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China Plays Up Hacker Crackdown February 08, 2010 
Two Monday technology stories, both involving China: Call them the yin and yang of that country's attempts to repair its image following Google's recent hacking allegations and the search giant's subsequent threats to end its business dealings in the country. Chinese police are trumpeting their shutdown of a major hacker training Web site and three related arrests.
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How Cozy Are Google and the NSA? February 05, 2010 
Google has allegedly requested help from the National Security Agency in tracking down hackers who attacked its infrastructure. The development has raised concerns among privacy advocates. The Washington Post broke the story that Google had turned to the NSA on Thursday, citing anonymous sources.
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DoJ Re-Nixes Google's Settlement With Authors February 05, 2010 
The Department of Justice has advised the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that "significant" copyright and antitrust issues remain in the proposed amended settlement agreement between Google and the Authors Guild. "The amended settlement agreement suffers from the same core problem as the original agreement," the agency explains in its filing.
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Amazon Grudgingly Gives In to Macmillan's Pricing Demands February 01, 2010 
After a brief protest late last week, Amazon now says it will give in and sell e-books from Macmillan at the higher prices the publisher has requested: $12.99 to $14.99 for e-book versions of bestsellers and most hardcover releases. Most Amazon Kindle e-books are priced closer to $9.99.
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Critics Hammer Away at Google Book Settlement January 29, 2010 
Google's bid to secure the digital rights to millions of books remains under attack from rivals and other critics trying to block a revised legal settlement that would unlock a vast electronic library. The opposition fired its latest salvo Thursday, the deadline for filing objections with U.S. District Judge Denny Chin in New York.
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China Gives Android a Pass, as Long as It Keeps Its Nose Clean January 27, 2010 
The Chinese government won't block the use of Google's Android operating system on mobile phones in the country as long as the operating system abides by Chinese laws, a key government official said on Wednesday. "As long as it complies with Chinese laws and regulations, and as long as it has good cooperation with operators ... their use of the system won't be limited," spokesperson Zhu Hongren said.
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Judge Slashes File-Sharer's Penalty From 7 Figures to 5 January 25, 2010 
Minnesota federal judge Michael Davis has reduced the fine imposed on Jammie Thomas-Rasset for illegally sharing music on the Internet from $1.92 million to $54,000. Davis, who presided over the trial, said that the original calculations to determine Thomas-Rasset's penalty -- more than $83,000 per song -- were "monstrous and shocking."
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Is the Ball in Chinese Netizens' Court? January 25, 2010 
The Chinese government issued a series of statements defending the country's Internet censorship policies and accusing the U.S. of having a "double standard" when it comes to online surveillance. The comments, made through the state news agency Xinhua, were in part a reaction to statements made by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton last week on the topic of Internet freedom.
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Berlusconi Decree Could Stifle Internet in Italy January 23, 2010 
Silvio Berlusconi is moving to extend his grip on Italy's media to the freewheeling Internet world of Google and YouTube. The premier's government has drafted a decree that would mandate the vetting of videos for pornographic or violent content uploaded by users onto such sites as YouTube, owned by Google, and the France-based Dailymotion, as well as blogs and online news media.
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Google and the Freedom Business January 22, 2010 
We're now in week two of Google's high-profile battle with China, and the stakes have risen high enough to catch the attention of no less than the U.S. Secretary of State herself, Hillary Rodham Clinton. She cheered on Google's stance in a speech Thursday, saying, "Censorship should not be in any way accepted by any company from anywhere, and in America, American companies need to make a principled stand."
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China: US Guilty of 'Information Imperialism' January 22, 2010 
China rejected Friday a call by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet in the communist country, denouncing her criticism as false and damaging to bilateral ties. A state-run newspaper labeled the appeal from Washington as "information imperialism."
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Google-China Skirmish Mushrooms Into Foreign Policy Brawl January 22, 2010 
American companies need to take a stand against censorship on the Internet, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Thursday in a speech on Internet freedom delivered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. "Censorship should not be in any way accepted by any company from anywhere," Clinton said.
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Android, Yahoo Take Hits in Google-China Slugfest January 19, 2010 
Google's latest salvo in its dispute with China came Tuesday, with reports that it's holding off unveiling two new Android phones in that country. However, this move may hurt Google more than it does China, which has a plethora of Android phones from different manufacturers.
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How Much Would China Miss Google? January 16, 2010 
At a time when they wanted to focus on the economy, Chinese leaders face a surprise political challenge: A possible Google pullout that could anger China's public and embolden other companies to vent grievances.
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Google Puts Its Foot Down With China January 13, 2010 
The discovery of a series of cyberattacks from China targeting Google and other companies has prompted the Internet giant to threaten that it may pull out of the country. Recent "highly sophisticated and targeted" attacks "have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China," wrote SVP David Drummond on the company blog.
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TSA Isn't Telling the Whole Truth About Scanners, Charges Privacy Group January 12, 2010 
Pushback against the deployment at airports of digital image scanners that show people's naked images through their clothes is gaining steam, bolstered by the Electronic Privacy Information Center's publication of government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
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