Thursday, February 23, 2012

Chinese company claiming right to iPad trademark sues Apple in US - Washington Post


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Chinese company claiming right to iPad trademark sues Apple in US
Washington Post
SHANGHAI â€" Apple Inc. is facing yet another challenge to its use of the iPad trademark in China â€" this time in a court in California. A Proview Electronics Co. spokeswoman said Friday that the company filed a lawsuit against Apple's use of the ...
Company claiming iPad trademark sues Apple in USBoston.com
Shanghai Court Rejects iPad Injunction RequestPCWorld
Apple's China legal battle over iPad spreads to USReuters

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Obama Web Privacy Framework Boosts Chances for Rules With Teeth - BusinessWeek


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Obama Web Privacy Framework Boosts Chances for Rules With Teeth
BusinessWeek
By Sara Forden and Eric Engleman Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- An Obama administration Internet privacy initiative marks the best chance for setting US standards to shield personal information in the absence of Congressional legislation, consumer groups and ...
Critics: Google changes threaten privacyBoston Globe
Firms embrace Do Not Track for targeted ads onlyCNET
Google follows privacy trend on trackingHouston Chronicle
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Obama Web Privacy Framework Boosts Chances for Rules With Teeth - BusinessWeek


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Obama Web Privacy Framework Boosts Chances for Rules With Teeth
BusinessWeek
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- An Obama administration Internet privacy initiative marks the best chance for setting US standards to shield personal information in the absence of Congressional legislation, consumer groups and lawyers said.
Firms embrace Do Not Track for targeted ads onlyCNET
Google follows privacy trend on trackingHouston Chronicle
Google agrees to do-not-track buttonSan Francisco Chronicle
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Google follows privacy trend on tracking - Houston Chronicle


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Google follows privacy trend on tracking
Houston Chronicle
By Casey Newton Amid swirling discussion on how tech companies handle privacy issues, Google on Thursday became the latest Internet giant to support adding a do-not-track button to its Web browser. No time frame was set for changing the Chrome browser ...
Google agrees to do-not-track buttonSan Francisco Chronicle
Firms embrace Do Not Track for targeted ads onlyCNET
Privacy White Paper Draws More ReactionsMultichannel News
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Firms embrace Do Not Track for targeted ads only - CNET


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Firms embrace Do Not Track for targeted ads only
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by Elinor Mills February 23, 2012 7:23 PM PST Follow @elinormills Privacy advocates say consumers are expecting more from a Do Not Track policy than marketers are willing to give. What Do Not Track means to you and what it means to companies that are ...
Google agrees to do-not-track buttonSan Francisco Chronicle
FAQ: What's in the 'Privacy Bill of Rights'?Washington Post
White House privacy push seeks cooperationReuters
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Apple's China legal battle over iPad spreads to US - Reuters


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Apple's China legal battle over iPad spreads to US
Reuters
Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Asian firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China has launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses the iPhone-maker of employing deception when ...
Proview Sues Apple in US Over iPadWall Street Journal
Shanghai Court Rejects iPad Injunction RequestPCWorld
Apple Prevails in Shanghai Court, Blocking Proview Bid to Halt IPad SalesBloomberg
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FAQ: What's in the 'Privacy Bill of Rights'? - Washington Post


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FAQ: What's in the 'Privacy Bill of Rights'?
Washington Post
The Obama administration on Thursday announced what it calls its “Privacy Bill of Rights,” a long-awaited framework suggesting how companies should protect consumer information online. What are the rights? The document outlines seven main “rights.
White House privacy push seeks cooperationReuters
White House Proposes Web Privacy LegislationWall Street Journal
Obama's Internet Bill Of Rights Will Be Hard to Enforce: Here's WhyPCWorld
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White House privacy push seeks cooperation - Reuters


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White House privacy push seeks cooperation
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By Jasmin Melvin | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House proposed on Thursday a "privacy bill of rights" that would give consumers more control over their data but relies heavily for now on voluntary commitments by Internet companies like Google Inc ...
White House Proposes Web Privacy LegislationWall Street Journal
Obama's Internet Bill Of Rights Will Be Hard to Enforce: Here's WhyPCWorld
Obama administration seeks online privacy protections with voluntary but ...Washington Post
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You Think You Want Privacy, But Really You Want Control - SlashGear


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You Think You Want Privacy, But Really You Want Control
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President Obama's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, announced this week, is the latest dip down the personal information rabbit hole, potentially taking us another step further closer to legislating users out of responsibility.
Some recent federal government actions related to online privacyWashington Post
Web Firms to Adopt 'No Track' ButtonWall Street Journal
Expert: Microsoft's P3P "Ineffective," Google's Privacy Bypass UnhelpfulReadWriteWeb
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Google Embraces 'Do Not Track' Button, Obama Proposes Privacy Rights - eWeek


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Google Embraces 'Do Not Track' Button, Obama Proposes Privacy Rights
eWeek
By Clint Boulton on 2012-02-23 If there is a major theme in high-tech in this early part of 2012, it's on consumer data privacy, with a number of both good and bad developments. Google, Apple, Path and several other Silicon Valley companies have ...
White House privacy push seeks cooperationReuters
Friday Poll: Will the Privacy Bill of Rights matter?CNET
The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Are We the Consumers, Or Are We the Product?BusinessWeek
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The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Are We the Consumers, Or Are We the Product? - BusinessWeek


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The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Are We the Consumers, Or Are We the Product?
BusinessWeek
Yes, we want Google, Facebook, and all other online services to keep our information private. But if we want them to remain free, something's gotta give By Brendan Greeley This morning the White House released its Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, ...
White House Releases Online Privacy Bill of RightseWeek
Google and Facebook in White House web privacy sightsBBC News
Google and Microsoft square off over online privacy concernsChristian Science Monitor
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Obama Looks to Internet Industry for Online Privacy Standard - BusinessWeek


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Obama Looks to Internet Industry for Online Privacy Standard
BusinessWeek
By Eric Engleman and Sara Forden Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration unveiled an initiative to give consumers more control over their personal information online, calling on Internet companies such as Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. to ...
Google, Mozilla Back White House 'Do Not Track' PlanPC Magazine
Obama online privacy plan faces challengeComputerworld
FAQ: What's in the 'Privacy Bill of Rights?'Washington Post
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Obama online privacy plan faces challenge - Computerworld


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Obama online privacy plan faces challenge
Computerworld
By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld - Privacy advocates Thursday welcomed a White House privacy plan that would give consumers more control over how personal data is collected, used, stored and shared by websites and online advertisers.
iPhone Jailbreak: 5 Apps to Control your PrivacyPCWorld
Obama's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: 9 FactsInformationWeek
Obama Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights announced and detailedSlashGear
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Obama's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: 9 Facts - InformationWeek


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Obama's Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: 9 Facts
InformationWeek
Here's what you need to know about the White House's new proposed consumer privacy framework--and its limits. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek The Obama administration Thursday announced its proposal for a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, ...
White House issues plan to protect online privacyReuters
White House Unveils Plans For Consumer Privacy Bill Of RightsTechCrunch
Tech Giants Agree to Deal on Privacy Policies for AppsWall Street Journal
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White House issues plan to protect online privacy - Reuters


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White House issues plan to protect online privacy
Reuters
* Calls for privacy bill of rights, enforcement by FTC * Ad networks commit to "Do Not Track" technology * Privacy experts welcome effort but wary of implementation * State AGs send letter criticizing new Google policy By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON, ...
Tech Giants Agree to Deal on Privacy Policies for AppsWall Street Journal
Hope You're Happy, Obama! This 'Do Not Track' Button Is Going To Make Content ...San Francisco Chronicle
Whitehouse backs online privacyInquirer
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Chinese Court Rejects Injunction Against Apple's iPad - Wall Street Journal


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Chinese Court Rejects Injunction Against Apple's iPad
Wall Street Journal
SHANGHAIâ€"A Shanghai court rejected efforts to halt sales of Apple Inc.'s iPad in the Chinese city amid a trademark dispute, pending a decision in another court. The Pudong District People's Court said in a written statement Thursday that it rejected a ...
Apple iPad sale ban case suspended for now in ShanghaiBBC News
Shanghai court throws out case against AppleAFP
Report: Shanghai Court Rejects Request to Ban Apple's iPadPC Magazine
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Five Apps That Would Get Me To Put On Google's Weird New Computer Glasses (GOOG) - San Francisco Chronicle


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Five Apps That Would Get Me To Put On Google's Weird New Computer Glasses (GOOG)
San Francisco Chronicle
The computer "screen" will be graphics layered over the lenses, kind of like a "heads-up display" or "HUD" in a fighter jet. The computer glasses will run on Android, just like Google phones. The glasses sound like they are going to be very ugly and ...
Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual RealityNew York Times
Google Glasses Are a Prescription for DisasterPCWorld
Google Glasses: Frightening Or Fantastic?North Country Public Radio
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Google Glasses Are a Prescription for Disaster - PCWorld


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Google Glasses Are a Prescription for Disaster
PCWorld
By Damon Brown, PCWorld Feb 22, 2012 4:26 PM Google's augmented reality glasses are said to look a lot like the Thump MP3 player glasses from Oakley. If bad cell phone etiquette annoys you, then Google goggles might just put you over the edge.
Google's Terminator Glasses Are Everything Great And Terrible About The ...San Francisco Chronicle
Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual RealityNew York Times
Heads Up For Smartphone GlassesScientific American
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Apple, Google, RIM plaster privacy warnings on prying apps - Register


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Apple, Google, RIM plaster privacy warnings on prying apps
Register
By Anna Leach • Get more from this author Mobile software that meddles with your sensitive info must have privacy polices and must display them clearly, California's Attorney General Kamala Harris declared yesterday in a statement agreed by all major ...
Would you use a "do-not-track" button on Web browsers?Wall Street Journal
Online Privacy Act's No. 1 Principle Is 'Individual Control'North Country Public Radio
Today's e-Reads: California Moves to Improve Mobile App PrivacyNational Journal
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With Google Goggles, a foray into virtual reality - Bend Bulletin


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With Google Goggles, a foray into virtual reality
Bend Bulletin
By Nick Bilton / New York Times News Service SAN FRANCISCO â€" It wasn't so long ago that legions of people began walking the streets, talking to themselves. On closer inspection, many of them turned out to be wearing tiny earpieces that connected ...
Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual RealityNew York Times
7 Potential Problems With Google's GlassesInformationWeek
Report: Google Working on HUD Glasses for 2012 DebutPC Magazine
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LG's MWC announcement roundup - CNET


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LG's MWC announcement roundup
CNET
By Aloysius Low on Feb 23, 2012 Instead of saving the goodies for a press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC), LG has decided to let the news out of the bag since the start of this week. While we do like finding out about the new ...
LG confirms its Optimus 3D Max smartphoneInquirer
LG unveils its first quad-core phone Optimus 4XIBNLive.com
LG unveils the Optimus L3, L5 and L7Moneycontrol.com
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Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights - CNN


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Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
CNN
The White House on Thursday unveiled its proposed "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights," a voluntary act that it called a "comprehensive blueprint" for future legislation. The full text of the bill is below. The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights applies to ...
Obama publishes new online privacy planTG Daily
White House pushes online privacy bill of rightsCNNMoney
US state attorneys write to Larry Page over Google privacy policy changesInquirer
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LG announces Optimus 3D Max for MWC - CNET


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LG announces Optimus 3D Max for MWC
CNET
By Jacqueline Seng on Feb 22, 2012 With MWC just around the corner, handset manufacturers are starting to build up hype by unveiling some of their upcoming handsets. LG has outed one such Android smartphone--the Optimus 3D Max. Initially codenamed CX2 ...
LG unveils its first quad-core phone Optimus 4XIBNLive.com
LG confirms its Optimus 3D Max smartphoneInquirer
LG unveils the Optimus L3, L5 and L7Moneycontrol.com
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you are reading... Attorneys general fear Google's new privacy policy is an ... - VentureBeat


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you are reading... Attorneys general fear Google's new privacy policy is an ...
VentureBeat
10 hrs ago Will Twitter ever be a contender in the war for online ad revenue? More than three-dozen state attorneys general expressed fear, in a letter to Google CEO Larry Page, that Google's soon-to-be enacted, one-size-fits-all privacy policy is an ...
White House unveils 'one click' online privacy planAFP
Tech giants agree to new privacy rulesThe Guardian
Calif. Pledges Better Mobile Privacy DisclosuresABC News
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