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EU to vote on five-year minimum sentences for hackers

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Hackers found guilty of attacking 'critical infrastructure' face five years or more in prison
12 Jun 2013

Google-owned Motorola faces steep fine from EC for 'abusing dominant position'

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Motorola attempted to enforce an injunction to stop Apple selling iPhones in Germany
08 May 2013

Proposed Dutch laws grant police hacking powers – in the Netherlands and abroad

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Dutch police seek the power to tap Gmail, Skype and WhatsApp communications in the interests of cyber security
03 May 2013

What does ‘The Instagram Act’ mean for online image copyright?

The government says it’s much-needed legislation, but critics argue it allows wholesale theft of copyrighted material. Danny Palmer examines the implications of the The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act
03 May 2013

Caldicott review: Breaking down the barriers to information sharing in the NHS

Sooraj Shah investigates the difficulties that the NHS faces with the law, technology and people in enabling data-sharing between its departments
26 Apr 2013

Infosec 2013: Incentivise staff to become aware of cyber risks

The Economist Group, HMRC and Field Fisher Waterhouse believe that firms needs to find innovative ways to educate their staff
25 Apr 2013

Google-owned Motorola fails in Apple sensor patent challenge

US trade agency not persuaded that Apple infringed Motorola sensor patents
23 Apr 2013

Unified EU patent scheme moves a step closer

Unified Patent Court to be introduced in 2014 after Spanish and Italian objections rejected
16 Apr 2013

Law firm DWF selects QlikView platform “on instinct”

CTO says there was no need for a “beauty parade” of vendors after meeting QlikView at an event
11 Apr 2013

Google's privacy woes are just the beginning

Jaclyn Wilkins of law firm Charles Russell LLP examines the investigation into Google's privacy policies and asks: which tech firm will be next?
10 Apr 2013

Third UK Lulzsec hacker pleads guilty to cyber attacks on NHS and Sony

Ryan Ackroyd from South Yorkshire will not face trial on DDoS charges
10 Apr 2013

SAP moves against 'patent troll' attacking its financial sector customers

SAP defends itself against Pi-Net International's 'business process' based US patents
02 Apr 2013

Second draft of £1.8bn Communications Data Bill is delayed until end of March

'Lack of technical understanding of Home Office officials is concerning,' says ISPA Council
15 Feb 2013

Oracle uses the power of Harry Potter to launch Google API case appeal

Java API case heading back to courts as Oracle likens copyright infringement to stealing JK Rowling's work
14 Feb 2013

Google built up position with 'illegal network of agreements', claims Microsoft-backed industry group

Google uses anti-competitive practices to extend dominance from desktop to mobile operating systems, claims Microsoft-backed group
12 Feb 2013

Is 2e2 under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office?

SFO says it cannot 'confirm or deny' whether it is investigating 2e2, while administrators say 'no comment'
11 Feb 2013

2e2: pay up £1m now or we close the datacentre

Migrating data and software from Gateshead and Reading datacentres could take 16 weeks, claims bust company's administrator
08 Feb 2013

Liquidation looms for 2e2 as administrators make 627 redundant

No buyers interested in purchasing the whole group, reveal administrators
06 Feb 2013

Where next for 2e2’s customers?

Computing speaks to law firm Morrison & Foerster on the legal implications of the reseller’s demise
05 Feb 2013

Exclusive: Unpaid contractor slams 2e2

Directors' assets should be used to pay former employees, says contractor
05 Feb 2013

Customers rush for the exit as 2e2 nears collapse

Potential bidders could be put off by customer exodus
04 Feb 2013

US tech giants criticised for lobbying against EU data privacy laws

Coalition of US privacy bodies and EU representatives slam the likes of Google and Facebook
04 Feb 2013

Antigua seeks WTO permission to host piracy website

Copyright-free website in retaliation against US extra-territorial laws against online gambling
28 Jan 2013

4G launch could see mobile makers sued by software firms, says lawyer

Handset makers must heed lessons of RIM's dispute with Visto after the 3G auction
24 Jan 2013