors to pay $8.2 million to FTC
The operator of an alleged "scareware" scheme, using deceptive advertising to trick Internet users into buying software to fix their supposedly infect...
Article | 27/01/2011 China 4G TD-LTE trials expected to last 18 months
China has begun large-scale trials of fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology known as TD-LTE, with the tests expected to last 18 months, according t...
Article | 27/01/2011 LightSquared wins FCC OK for LTE-satellite network
LightSquared said Wednesday it has received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to build its planned satellite-LTE network for na...
Article | 27/01/2011 EU clears Intel's purchase of McAfee
The European Union's competition authorities have cleared Intel's proposed acquisition of McAfee subject to certain conditions.
Article | 26/01/2011 Twitter blocked in Egypt after political unrest
Twitter was blocked in Egypt on Tuesday as the country witnessed a large protest against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak.
Article | 26/01/2011 FCC sets LTE as standard for public safety network
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has set Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the data standard for a nationwide mobile broadband network for public...
Article | 26/01/2011 Facebook settles with Germany over Friend Finder issue
Germany is stopping short of legal action against Facebook after reaching a 14-point agreement on Monday over how the site handles data from non-Faceb...
Article | 13/01/2011 Open access provision wouldn't prevent LTE iPhone
The possibility of an iPhone running on Verizon's LTE network has shown a spotlight on a loophole in the open access provision the U.S. Federal Commun...