Tag: Legal

WhatsApp Begins Sharing Data with Facebook
In a reversal of previous pledges, WhatsApp is going to begin...
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Net Neutrality Upheld: No Blocking, Throttling or Fast Lanes, Cisco Slams
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released their ruling to...
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Gawker Files Bankruptcy, Selling To Ziff Davis
Gawker announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors in order to safeguard its assets and keep publishing while it appeals the $130 million Hulk Hogan...
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France Wants To Impose Its Laws On Google Worldwide
Google is fighting a ruling in France that requires Google to not just honor search removal requests from users in France, but to also censor those results worldwide, including the...
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Google Loses Antitrust Appeal
Google has reportedly lost an appeal in an antitrust related to Android in...
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Companies Pay Up For Fake Yelp Reviews
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced settlements with Machinima, Inc. and three other companies in separate investigations regarding the companies' role in posting...
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Google Faces Another Complaint From German Publishers
Google is still battling German publishers over including their content among Google News links as it faces a new legal complaint related to a war that just won't end. Will thi...
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Yahoo Faces Class Action Suit Over Alleged Text Message Spam
Yahoo will face a class action lawsuit related to unwanted text messages it allegedly sent to Sprint customers. According to reports, the company was ordered by a federal judge on...
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Yelp Reviews Under Government Spotlight
On Tuesday, Yelp and other members of the Consumer Electronics Association, including Zenefits and R Street Institute, briefed Congressional staff, businesses, and advocacy organiz...
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Being A Yelp Reviewer Doesn’t Make You A Yelp Employee , Rules Federal Judge
It's hard to believe that anybody thinks Yelp should pay them for the reviews they write, but some do, and some even banded together in a class action lawsuit against the company t...
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Uber Sued Again Over Employee / Contractor Issue
Uber’s stance has always been that it’s a software company. Uber connects people wanting a ride to those offering a ride. It’s a logistics company. Uber simply connects third-party...
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Uber Sued for $2M over Teen’s Sexual Assault
Uber is facing yet another lawsuit after one of its drivers assaulted a passenger. The mother of a 13-year-old Virginia girl is suing the ridesharing company for $2 million, cl...
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NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection Illegal, Court Rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that the bulk collections of your phone records is illegal. In a nearly 100-page ruling, the court vacated a lower court's decision and stated...
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Yelp Wants Users To Speak Up About Nevada Bill
Yelp is encouraging its users around the country, but particularly in Nevada, to let members of the Nevada State Assembly and Governor Brian Sandoval's office know that they oppose...
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