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AT&T: Ban on unlocking phones won’t affect our customers – Mobile
The telecom giant says it will unlock phones for customers with accounts that have been active for 60 days, are in good standing with no unpaid balance, and have honored their service agreement. Read this article by Roger Cheng on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Microsoft fined by European Commission over web browser
The EU’s competition regulator fines Microsoft 561 million euros ($731m; £484m) after it failed to keep a promise that it would promote a choice of rival web browsers. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – EU and US free-trade talks launched
The European Union and the US will begin formal talks on a free-trade agreement, paving the way for the biggest trade deal in history. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A New Conflict in Kashmir? by Ahmed Rashid – NYRblog
Tale Of Two Swiss Banks: Why Wegelin Failed And UBS Survived Tax Evasion Charges
Banks accused of similar bad behavior and on a greater scale have been able to avoid the same fate as Wegelin. What gives? Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
The Iran Secret: Explaining North Korea’s Rocket Success
Democratic and Republican Agreement: Prosecute HSBC
Israeli Peace Activist: Ahmed Jabari, Assassinated Hamas Leader, Received Draft Of Gaza Truce Agreement Shortly Before Death
An Israeli peace activist has come forward with a blockbuster claim about the assassination of Hamas leader Ahmed Jabari that, if true, would represent a major twist in the recent escalation of conflicts between Israeli and Palestinian forces. Gershon Baskin, who has reportedly mediated between Israel and Hamas in the past, told Haaretz on Thursday that Jabari, at the time of his death, had just received a draft of a Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
The Next Big Battles
Canada-EU Trade Agreement Replicates ACTA’s Notorious Copyright Provisions – Electronic Frontier Foundation
Russia says it will not renew arms agreement with U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not renew a decades-old agreement with Washington on dismantling nuclear and chemical weapons when it expires next year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Romney: `The president has not signed one new free trade agreement,’ Obama Signed Three
Paypal updates its policy, users are automatically prevented from joining class-action lawsuits against them starting Nov 1 2012; users must manually opt out before Nov 1 2012 — “You will only be permitted to pursue claims against PayPal on an individual basis”
Policy Updates Original post on al.com Comments on reddit.com
Wanted: Negotiating Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership. Reward Offered.
Corporate lobbyists are currently negotiating a new ‘free trade’ agreement that puts NAFTA to shame–but they don’t want the press, the public, or even the US Congress to know the terms of the agreement until it’s too late for us to do anything about it. We’re offering WikiLeaks a bounty if it publishes the text. You can help raise the reward with a pledge. Original post on democracyinaction.org Comments on reddit.com
GeekParty – Microsoft Adds Binding Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver to TOS
Honduras signs deal to create private cities
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The government of Honduras has signed a deal with private investors for the construction of three privately run cities with their own legal and tax systems. The memorandum of agreement signed Tuesday is part of a controversial experiment meant to bring badly needed economic growth to this small Central American country. Original post on seattlepi.com Comments on reddit.com
The Biggest Threat to Free Speech and Intellectual Property That You’ve Never Heard Of
As we have seen in the failed attempts of SOPA/PIPA, and the floundering Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, intellectual property (“IP”) laws are often poorly constructed, hastily proposed and ultimately both ineffective and potentially abusive. Now, the latest threat to fr… Original post on aclu.org Comments on reddit.com
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Canada Would Fall Into ‘Internet Trap’ Under Asia Trade Deal, Critics Say
Canadians would see Internet freedoms curtailed under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) currently being negotiated among a dozen Pacific Rim countries, groups critical of the deal say. The Council of Canadians and OpenMedia have launched a campaign to stop Canada from joining the TPP, saying it would “criminalize some everyday uses of the Internet,” including mash-ups (combining different media works to create a new one) and small-scale downloading of music. Original post on huffingtonpost.ca Comments on reddit.com
Mortgage Monitor: BofA Lags in Modifying Loans Under National Settlement – Bank Systems – Technology
Bank of America Corp hasn’t completed any first-mortgage modifications that reduce loan balances for borrowers so far under a $25 billion settlement reached this year, the official monitoring the agreement said Wednesday.
EFF Tells Obama’s IP Czar To Stand Up For Internet Users – Electronic Frontier Foundation
Wyden Traps Feds In Their Own Words: ACTA Explanation Opens Up Big Hole In Cybersecurity Bill – Techdirt
Back in March, when the US State Department responded to Ron Wyden’s questions about the feds’ authority to negotiate and sign onto ACTA without Congressional approval (damn you, Constitution), it made an odd (and rather new) claim: that… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
NASA – NASA and Excalibur Almaz Inc. Complete Space Act Agreement
Excalibur Almaz Inc. completed the exchange of technical information with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program about its human spacecraft concept for low Earth orbit crew transportation. Original post on nasa.gov Comments on digg.com
ACTA killed: MEPs destroy treaty in final vote – RT
ACTA has received a knockout blow from the European Parliament as the majority of MEPs voted in favor of rejecting the controversial trade agreement, which critics say would protect copyright at the expense of freedom of speech on the Internet. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Letter-Russian Highly Enriched Uranium – The White House
Consumer Advocates Wary Of Verizon Wireless Spectrum Deal With T-Mobile – Deadline.com
The reason: T-Mobile probably will now end its effort to block Verizon Wireless’ deal to pay nearly $4B for Comcast and other cable operators’ wireless spe Original post on deadline.com Comments on reddit.com
Dead on arrival? Dutch Parliament kills ACTA before EU vote – RT
Lawmakers in Holland have voted to strike down the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), slammed by many as a free speech and information access choker. Dutch MPs have also ruled the government will never sign any such agreement. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Nature News Blog: Scientists call for no-fishing zone in Arctic waters: Nature News Blog
Thousands of scientists from 67 countries have called for an international agreement to close the Arctic high seas to commercial fishing until research reveals more about the freshly exposed waters. Read more Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
EU may reject ACTA – RT
The controversial pan-global anti-piracy agreement, ACTA, may soon be dead in the water. The Member of the European Parliament responsible for monitoring its progress through the European Union says it should be rejected. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Violating a terms of service agreement is not criminal, federal court says – TechSpot News
On Tuesday, the federal Ninth Court of Appeals ruled that violating a “terms of service” agreement is not a criminal offense. At the heart of the debate were concerns that violating a terms of service agreement, despite being a set Original post on techspot.com Comments on reddit.com