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  • Microsoft antitrust case takes Linux twist

    The Massachusetts attorney general's office is investigating whether Microsoft tried to squash Linux in violation of the consent decree settling the company's landmark antitrust case.

  • Clarity clouded by Spam Act decision

    E-mail marketer Wayne Mansfield and his company Clarity1 face penalties under Australia's anti-spam legislation following a Federal Court decision in Perth today in the first such prosecution by Australian regulatory authorities.

  • Justice Dept: Microsoft's 'fallen short'

    The U.S. Justice Department on Friday expressed concern that Microsoft has not completely lived up to its agreement to disclose Windows communications protocols, as required by a 2002 antitrust agreement.

  • Court upholds Microsoft-DoJ settlement

    A U.S. Appeals Court on Wednesday upheld Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general, rejecting Massachusetts' appeal for stiffer penalties.

  • Court draws a line for online privacy

    In a ruling that marks a victory for privacy proponents, a federal appeals panel is allowing a group of Web surfers to sue a company that gathered certain data about them without their consent.

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  • FAQ: Yahoo-Google ad deal's antitrust scrutiny

    Nobody, least of all Yahoo and Google, doubted that the two companies' search-advertising deal would escape any antitrust scrutiny.

  • Search engines reveal privacy policies

    Discovering how your favourite search engine protects your privacy is not an easy task, despite recent moves from the major players to make policies more transparent.

  • Battling spyware in court

    In what could prove to be one of the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes centre stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software.

  • Spying on spyware makers

    This researcher has spent years analysing how spyware programs work. His findings have been published and has resulted in red faces and, occasionally, lawsuit threats.

  • The impact of Australia's anti-spam legislation

    Spam costs businesses an average of A$900 per employee per year in lost productivity. Will Australia's new anti-spam laws reverse this trend?

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