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Police blotter: Heirs sue over will-making software

January 24, 2007 Quicken software is used to create a will for a 91-year-old woman. Two grandnieces claim it's the unauthorized practice of law. TAGS: Police Blotter, Quicken, South Carolina, law, practice, representative, insurance, woman, lawyer, work

Government Web sites are keeping an eye on you

January 5, 2006 Dozens of federal agencies are using visitor-tracking cookies that violate long-standing rules designed to protect privacy. TAGS: WebTrends Corp., agency, visitor, practice, privacy, monitoring, monitor

FAQ: Behind the stock options uproar

July 26, 2006 At least 80 companies are under SEC investigation for backdating stock option grants. Is the practice illegal? TAGS: stock option, coupon, top executive, investigation, Ferrari, FAQ, practice, professor, Apple Computer

Options backdating trips up whiz kids

March 9, 2007 The worst may be over, but executive-search veteran Stephen P. Mader says the fallout from the options backdating scandal will haunt Silicon Valley. TAGS: scandal, talent, stock option, ethics, innovation, practice, Steve Jobs, Apple Computer

Dotster named in massive cybersquatting suit

June 2, 2006 Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman claim domain registrar grabbed trademarked domain names through novel and illegal scheme. TAGS: Dotster, registrar, domain name, lawsuit, domain, Ford, practice, e-mail

Europe, U.S. lead rise in IT governance efforts

February 28, 2008 IT Governance Institute study says 50 percent of U.S., European businesses implement IT governance practices, cites benefits. TAGS: IT governance, respondent, ITIL, information technology, framework, survey, practice, organization, Europe, North America, U.S.

Apple, CA wrestle with stock option irregularities

June 29, 2006 Internal probes at both companies reveal possible problems in past employee stock options policies. TAGS: stock option, Computer Associates International Inc., grant, Steve Jobs, practice, Apple Computer, adjustment

Dragging health records into the Digital Age

May 18, 2009 Federal funding and new tech are speeding efforts to digitize America's medical practices. But are they ready to forge into a paperless existence? TAGS: e-health, hospital, doctor, record, health, practice, error

Microsoft to Google: Take an antitrust lesson from us

June 28, 2007 The software maker's deputy general counsel says it's learned its lesson in dealing with regulators. Is Google listening? TAGS: antitrust, regulator, federal judge, general counsel, Google Inc., practice, Microsoft Corp.

Apple criticized for embedding names, e-mails in songs

June 2, 2007 Songs available on iTunes Plus reveal users' personal information. Privacy group suspects Apple goofed. TAGS: Apple Computer, personal information, Apple iTunes, practice, digital-rights management, song, e-mail

Why Internet security continues to fail

August 14, 2006 The current state of insecurity is unacceptable, but an improvement will require cultural change, says security consultant Richard Forno. TAGS: insecurity, Internet security, complexity, vendor, practice, security

Google's ad sales tested in court

February 14, 2006 A payday lending company in Ohio sues Google, saying it shouldn't sell rivals ads for searches on its trademarked name. TAGS: GEICO, advertising sales, trademark, Google Inc., court, Ohio, practice, search engine

Comcast on the hot seat over BitTorrent

March 4, 2008 With its handling of file-sharing traffic under scrutiny, the ISP and its foes answer to the FCC on broadband practices. TAGS: Comcast Corp., BitTorrent, file-sharing, broadband, P2P, seat, foe, practice, Internet Service Provider

U.K. police: Let us seize encryption keys

August 15, 2006 PCs of suspected terrorists, pedophiles gather dust as investigators struggle to decrypt hard-drive data, they say. TAGS: police, suspect, officer, U.K., practice, code, key, security, PC

Calif. top cop on HP, privacy and 'pretexting'

September 7, 2006 Attorney General Bill Lockyer discusses the controversial practice of pretexting and how his office is dealing with the problem. TAGS: Bill Lockyer, pretexting, federal law, statute, California, law, attorney general, privacy, identity theft, practice, HP

Why taxing e-mail senders is a bad idea

February 14, 2006 Habeas CEO Des Cahill says penalizing senders will not help them improve their e-mail practices. TAGS: sender, America Online Inc., inbox, e-mail, practice, tax, message

FBI spy powers face new Capitol Hill scrutiny

July 26, 2007 Bureau's chief tries to blunt concerns about misuse of secret requests for phone and e-mail logs, as politicians propose reining in the practice. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Capitol Hill, politician, bill, letter, Rep., concern, practice, agency, agent, e-mail

Politicos mull data retention by Web hosts, registrars

September 26, 2006 Broadening their inquiry beyond ISPs, they ponder mandates for storage of user records to aid child porn investigators. TAGS: Web hosting, hosting company, Web hosting company, general counsel, Internet Service Provider, Internet provider, Internet service, Rep., practice, domain name, service provider, Democrat, IP address, CEO, language, IP

McAfee shakes up management, names interim CEO

October 11, 2006 CEO George Samenuk resigns; President Kevin Weiss is fired; Dale Fuller is named interim chief and president. TAGS: stock option, interim-CEO, McAfee Inc., investigation, CEO, Borland Software Corp., president, management, practice, security, Microsoft Corp.

Pretexting hearing turns to wireless execs

September 29, 2006 Six major carriers are onboard with a congressional committee's desire to criminalize the controversial practice. TAGS: pretexting, Alltel Corp., Nextel Communications Inc., Rep., chairman, bill, exec, practice, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Republican, HP
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