Viacom Goose, Google Gander

The Viacom Google saga gets pretty sticky in terms of ironic and embarrassing potentialities. It's yet unknown how effective the anonymized data being transferred will be at protecting YouTube identities. Further, what looks like a coup for Viacom could be a nice strategic move on Google's part.  

New Zealand Teen Hacker Escapes Charges

A New Zealand teenager who confessed to a major role in a worldwide cyber-crime ring, which led to millions of dollars of losses, was discharged from court yesterday without any conviction.

Yang Acknowledged Google Deal Is Anticompetitive?

Jerry Yang's facing all sorts of problems, and his own words may be digging him a little deeper.  According to what Microsoft's general counsel told a Senate antitrust panel, Yang recently admitted that Yahoo's deal with Google will more or less create a search monopoly.