Dropbox: In the current period, January to June 2014, we received 268 requests for user information from law enforcement agencies and 0-249 national security requests.
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Microsoft held in contempt of court for refusing to comply with data handover order
Microsoft: Microsoft believes you own your email no matter where it is stored. That’s why we’ve gone to court to ask the US government to follow long-established, internationally agreed upon processes to obtain email it is seeking as evidence in a case involving a customer account in Ireland.
Taiwan accuses China of frequent cyber attacks
Taiwan: The Chinese cyberwar units have been engaging with Taiwan units almost every day, with some severe attacks every few months.
Court asks Facebook to disclose details of underage user
As per Facebook’s policy, no-one under the age of 13 is allowed to be a user.
China warns Baidu to ‘clean up’ porn content
Chinese officials have urged the search engine giant to “promptly delete all files in question, shut down accounts uploading such content and present a report on its clean-up effort.”
China refutes Apple product ban rumours
Earlier reports which claimed China removed 10 of Apple’s products from its government procurement list due to security concerns have been refuted by the country’s chief procurement centre. According to a Wednesday…
Edward Snowden granted Three years stay in Russia
Snowden’s lawyer: Snowden is living in an undisclosed location in Russia and has an IT job, learning Russian and lives of his own salary,
KakaoTalk, Line services disrupted in China as part of anti-terrorism initiative
China’s decision to block messaging services like Kakao Talk and Line comes as part of the government’s terrorism curbing measures, said South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning on Thursday….
Has China banned Apple products from its procurement list due to security concerns?
10 Apple products including the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, have likely been scratched from the procurement list by the Chinese officials, citing security concerns.
China to Microsoft: Do not ‘in any way hinder’ the antitrust probe
SAIC made it clear that Microsoft promised to respect Chinese law and fully cooperate with the SAIC’s investigation work, but it’s not clear as to why the agency has issued the warning.
Symantec & Kaspersky software omitted from China’s procurement list
Five Chinese software brands have made their way to the list, after gaining a thumbs up for use in the country including Venustech, CAJinchen, Qihoo 360 Technology Co, Beijing Jiangmin and Rising.
Judge: Microsoft must handover data stored overseas to US authorities
Judge Loretta A. Preska said that the data, no matter where it is stored, is controlled by US-based company, and the matter concerns is only and not the location.
Google finds it difficult to forget you!
Google has asked the committee for advice, as it finds determining the genuineness of certain requests to be extremely difficult.
CD ripping legalised in UK, but you still can’t share your mp3 files with friends and family
Now you can walk with your head held high if you are an avid mp3 fan!
Russia demands access to Apple, SAP source code amidst spying fears
Russia: Obviously, companies which disclose the source code of their programmes are not hiding anything, but those who do not intend to establish cooperation with Russia on this issue may have undeclared capabilities in their products.