Dozens of companies, non-profits and trade organizations including Apple…
Tag: obama
Apple teams with tech companies, civil liberties groups to demand dramatically increased transparency around U.S. government surveillance
The number of government requests for information about their users…
Where’s the U.S. DOJ? Samsung takes extortionate position against Apple in new ITC filing
Some may start to wonder whether the current U.S. government is more loyal to Google than to U.S. consumers and the U.S. economy…
Microsoft sues U.S. Customs for failing to enforce Google phone ban
Microsoft Corp. filed a lawsuit today accusing U.S. Customs officials…
Edward Snowden seen as whistle-blower by majority of U.S. registered voters
The view of Snowden as a whistle-blower rather than traitor predominated among almost every group…
How Microsoft handed U.S. NSA, FBI, CIA access to users’ encrypted video, audio, and text communications
Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted,,,
Those who brush-off NSA surveillance because it’s ‘just metadata’ don’t have the slightest idea what metadata is
One of the key themes that has come out from the revelations concerning NSA surveillance…
Apple urges Obama’s U.S. Trade Rep. to toss iPhone, iPad import ban won by Samsung
Three weeks ago the United States International Trade Commission…
DuckDuckGo search engine surges 33% in wake of PRISM scandal
The ‘anonymous’ search engine DuckDuckGo is getting a boost off the PRISM scandal…
Yahoo: Since December 2012, we have received up to 13,000 U.S. gov’t requests for customer data
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Ron Bell, General Counsel, have issued…
Apple: Since December 2012, we have received U.S. gov’t requests for customer data for up to 10,000 accounts
Two weeks ago, when technology companies were accused of indiscriminately sharing customer data…
Nine companies, including Apple, tied to PRISM, Obama to be smacked with class-action lawsuit
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said during a Sunday appearance…
PRISM: Do Apple, Google, Facebook have an ethical obligation not to spy on users?
Many Americans are outraged at the government for mining user data…
Why the U.S. Congress needs to act now to disallow ITC import bans over standard-essential patents
These patents should be used only as parking meters, not as guns…
Obama administration defends PRISM data-collection as legal anti-terrorism tool
The Obama administration confirmed the existence of a classified U.S. government program…
Why Obama’s patent actions will harm U.S. tech industry
Yesterday, the Obama administration rolled out a sweeping set of executive actions…
Apple getting ahead of legal system to contain import ban damage
Samsung Electronics Co.’s first U.S. patent victory over Apple Inc. may prove fleeting…
Why U.S. ITC’s ruling for Samsung over Apple is meaningless
The International Trade Commission said Tuesday that…
Obama faces high stakes dilemma in Apple-Samsung battle
Over the next 60 days, Barack Obama faces a dilemma in a dispute pitting two…
U.S. ITC rules for Samsung, bans Apple iPhone 4 imports into U.S.
A U.S. trade agency on Tuesday issued a ban on imports of Apple’s iPhone 4…
Obama executive orders take aim at patent trolls, encourage high tech patents
With well over $100 billion in the bank, it’s no great surprise that Apple…
U.S. Senator Rand Paul talks tech, civil liberties, and keeping the government out of your email
Rand Paul is having some problems with the jerks back at the office…
New Rumsfeld book applauds late Steve Jobs for ‘standing up to Obama’
Tea Party and conservative constitutional groups may be the new targets of the IRS…
Apple iPhones and iPads likely to pass U.S. Pentagon security review within days
Apple iPhones and iPads will likely soon pass a Pentagon security review…
Pentagon ready to approve Apple’s iOS for high security use
The Department of Defense is expected in coming weeks to grant Apple’s iOS…
U.S. House passes Apple-backed cybersecurity bill; Obama threatens veto
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday designed to help companies…
Wall Street slumps in broad decline, Apple selloff pressures Nasdaq
U.S. stocks dropped in a broad decline on Wednesday…
U.S. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski stepping down after contentious term
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski…
AT&T Mobility: Yes, we’ll unlock your iPhone at end of contract
Following a decision by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress…
Telecommunications companies question Apple, Google, Microsoft exception in Obama’s cyber order
Telecommunications companies want the Obama administration to rethink a decision…
Obama administration: It’s time to legalize cellphone unlocking
The Librarian of Congress decided in October 2012 that unlocking of cellphones…
White House petition on cellphone unlocking receives over 100,000 signatures
At 7:37 AM EST on February 21, 2013, a White House petition on cellphone unlocking…
Obama admin pledges to pressure countries in bid to stop intellectual property thefts
The U.S. will put diplomatic pressure on countries implicated in thefts of trade…
Obama tries but fails to ignite Apple and 3D printing
Obama mentioned both Apple Inc. and 3D printing…
CACI neuters Apple iPads for U.S. government in mobile push
It’s a neutered iPad…
Obama advisor Eric Schmidt said to visit North Korea as early as this month
Google Inc’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, will travel this year…
Stocks rise as U.S. peers over edge of fiscal cliff
We’re mere hours away from going off the so-called fiscal cliff…
U.S. stock-index futures drop on concern over lack of U.S. budget deal to avert fiscal cliff
U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index…
Apple gains; tech stocks pare back losses on speculation of potential fiscal cliff deal
Technology stocks benefitted from a late-day recovery on Thursday…
U.S. stocks fall as retailers slump ahead of fiscal cliff deadline
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lower for a third day…
Apple down, stocks add to losses as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms; extremely weak U.S. holiday shopping reported
Stocks added to their gains to trade near session lows in thin trading Wednesday…
Stocks drop as U.S. Speaker Boehner drops ‘Plan B,’ fiscal cliff approaches
House Speaker John Boehner scrapped a plan to allow higher tax rates on annual income above $1 million…
