by lacealex | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary |
In October, the International Telecommunications Union held its Plenipotentiary Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico. The ITU, an international organization operating within the UN framework tasked with addressing telecommunications issues, used the plenipotentiary...
by Jennifer Wertheimer | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary |
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether Google broke federal laws when its Street View service collected personal data over wireless networks. Google has admitted that its street mapping cars picked up...
by vyc | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary |
In November 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave clearance for Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, to commence Phase I/II clinical trials of a new therapy for Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy, an incurable form of...
by julzb | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
As mentioned in Robert Kolick’s post from November 3rd, LimeWire, once the most popular peer-to-peer file-sharing program on the ‘net, was ordered to shut down via an injunction issued by Judge Kimba Wood of the Southern District of New York. Just a few weeks after...
by jhevey | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
On Black Friday, a day known to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the U.S. government seized the Web addresses of over 70 websites involved in alleged counterfeit good sales and copyright infringement. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
by kevanv | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary |
The Wall Street Journal recently announced that two U.S. companies are once again exploring a technology called “deep packet inspection” (DPI) as a means to specifically target online ads at consumers. The technology, which has come under fire in the past...
