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BlackBerry files lawsuit against Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook and its companies WhatsApp and Instagram for their use of instant messaging. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook "created mobile messaging applications that co-opt BlackBerry's innovations, using a number of the innovative security, user interface, and functionality enhancing features.

BlackBerry

·8 years ago

Google fined $21.1M by India’s CCI for ‘unfair search bias’

Google has been fined 1.36bn rupees (£15.2m; $21.2m) by India's Competition Commission of India (CCI) for abusing its dominance in the country. Based on findings of contraventions against Google, CCI imposed the penalty after taking into account its revenue from its India operations only.

Google News India

·8 years ago

ICO fines Carphone Warehouse £400,000

Carphone Warehouse has been issued with one of the largest fines by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), after one of their computer systems was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack in 2015.

News UK

·9 years ago

Defendants Responsible for Creating “Mirai” and Clickfraud Botnet attacks plead guilty

Three hackers have pleaded guilty to their role in developing, spreading and using Mirai malware botnet to conduct large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on some of the Internet’s most popular websites...

News US

·9 years ago

BlackBerry to pay Nokia $137million after losing Contract Dispute

The International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration has ruled against BlackBerry in a contract dispute with Nokia. The court found that BlackBerry failed to make payment under a patent license contract.

BlackBerry

·9 years ago

Uber concealed Huge Data Breach and paid Ransom to Hackers

Uber has confirmed that the company concealed a hack in 2016 that affected 57 million customers and drivers, and paid hackers $100,000 (£75,000) to delete the data.

UK News US

·9 years ago

BlackBerry signs Patent License agreement with BLU

Back in August of 2016, BlackBerry filed two patent lawsuits in the United States against BLU Products. Both companies announced today they have entered into a patent license agreement.

US BlackBerry

·9 years ago

Bank of America chooses Microsoft Cloud to support digital transformation

As part of its digital transformation, Bank of America is turning to the Microsoft Cloud to help deliver new business efficiencies, support digital culture change and better meet customer needs.

Microsoft US

·9 years ago

San Francisco sues Equifax over massive data breach

Equifax is being sued by the city of San Francisco. City Attorney Dennis Herrera has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court for “failing to protect the personal data of more than 15 million Californians,”.

News US

·9 years ago

Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Internet Messaging Services

The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications regulatory authority, has announced that Saudi Arabia will open up the country to online calling services, lifting a longtime ban.

News

·9 years ago

Ex employees sue Google alleging discriminating against women in pay and promotion

Three female ex Google employees have filed a lawsuit in the United States accusing the company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions.

News US Google

·9 years ago

BlackBerry and Timex Group Enter Patent License Agreement

BlackBerry and Timex Group announced today they have entered into a patent license agreement. The financial structure of the deal includes on-going royalty payments from Timex to BlackBerry.

BlackBerry

·9 years ago

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