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U.S. to formally accuse Chinese military of hacking

Will charge members of the PLA's Unit 61398 with stealing trade secrets, first-ever accusations against a foreign power

By Gregg Keizer

May 19, 2014 2 mins

Cyberattacks Cybercrime Legal

Google readies automated tool for those wanting to disappear from search results

The online tool will have a mechanism to prevent unauthorized takedowns, said a German DPA with knowledge of the matter

By Loek Essers

May 16, 2014 3 mins

Data Center Legal

Samsung, Rockstar patent dispute to continue in Texas court

Samsung had claimed that a Rockstar subsidiary lacked standing to sue

By John Ribeiro

May 16, 2014 3 mins

Android Intellectual Property Legal

Amazon, AT&T, Snapchat rated among the least trustworthy with data, EFF finds

The companies ranked poorly in a report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation

By Zach Miners

May 15, 2014 3 mins

AT&T Amazon.com Small and Medium Business

Mozilla embraces DRM. Wait, What?!

Mozilla's acceptance of DRM for Firefox was done for market share purposes, and it's a complete 180 from Mozilla's previous stance on the issue.

By Bryan Lunduke

May 15, 2014 4 mins

Intellectual Property Mozilla Open Source

Google hit with new anticompetition complaint in EU

Digital groups team up to file yet another complaint against the search giant

By Jennifer Baker

May 15, 2014 3 mins

Data Center Legal Small and Medium Business

Philips aims remote control patents at Nintendo’s Wii, wants to hit ‘stop’ button

Philips is seeking a ban on US imports and sales of Nintendo products such as the Wii and Wii U consoles, alleging they infringe its patents

By Loek Essers

May 15, 2014 2 mins

Intellectual Property Legal Nintendo

License reader lawsuit can be heard, appeals court rules

SFPD sued by woman pulled over in high-risk stop after vehicle mistakenly identified as stolen

By Jaikumar Vijayan

May 14, 2014 4 mins

Cellular Networks Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

Oracle asks for its pound of flesh in unique SAP theft case

The company asked an appeals court to reinstate a $1.3 billion damages award against SAP

By James Niccolai

May 13, 2014 5 mins

ERP Systems Intellectual Property Legal

Laid-off IBM workers allege age bias in lawsuit

Former employees say IBM was only interested in recent college grads, a charge the company calls baseless

By Patrick Thibodeau

May 13, 2014 3 mins

IBM IT Jobs Legal