Police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu detained over a 100 striking workers planning on marching in Chennai on Monday. The workers, who are employees of Samsung Electronics, were protesting low wages and working conditions. The planned march would allegedly disturb public peace, according to senior police officer K. Shanmugam, who was quoted by [...]
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US federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law by monopolizing internet searches
US District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta held that Google LLC violated section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by maintaining an illegal monopoly over internet search and search advertising markets on Monday. The ruling marks a significant victory for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and State Attorneys General who have been challenging Google’s [...]
South Korea court acquits Samsung chairman of stock manipulation and fraud charges
The Seoul Central District Court on Monday acquitted Samsung Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of stock manipulation and accounting fraud charges, according to local media outlet The Korea Herald. This eliminated the possibility of him being imprisoned. The decision focused on Lee’s involvement in a controversial merger of Samsung affiliates C&T and Cheil Industries in [...]
South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol pardons ex-president Lee Myung-bak
President Yoon Suk Yeol Tuesday pardoned former president Lee Myung-bak, who had received a 17-year sentence, along with another 1,373 South Koreans convicted of corruption and related offenses. Yoon said the amnesties aim to “serve to unite our national strength.” Yonhap News Agency reported the wide-ranging special pardons to include a long list of high-profile [...]
Knowing what you know now about the Holocaust, if you were given a chance to go back in time and attend the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, would you? Would you willingly support the propagandistic rebranding efforts of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime? Or would you do everything in your power not only to [...]
South Korea grants amnesty to former President Park Geun-hye
South Korea President Moon Jae-in Friday announced that former President Park Geun-hye would be granted a special pardon from a 20-year prison sentence for bribery and corruption-related charges. Park, 69, is among 3,094 persons to be granted the special amnesty. South Korea’s Ministry of Justice has stated that the pardon is aimed at promoting “national [...]
Explainer: Facebook's Data Practices and Mobile Device Privacy
Facebook has been in and out of the spotlight for over ten years. It has been a place to connect with old friends, share event photos, and even find a community through one of the millions of Facebook Groups. In order to provide such a service, the company collects, processes, and uses data from its [...]
Apple to pay $308.5M for digital rights management patent infringement
A jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas decided Friday that Apple Inc. must pay $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications (PMC) for infringing upon a digital rights management patent. PMC is a patent-licensing company which currently has more than 100 issued patents and pending applications. The company only licenses [...]
Apple facing three class action suits over iPhone obsolescence
Consumer rights organization Euroconsumers announced Monday that it is coordinating a third class action lawsuit against Apple Inc. over the technology giant’s planned iPhone obsolescence. The lawsuit was filed in Italy and “seeks compensation of at least €60 on average for owners of iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus.” Euroconsumers is taking action [...]
Competition Commission of India: Amazon engaging in anti-competitive behavior
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) argued before the Karnataka High Court Monday that Amazon is violating India’s Competition Act, a 2002 law that governs monopoly activity. The CCI alleges that Amazon struck deals with businesses to be the exclusive seller of goods, such as Apple and Samsung smartphones. Moreover, the CCI alleges that Amazon’s [...]