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Google told to hand over YouTube users' data
Google has run into a fresh storm over online privacy after a US judge ordered YouTube, its popular online video site, to hand over records detailing the viewing habits of its millions of users.
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VeriSign parts company with CEO
VeriSign, the world's leading provider of the electronic certificates that help secure internet traffic, announced the departure of its chief executive
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BSkyB considers bid for Spain's Digital+
British Sky Broadcasting, the UK satellite group, is considering making a bid of more than ?2.5bn for Digital+, the Spanish pay-TV platform, which would mark its first foray outside the UK and Ireland since an ill-fated move into Germany in 2000
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TNS spurns fresh WPP approach
Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP launched a third attempt to persuade shareholders of Taylor Nelson Sofres to accept an approach from his group rather than a nil-premium merger with German research group GfK.
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YouTube ruling puts privacy in focus
A US ruling that ordered Google to hand over data revealing the identity of viewers of every video on its YouTube site was immediately denounced by privacy advocates as another step in the progressive erosion of personal privacy on the internet
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War of words as WPP plans to block TNS deal
The war of words took over, as WPP, the marketing group, stepped up its efforts to buy Taylor Nelson Sofres, the market researcher, and so thwart a rival deal between TNS and Germany's GfK ? with both sides pledging to play "rough", "tough" and "dirty"
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LA Confrontational
Actors and studios should beware: they cannot assume consumers deprived of films will remain loyal. This episode of Star Wars needs a happy ending soon
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Limbaugh signs radio contract worth $400m
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk radio host, has signed an eight-year contract extension said to be worth as much as $400m
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Informa shares surge after £3.4bn approach
Informa, the trade fairs and scientific journals business, has received a tentative 506p-per-share approach from a private equity consortium, sending the shares higher in early trade
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Reliance dispute could end up in court
Mukesh Ambani yesterday took the first formal step towards enforcing a right of first refusal on the sale of shares in Indian mobile operator Reliance Communications...
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