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Over the past several decades, advances in technology have impacted various aspects of society, ranging from economic growth to heath care and the arts. These developments are significant when viewed on a global scale, but the growing role of technology...

Spanish courts in 2014 ruled on a civil question regarding the right to privacy. In that case, the complainant requested that Google Spain be required to remove some unflattering information about him that had become totally irrelevant as the embarrassing...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Friday ordered Google to disclose certain information found in foreign-stored e-mails, as requested by an FBI search warrant. This decision...

Following Twitter's release of two warrantless surveillance orders published on Friday, some legal experts have said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may have overstepped current legal guidelines for acquiring certain internet data. The...

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) , which is under the US Department of Labor, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Google over the company's refusal to provide requested items related to their compensation...

Google's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kent Walker rejected EU allegations on Thursday that it abused its market dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system. Terming EU's concerns over how the company manages Android compatibility and distribute...

Russia will block LinkedIn within the country after a court ruling Thursday. The local court found that the company had breached the country's data protection rules. This comes during a time of increased tension...

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) , South Korea's antitrust regulator, confirmed on Friday that the country is investigating whether Google violated the country's antitrust laws. The KFTC's statement comes as a surprise as a...

The National Assembly of Pakistan on Thursday approved the controversial Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 . The law has received negative attention in the past from human rights activists for the role it could play in...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday held that Google and Viacom are not liable for planting "cookies" on children's computers to gather data for advertisers. In a class...