Lawsuit says Facebook plunders user names, photos
Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 08:57 Written by External Post Tuesday, 23 November 2010 08:57
A federal lawsuit filed on Monday claims Facebook’s Friend Finder service uses user names and photos without permission and makes false claims about it usefulness. The feature encourages users to upload their entire body of email contacts so they can be
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Google hit with privacy suit over search referral links
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 01:20 Written by External Post Wednesday, 27 October 2010 01:20
Google has been targeted in a class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating user privacy by passing along search queries in referral links. The suit, filed yesterday in US District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that
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Google Asks Court to Dismiss Oracle’s Android Lawsuit
Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 October 2010 08:01 Written by External Post Tuesday, 5 October 2010 08:01
Google has made a sweeping request that a court throw out the Oracle_lawsuit_baseless_vows_to_fight_it”copyright- and patent-infringement lawsuit filed in August by Oracle In its response to the lawsuit, filed late Monday, Google denies all seven
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Google hits back at Oracle Android Java suit
Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 October 2010 08:01 Written by External Post Tuesday, 5 October 2010 08:01
Google has responded to Oracle’s lawsuit over the use of Java in Android, claiming it has not infringed any of the claimed patents. In its Tuesday answer to Oracle’s complaint, which was filed in August, Google said the methods, apparatus and products
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Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M
Last Updated on Saturday, 4 September 2010 10:20 Written by External Post Saturday, 4 September 2010 10:20
A price has been put on Google’s mistakes surrounding the launch of Google Buzz: $8.5 million. That’s what Google will pay to settle a privacy lawsuit filed in the wake of its Google Buzz launch, which was heavily criticized for automatically including
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Google backs out of JavaOne conference
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 August 2010 04:20 Written by External Post Saturday, 28 August 2010 04:20
Citing concerns about Oracle’s lawsuit against it, Google said Friday it cannot participate in the upcoming JavaOne conference. The Oracle-sponsored JavaOne conference, formerly a Sun Microsystems event, is being held in San Francisco the week of
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Google bows out of JavaOne conference due to Oracle lawsuit
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 August 2010 01:00 Written by External Post Saturday, 28 August 2010 01:00
Due to its dispute with Oracle, Google said it will not present at the JavaOne conference this year.
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Facebook pokes start-up Teachbook with lawsuit
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 10:40 Written by External Post Wednesday, 25 August 2010 10:40
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Java founder derides Oracle’s lawsuit against Google
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2010 10:00 Written by External Post Monday, 16 August 2010 10:00
Java founder James Gosling has weighed in on Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over Android’s use of Java , saying the unsurprising litigation was about ego, money, and power.
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Oracle sues Google over Java use in Android
Last Updated on Friday, 13 August 2010 10:20 Written by External Post Friday, 13 August 2010 10:20
Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, charging that its Android mobile OS infringes Oracle patents and copyrights related to Java, Oracle said on Thursday. “In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s
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