Facebook Avoids Classification as Defendant in Employee Poaching Lawsuit
Emails between Facebook and Google released in court filings show that Facebook, the number-one social networking site, has been able…
Google Email Privacy Lawsuit
Google Inc. is accused of improperly and illegally scanning their customer’s private email. In California, the Huffington Post has reported…
San Francisco’s Inequality Debate
According to Bloomberg News, Software engineers at Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter all make on average $110,000 to $120,000 a…
Google and Samsung Agree to License Each Others’ Patents
Google and Samsung signed an agreement to mutually share their patents and technologies. Interestingly, the new agreement covers patents that…
Google Purchases Nest for $3.2 Billion
It was announced on Tuesday that Google has purchased Nest for $3.2 billion in cash, according to a report from…
9th Circuit Rules Google Cannot Claim Protection of Wiretap Act
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held last week said that Google could have breached federal wiretap…
Google Strengthens its Foray into Robotics with New Acquisitions
Google is exerting focus with its agenda on robotics and its latest acquisition is Boston Dynamics, a company that makes…
Internet Search Giants Implement Technology to Detect and Delete Child Porn
Google and Microsoft have ramped up their efforts to find child porn and to exclude related search terms from their…
Google’s Book Scanning Held as Fair Use
Ultimately, after eight years of legal battle between Google and the Author Guild US Circuit Judge Denny Chin, dismissed the…
Thursday Thoughts
Happy Halloween!!! Are you ready for it? Another rendition of Thursday Thoughts! Haha I’d have more of an intro but…
F.C.C. and Verizon Battle in Court Whether the Internet Should be Free and Open
Verizon and the Federal Communications Commission kicked it off this week, arguing over whether the internet should be structured to…
Ninth Circuit Slams Google Over Breach of Data Privacy
Google lost a significant appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday in a privacy lawsuit over data…