RIM AND
MOTOROLA SETTLE SMARTPHONE PATENT DISPUTE
Blackberry-maker RIM and Motorola have agreed on a settlement in their patent dispute regarding key technology. According to the agreement, RIM will make a lump-sum payment, and then start paying royalties to Motorola.
Blackberry-maker RIM and Motorola have agreed on a settlement in their patent dispute regarding key technology. According to the agreement, RIM will make a lump-sum payment, and then start paying royalties to Motorola.
SMARTPHONE
TRACKERS RAISE PRIVACY WORRIES
WSJ reports that the rapidly-growing industry of targeted advertising in smartphones, wherein users’ location and shopping habits are tracked, is raising concern. While politicians and privacy advocates are calling for more transparency, advertisers claim there is currently no infringement on individual privacy.
WSJ reports that the rapidly-growing industry of targeted advertising in smartphones, wherein users’ location and shopping habits are tracked, is raising concern. While politicians and privacy advocates are calling for more transparency, advertisers claim there is currently no infringement on individual privacy.
VIVACOM IN RESTRUCTURING TALKS
Although the recent disclosure of a security leak in AT&T’s customer information database highlighted a vital privacy matter within the telecom industry, a parallel concern is also surfacing: Do the methods used by privacy advocates constitute criminal behaviour, and, if so, how should consumer privacy be protected? The debate continues, in an attempt to balance consumer rights with the safeguarding of business interests, writes WSJ.
Although the recent disclosure of a security leak in AT&T’s customer information database highlighted a vital privacy matter within the telecom industry, a parallel concern is also surfacing: Do the methods used by privacy advocates constitute criminal behaviour, and, if so, how should consumer privacy be protected? The debate continues, in an attempt to balance consumer rights with the safeguarding of business interests, writes WSJ.
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