Can you imagine that what you download from the internet can be tracked and disclosed in some situations? Yes, it is true. In the case “TorrentSpy ordered to start tracking visitors”, a court decision reached could force websites to track visitors if the sites become defendants in a lawsuit. TorrentSpy, a popular BitTorrent search engine, [...]
More and more sites are popping up to offer you virtual lawyers’ services. The law firm Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney in Philadelphia has set up a virtual office. They are the firm that handled the infamous “sex bed” case. Kevin Alderman created a virtual bed that allowed avatars to engage in certain behaviors. As the [...]
Tagged law enforcement, rulingsIn 2009, two European commissioners proposed “Cross-Border Net Copyright” to EU for hearing. The idea comes from the complexity of selling digital content in 27 European countries. Obviously, no on-line content dealers will be happy with satisfying requirements from 27 copyright laws. “Apple, which do sell music and video across E.U. borders, have been required [...]
Tagged corss-border copyrightOn March 15, 2010, a coalition of marketing associations will require members to display a unique “I” icon with ads that are targeted at users based on data collected about their web activity which includes search queries, web pages visited and content viewed. It is an attempt by the industry to alleviate user privacy concerns [...]
Tagged Behaviroral Ads, FTC, PrivacyI do not know how to show the videos for this long blog. But if you do not mind, go to link below and view two videos and compare it before you move on the report. Sources: Video2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJIH1ail1no Video1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEn5WKm-AAY http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/07/123_48856.html http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2009/07/129_49084.html http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/296787.html http://www.komca.or.kr/eng2/tariffs.htm http://www.komca.or.kr/eng2/distribution.htm http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/07/eu-kills-3-strikes-i.html#previouspost http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Full Your five-year-old niece listens a popular song at home. [...]
Tagged 3-Strikes, Copyright laws, KCC, KOMCA, KoreaMarch 2nd 2010, Tuesday, Apple filed suits against HTC, “alleging that the company is infringing 20 patents “related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture, and hardware,” before both the US District Court and the International Trade Commission. (Patel, 2010) For your information before you look up for the detail on these patents, they mostly [...]
McAfee, a famous internet security company, reported that feeble security controls in the systems that were used for software creation make it simple for hackers to steal important data from technology companies. In a white paper released McAfee said “such systems often don’t impose adequate security by default”. The McAfee paper pointed out on issues [...]
Tagged intelligence, Internet Security, law enforcement, Privacy, SCMBack on January 18, 2010, Microsoft announced that they would make advances with search privacy for Bing by shortening the amount of time it stores IP addresses of search queries from 18 months to six months. The company will delete IP addresses after six months but retain cookies and other session IDs for 18 months. [...]
Tagged Bing, Google, Microsoft, Privacy, YahooGoogle Health is a free personal health record service provided by Google, which allows users to integrate their separate health records into one centralized profile. By merging users’ input, Google Health gives users a personal health portfolio, including health record, information on conditions and possible interactions between conditions and drugs. Google Health also provides users [...]
According to the news “Yahoo Settles Trademark Infringement Case With American Airlines“, Yahoo has quietly settled a lawsuit by American Airlines about the alleged use of its name to trigger search ads. Another article “American Airlines Sues Yahoo! for Trademark Infringement Based on Sale of Keyword Advertising”, mentions that in 2008, American Airlines, the world’s [...]
