Qualcomm abused its position as a giant of the semiconductor industry to harm competition and overcharge cellphone makers, a federal judge has ruled, striking at the heart of the company’s business and sending shock waves through the smartphone industry. In a scathing 233-page opinion [PDF] decision issued late Tuesday, Judge Lucy Koh of the Federal …
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Facebook’s privacy practices after a series of scandals revealed the company’s failure to protect the personal information of millions of users. This investigation follows widespread public outrage. “The FTC takes very seriously recent press reports raising substantial concerns about the privacy practices of Facebook,” said Tom Pahl, …
.Sucks domain issues have remained on the trend for weeks now since ICANN asked the FTC to investigate whether the registry running .sucks is acting illegally. ICANN’s chief contract compliance officer, Allen Grogan, said it has taken these concerns seriously and decided to call on outside help to determine if Vox Populi’s behaviour is in …
By CircleID Reporter Allen Grogan, ICANN’s Chief Contract Compliance Officer, has written a blog post today concerning a formal letter it has received asking the agency to halt the rollout of .SUCKS, a new gTLD operated by Vox Populi Registry Inc. The complaint letter received by ICANN describes the proposed business practices and actions of …
Jeff Elder of Wall Street Journal has written the blog post below on the discrepancies in the ICANN’s answers on the compliance department. Icann’s Contradictory Answers to a Simple but Important Question How many compliance staff members does Icann have? It would appear to be a simple question, but not one the Internet Corp. For …
If 2013 was the year of “Big Data,” 2014 will be the year of the “Internet of Things.” The Internet of Things is the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with people, things, and the external environment. It includes everything from traffic sensors to refrigerators, thermostats, medical …