California has informed the Department of Homeland Security that although it has applied for an extension on the Real ID deadline it may not be committed to complying with Real ID rules by 2010.
Yahoo Stepping Lightly Against Google, Microsoft
As one of the biggest brands on the Internet, Yahoo’s competitors envy the traffic Yahoo receives. On Wall Street, analysts only see gridlock.
EFF Strikes Back Against ISP Interference
The Electronic Frontier Foundation stepped up its criticism of traffic shaping practices by Comcast and others with a new initiative aimed at broadband customers.
MoveOn Launches Campaign Against Facebook
Facebook is busy ruining Christmas, and that’s the least of the worries. Violations of user privacy are higher on the worry list, and MoveOn.org has launched an online petition and ad campaign against Facebook’s brand new "Beacon" program.
American Airlines Suit Against Google Stands
Google wanted a lawsuit by American Airlines over the search engine’s advertising practices dismissed, but a federal judge denied the motion.
Court Rejects Mans Suit Against Yahoo
A man who wanted to run for Governor of New York but did not receive enough signatures to be placed on the ballot has lost his attempt to sue Yahoo and Ask.com for undermining his "master election plan."
Google, DoubleClick On Defense Against Senators
The main defense put forth by Google and supporters of its proposed acquisition of DoubleClick holds that the two companies do business differently when it comes to advertising.
Perfect 10’s New Claim Against Microsoft
After pretty much having their case against Google & Amazon knocked down, Perfect 10 is back with a claim against Microsoft. It seems the company is intent on getting someone to cough up money for what it claims is copyright infringement on it’s images of naked women.
Google’s Privacy Counsel Campaigns Against Ties
Peter Fleischer serves as Google’s global privacy counsel, but he may also have had a role in writing the dress code. At any rate, the man apparently loathes ties – he wrote a letter to the Financial Times saying as much.
Is Buying An iPhone A Vote Against Net Neutrality?
One name we haven’t seen in the Net Neutrality debate is Apple, Inc. Though Jobs & Company are cozy with neutral net advocate Google, they also just launched iPhone with AT&T exclusivity. And that brings up some interesting questions, the most interesting of which: Is buying an iPhone a vote against Net Neutrality?