Google would be protected against libel as it relates to autocomplete suits under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, because Google itself is not making the defamatory remarks, rather it’s collecting and presenting the speech of others.
Google today filed a 17-page response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accusing the government agency of causing delays that slowed down the Street View Wi-Fi data grab investigation and resulted in Google paying a $25,000 fine.
Not content with Google's $25,000 fine for obstructing a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigation into the allegations, a U.S. The investigation conducted was inadequate and did not address the applicability of federal wiretap law to...
Because Wi-Fi transmissions are 'radio communications,' they are expressly defined by the Wiretap Act as 'readily accessible to the general public,' and their acquisition is not unlawful unless one of the statute’s specific exceptions applies.
We are aware of this issue and are continuing to make enquiries with Google to ensure that they comply with the Data Protection Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations," ICO said in a statement to V3.
The Federal Government commits to collaborate with the private sector; state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; and international governments–and to provide the support and action necessary to make the Identity Ecosystem a reality.
While Google itself has evaded most penalties when it comes to deceptive advertisements, the Communications Decency Act that prevented prosecution has shown numerous holes. In addition to federal crimes (such as importing pharmaceuticals...
A Silicon Valley Federal Judge, James Ware, examined a case from plaintiffs to evaluate whether wiretapping charges could be brought against Google for the data it intercepted. And the real question: If Google's tech really was intercepting and...
Google may have breached Australia's Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act, but the Australian Federal Police won't prosecute, saying the chances of a successful prosecution are "low. The new Internet Explorer Browser - IE9 - will...
Google may have breached Australia's Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act, but the Australian Federal Police won't prosecute, saying the chances of a successful prosecution are "low. Earlier this year, Communications Minister Stephen...
Google Voice constitutes an "information service" under the federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.because it offers users "a capability for generating, acquiring, storing, [and] transforming" information of the user's choosing.
Google said YouTube was faithful to the requirements of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, saying the federal law was intended to protect companies like YouTube as long as they responded properly to content owners' claims of infringement.
The federal court system will finally decide that search is not trademark protectable once and for all. Simon Heseltine, director of search at Serengeti Communications You shouldn't need to have to figure out if something is working or not; the...
Consumer advocate Daniel Brandt has held Cutts' past NSA top secret security clearance up as some sort of indication of nefarious conspiracies between Google and the US federal government. In one term in university, Cutts thought that joining a...
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act is meant to protect communications between and among users -- not to protect requests from customers for directions on the Internet. Federal Trade Commission to investigate
Vivisimo and MSN to Power FirstGov - Vivisimo has been awarded a federal government contract to provide search technology to the U.S. See also: Tax Assessor Wants Google To Pay Property Taxes Even Though New Facility Will Be on Federal Land.
Question: Can you be more specific of what exactly he's done to violate the act, which seems to be mostly related to federal wiretapping provisions? The published information violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C.
