eBay sued over will-not-recruit agreement with Intuit

eBay sued over will-not-recruit agreement with Intuit The California Department of Justice on Friday what they called intuit Inc is an illegal agreement with intuit’s hiring of e-commerce company eBay Inc sued. Spending competition for the contract workers, giving them access to better job opportunities, Justice Department and the California Attorney General Kamala Harris has … Read more

New internet name objections filed by government panel

New internet name objections filed by government panel More than 250 objections to proposed new internet address endings have been filed by a panel representing about 50 of the world’s governments. It includes references to groups of people or locations including .roma, .islam, .patagonia, .africa and .zulu. There are also concerns about proposed suffixes covering … Read more

Uproar over Saudi women’s ‘SMS tracking’

Uproar over Saudi women’s ‘SMS tracking’ A discovery that Saudi male guardians are automatically getting text messages about cross-border movements of female dependants has caused a Twitter uproar. “Hello Taliban, herewith some tips from the Saudi e-government!” read one post, while another suggested microchips. Attention was drawn to the system when a man travelling with … Read more

Samsung audit finds ‘inadequate practices’ at China suppliers

Samsung audit finds ‘inadequate practices’ at China suppliers Samsung says an audit of 105 of its suppliers in China has identified “several instances of inadequate practices at the facilities”. These included overtime in excess of local laws as well as fines for being late or absent from work. However, it found no evidence of under-age … Read more

Spam text message pair are fined £440,000

Spam text message pair are fined £440,000 Two men who sent millions of spam text messages have been fined £440,000 as the authorities step up the fight against the trade. Christopher Niebel and Gary McNeish were part of a growing industry that sends texts to promote compensation claims for personal injury or payment protection mis-selling. … Read more