The British government has clashed with the European Union over an initiative surrounding the "right to be forgotten" online, arguing Britain should be able to opt out of the upcoming laws. The policy, part of the EU's General Data ...
The Chinese media have accused Apple of treating the nation's consumers as second-class citizens over its policy for replacing or repairing damaged iPhones under warranty. While Apple insists that its policies are broadly equivalent ...
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PATNA: The city traffic cops, it seems, are yet to take any lesson from the Delhi gang-rape incident that took place in a moving bus with tinted glass and heavy curtains. All the vehicle repair centres in the city openly put coloured films ...
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Natural rubber prices in Asia this week slid to the lowest levels in four to six months, after Chinese authorities Tuesday ordered local warehouses in Qingdao, Shandong province, to clear part of their rubber stocks within 10 days due to ...
A receptionist at a GP surgery has been prosecuted for illegally accessing sensitive medical information relating to her ex-husband's new wife. Appearing at West Hampshire Magistrates on Monday (14 March) Marcia Phillips was prosecuted ...
Google has continued its restructuring plans, with maps chief Jeff Huber following the head of Android, Andy Rubin, out of Google and reportedly into the firm's laboratory project Google X. Huber, who has run Google's Mapping and Commerce ...
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Google has paid out $7m (£4.6m) across 38 US states in a legal settlement over the "inappropriate" harvesting of personal data that occurred during its Street View project between 2008 and 2010. Data included emails, passwords and ...
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Google has struck a deal with US authorities to pay a $US7 million fine for collecting people's personal data without authorization as it combed neighborhoods for its Street View service. In a legal settlement with 38 US States, the ...
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A Dorset company specialising in the installation of solar panels has been fined for safety failings after a worker fell from a roof in Hampshire. The Gendex Limited employee, who does not wish to be named, stepped through a rooflight at ...
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Europe’s antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a substantial €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft, but it could have been even higher, he said. The software giant was hit with the fine by the European Commission for ...
European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have fined Microsoft €561m (£485m, $731m) for failing to adhere to commitments to provide European consumers with a choice of web browser. In 2009, the European Commission (EC) made ...
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The European Union has fined Microsoft 561 million euros ($712m) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of internet browsers when they install the company's flagship Windows operating system. The penalty imposed ...
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Blue chips continued to climb to new heights, pushing beyond the record levels reached in yesterday's rally after a better-than-expected reading on the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 42.47 points, or 0.3 per cent, ...
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Ontario’s Pembroke Regional Hospital Inc. was fined a total of $60,000 for violations of the Occupational Health & Safety Act after workers were not adequately protected against asbestos exposure. In October 2011, maintenance ...
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An Apple supplier known for making iPads has been penalized by Chinese authorities for turning a nearby river in Shanghai "white" after dumping pollutants during the nation's Spring Festival holiday. The supplier, RiTeng Computer ...