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- On a personal note
- I passed the California Bar Exam. ;-) I'll be combining writing this blog with building a law practice in cyberlaw, small business and consumer protection. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Richard Koman, Consumer Protection, Blogging, Internet
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Antitrust suit against Apple, AT&T moves forward
- A federal judge has ruled that an antitrust suit against Apple and A&T over exclusivity deals for the iPhone may move forward, Ars Technica reports. Apple and AT&T signed a five-year exclusive deal but only told consumers they would have to sign up for a two-year...
- Tags: Antitrust, Consumer Protection, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Consumer Protection and Quality of Service (QoS), Including Network Neutrality and Cyber-Security Issues
- The deployment of Next Generation Networks (NGN, using IP connectivity to support fixed, wireless and mobile voice, video, data, and broadcast TV services, provides new opportunities to increasing consumer choice. It also raises new challenges for Quality of Service QoS and for consumer protection. Consumers have certain expectations of the...
- Tags: International Telecommunications Union, QoS, Network, Consumer Protection, Network Neutrality, Cybersecurity
- White papers 2007-02-07
- Men sued for spam pushing fake diplomas
- Pennsylvania says e-mail boasting university degrees requiring no classes or tests violate consumer protection law. Pennsylvania's attorney general on Monday sued two men for allegedly violating state law by sending out junk e-mail touting an online university that grants diplomas in 72 hours. Court documents accuse...
- Tags: Pennsylvania, Consumer Protection, Consumer Protection Law, Trinity Southern University, Declan McCullagh, Web Technology
- News items 2004-12-06
- Aussie Senate: Freeze Net gambling
- With Australia's online gambling industry about to take off, Senate committee urges go-slow approach. SYDNEY, Australia -- A moratorium on online gambling licenses, outlawing direct credit card gambling online and predetermined betting amounts have been recommended by a Senate Select Committee report. In a report...
- Tags: Australia, Consumer Protection, U.S. Senate, Diana Brooks, Technology News
- News items 2000-03-20
- RealNetworks sued over privacy flap
- A lawsuit alleging RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) violated federal and state laws when its RealJukebox software secretly gathered users' data was filed in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Wednesday. The nationwide class action suit, filed on behalf of RealJukebox users, charges that RealNetworks violated the federal...
- Tags: Consumer Protection, RealNetworks Inc., Privacy, Real RealJukebox, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 1999-11-10
- Washington AG sues Microworkz
- Washington state Attorney General Christine Gregoire has filed a lawsuit against Microworkz.com, accusing the PC maker company of violating consumer protection laws with its low-cost PC program, the Seattle Times reported Thursday. The suit says the company failed to deliver computer equipment, honor warranties, issue refunds and respond to...
- Tags: Consumer Protection, Productivity, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 1999-11-04
- FTC commissioner doesn't want to know about privacy regulation
- Don?t expect the Federal Trade Commission to jump in anytime soon to prevent debacles such as the Real Networks Inc. privacy snafu -- at least not if commissioner Orson Swindle has his way. Swindle, one of four commissioners on the agency that enforces consumer protection laws, said he would...
- Tags: Consumer Protection, FTC, Regulations, Government, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 1999-11-03
- Study: U.S. out ahead on e-commerce
- Preliminary study of international e-commerce sites less than flattering -- finds shipping, customer service lacking. WASHINGTON -- If you're an American buying goods or services off a U.S.-based e-commerce site, chances are you won't have major problems with billing, shipping, or dispute resolution. But many...
- Tags: U.S., Credit Card, Consumer Protection, E-business, Online Scam, E-commerce Site, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Maria Seminerio, Technology News
- News items 1999-06-09
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- Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory
- too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...
- Tags: Operating systems, theory, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Google: Is there anyone who doesn't have an opinion?
- Google is 1995 MicrosoftFor now, Google is up there, with great products, a bright future and way in front. But...Google can't be different from any other company that ever emerged, flourish and then met their nemesis. Everybody thinks it will be MS or Apple but the reality will probably be...
- Tags: Strategy, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Copyright associations want enforcement for free
- The defender of status quo?What a tired old rant. Use technology and the law to enforce ill advised and ill gotten copyright protection.The internet has revolutionized mankind's ability to communicate and share knowledge and culture, and you want to put it under lock and key to deny mankind that benefit?How...
- Tags: Benefits, Federal government, Sales force management, Mickey Mouse, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Open source needs successful champions
- Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...
- Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise
- Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...
- Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Is the cloud a better place for our data?
- As consumers, we have two options of storing our digital data: locally or elsewhere in the cloud. IntraLinks' Mushegh Hakhinian says it's like storing your savings in a mattress or a bank. Commentary- Data loss is an all too common a theme in the news these days. The recent...
- Tags: Bank, Password, Data Loss, cloud, storage, Mushegh Hakhinian IntraLinks, Special to ZDNet, Mushegh Hakhinian IntraLinks, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-10-26
- Here's why Apple is doing so well -- it's the top half, stupid
- Heh... this is going to be fun to watch...ntWhat???This sounds like a lot of BS.. Apple is overpriced and the mac lovers will pay whatever Apple charges. There is the summary of this article.There is a difference in purchasingthe best product, verses the "perceived" best product.I hear many of the...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Engineering, Blogging, Cyberthreats, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools
- Current problem with Android devicesI am Android fan, but nevertheless my next mobile phone will be HTC HD2 - i.e. Windows device. And the reason: all Andorid devices currently available have relatively small screen size and resolution. I am wandernig why Google doesn't urge on phone makers to offer...
- Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Smart phones, advertisement, tool, Android Devices, phone, smart phone, Linux, operating system, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Ad-Aware Free 8.1.0 (Windows)
- With behavior-based threat detection and integrated real-time monitoring, Ad-Aware focuses on core consumer security needs. Instead of adding layers of bells and whistles--thereby slowing your computer and scans down--we have decided to focus on what really matters. Ad-Aware provides advanced threat protection, and is significantly lighter and faster than our...
- Tags: Lavasoft, Ad-aware, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- Macs and PCs found shacking up
- A very interesting study. This confirms what we have known for a long time.Mac users are much cooler that PC users.Confirms Apple numbers continue to grow:PI can't argue with that...Pagan jimRE: Macs and PCs found shacking upIt's a widely accepted fact that Mac users are much cooler than PC users.Much...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Windows only user, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., MAC USERS, Microsoft Windows, gen, Microsoft Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Perks for all workers: remote/metro, small/large firms, etc.
- Leveling the playing field for workers' perks I’m on the board of a firm with operations throughout the United States. About half of their workforce and plants are in major metropolitan areas while the other half are in some pretty remote areas. Management is challenged to find...
- Tags: Employee, Worker, Next Jump, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
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