OCT
20
2014

FBI Director Warns Against Cellphone Encryption

FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects could walk free and justice could be thwarted by a locked phone or an encrypted hard drive.

OCT
20
2014

Australia´s Parliament House Lifts Face Veil Ban

Australia´s Parliament House on Monday lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after the prime minister intervened.

OCT
17
2014
OCT
15
2014

Converse Sues Dozens for Selling Knockoffs of Chuck Taylor All Stars

Trademark infringement in fashion has historically been difficult to prove.

OCT
14
2014

Swiss pledge to review business taxation

The declaration, signed in Luxembourg on Tuesday, includes the Swiss government’s plans to push ahead with abolishing certain preferential tax regimes for foreign holding companies based on international standards by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

OCT
13
2014

Russia, China sign agreement on cooperation in Russian gas supplies via ‘eastern route’

Russia and China have signed an agreement on Monday on cooperation in the sphere of Russian natural gas supplies via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, the so-called “eastern route.”

OCT
13
2014

Japanese court orders Google to remove search results that hint at a man´s unflattering past

A Japanese judge has ordered Google to remove search results of a man´s unflattering past in a new "right to be forgotten" order following a landmark ruling in Europe.

OCT
9
2014

So Red Bull doesn´t actually ´give you wings´

The company has agreed to compensate customers who bought it in America between 2002 and 2014.

OCT
8
2014

Google, Technology Firms Say Ungag Us on U.S. Spy Orders

Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and other technology giants are seeking a court ruling that may allow them to disclose more about the user information they´re being forced to share with U.S. spy agencies.

OCT
6
2014

Supreme Court Clears Way for Gay Marriage in 5 States

In a move that may signal the inevitability of a nationwide right to same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court on Monday let stand appeals court rulings allowing such unions in five states.

OCT
6
2014

Protesters take to streets over French govt’s ‘familyphobia’

As the march made its way through the affluent neighbourhoods of west Paris, some residents hung banners of support and cheered on the demonstrators from their windows.

OCT
6
2014

In Brazil’s Election, Incumbent Emerges as Front-Runner but Faces Runoff

Ms. Rousseff got 41.5 percent of the vote, against 33.7 percent for Mr. Neves and 21.3 percent for Ms. Silva, electoral officials said, with 99 percent of votes counted.

OCT
3
2014

Facebook´s $19 billion WhatsApp takeover bid approved by EU

But while the Commission did look into the potential problems of the merger putting ever more data about users in one place, it only considered how that could hamper competition in the online advertising market.

OCT
3
2014

Cyberattack Against JPMorgan Chase Affects 76 Million Households

The details of the breach — disclosed in a securities filing on Thursday — emerge at a time when consumer confidence in the digital operations of corporate America has already been shaken.

OCT
2
2014

Julia Pierson, Secret Service director, resigns amid controversy

Debate about whether Pierson should stay or go had been growing in the wake of a security breakdown at the White House last month and other revelations in recent days that have further damaged the agency´s reputation.

OCT
2
2014

Rupert Murdoch´s News Corp To Buy Property Listings Site Move For $950M

The transaction will make it the media company’s largest acquisition since it split from 21st Century Fox last year, according to media reports.

OCT
1
2014

Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Level Since May

The Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes fell to 86.0 from a upwardly revised 93.4 the month before.

SEP
30
2014

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson: White House Intrusion ´Unacceptable´

"I take full responsibility," Pierson said. "It will never happen again.”

SEP
30
2014

Spanish court suspends Catalonia independence vote

A spokeswoman said the court´s 12 judges had reached a decision after a one-hour emergency meeting.

SEP
30
2014

US judge declares Argentina in contempt of court, monetary fine decision postponed

The justice deferred the imposition of financial penalties worth up to 50,000 dollars a day for a later date.

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