Cantor Entertainment files for IPO of up to $100 million

Last Updated on Friday, 23 December 2011 12:05 Written by External Post Friday, 23 December 2011 12:05

US halts Google Wi-Fi data collection probe

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:20 Written by External Post Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:20

Just days after the UK privacy watchdog announced it would re-open its investigation into Google’s harvesting of Wi-Fi data using its Streetview vehicles in 2007, US authorities have halted their inquiry. Regulators elsewhere in Europe and Canada have
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Report: Google, Verizon in talks over Net neutrality deal

Last Updated on Thursday, 5 August 2010 08:20 Written by External Post Thursday, 5 August 2010 08:20

Google and Verizon are reportedly in talks over how to manage network traffic, an agreement that could influence how U.S. regulators view Net neutrality , according to a report in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal. Verizon confirmed the talks have been
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Google Acquires ITA Software, Regulators May Balk

Last Updated on Friday, 2 July 2010 10:00 Written by External Post Friday, 2 July 2010 10:00

marino02 tips news that Google has acquired ITA Software, a company who sells travel-related software and information, for $700 million. ‘Google said it plans to use ITA’s technology in its Web search tools and to allow potential passengers to shop for
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Lawsuits Over Google Wi-Fi Sniffing Pile on

Last Updated on Friday, 4 June 2010 08:20 Written by External Post Friday, 4 June 2010 08:20

Due to a reporting error, the story, “Lawsuits over Google Wi-Fi sniffing pile on,” posted Thursday misstated the day Google confirmed it would hand over data to regulators. It said this on Thursday. The story has been corrected on the wire and the ninth
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Summary Box: Facebook to Simplify Privacy Controls

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 May 2010 03:20 Written by External Post Thursday, 27 May 2010 03:20

THE CHANGES: Facebook is simplifying its privacy controls and is promising to apply them retroactively and to services introduced in the future. THE IMPETUS: Privacy groups have complained to regulators, and some users have threatened to leave Facebook
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Facebook hires big antitrust lawyer

Last Updated on Monday, 10 May 2010 02:00 Written by External Post Monday, 10 May 2010 02:00

With antitrust and privacy investigations already underway, Facebook has hired a big legal gun to fight back against regulators’ increasing interest in its business. Facebook has so far seen off antitrust complaints by rivals but still faces
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google helps customers in China, elsewhere

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 10:00 Written by External Post Wednesday, 24 March 2010 10:00

Google adds a few features to help users in China see what services are available there and to help people everywhere tell if their accounts may have been compromised. It may not be popular with regulators and privacy groups, but a new study shows
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Breakfast briefing: Microsoft to Google – we know anti-competitive behaviour when we see it

Last Updated on Monday, 1 March 2010 10:15 Written by External Post Monday, 1 March 2010 10:15

With regulators receiving complaints about Google, the company’s competitive. So who better to offer advice than Microsoft? In a post on the Microsoft blog one of the company’s most senior competition lawyers makes a series of digs at its rival – and
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Week in review: Gunning for Google

Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 08:30 Written by External Post Friday, 26 February 2010 08:30

After last week’s fallout over Buzz, the folks at Google must now be checking their back for a bull’s-eye, especially considering this week’s one-two punch from Europe. European regulators with a letter asking the company to explain how it ranks search
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