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Google to Battle Child Porn on Orkut

Thursday, July 3rd @ 9:30am PDT

Google has reached an agreement with Brazilian authorities to help fight child pornography on its social networking site Orkut.

Warning For UK Music File Sharers

Thursday, July 3rd @ 3:00am PDT

The BPI is sending letters that warn of the consequences to hundreds of Virgin Media customers in the UK who illegally share music files, in the hope of stopping them.

U.K. Agency Loses Details On Laptop

Wednesday, July 2nd @ 5:00am PDT

An NHS Trust has managed to lose the details of 21,000 patients, when an unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee's car.

eBay Fined Again Over Fake Goods

Tuesday, July 1st @ 4:00am PDT

A French court has ordered eBay to pay a whopping $63 million, saying its French site hadn't done enough to stop sales of counterfeit performs and bags.

Man Sells "Entire Life" On eBay

Monday, June 30th @ 5:00am PDT

A Briton living in Australia had sold his "entire life" on eBay for around $400,000 after splitting up with his wife.

Kentucky AG Victim of Identity Theft

Thursday, June 26th @ 5:00am PDT

Less than a month after setting up a cyber crime unit, Kentucky's Attorney General, Jack Conway, has been a victim of identity theft.

Acrobat 9 Price Doubles In UK

Tuesday, June 24th @ 7:00am PDT

A leading British computer magazine loved Adobe Acrobat 9, but won't recommend it because the prices is more than twice the amount US users have to pay.

Chinese Facebook Creaks Open its Doors

Tuesday, June 24th @ 7:00am PDT

A Chinese-language version of Facebook has cropped up, but the company has so far kept mum on its implications for the company.

eBay Calls For E.U. Trading Law Change

Tuesday, June 24th @ 4:00am PDT

eBay issues a Call for Action paper that asks the EU to make changes in its trading laws, and it has support for its ideas in the European Parliament.

Will The Chinese Investigate Microsoft?

Monday, June 23rd @ 7:00am PDT

First Chinese state media say there will be a monopoly investigation of Microsoft, now state officials say there won't be — but who's right?

eBay Offers New eBay Live Program

Monday, June 23rd @ 6:00am PDT

The Internet auction giant has rolled out some new policies for buyers and sellers, including more incentives and protection, in a bid to boost usage.