EU regulators request that Google halt privacy policy changes

Google has come under quite a bit of fire recently over the upcoming revamped privacy policy, and now they're getting some heat from European Union regulators. According to a report by Reuters, European Union regulators sent a letter ... continue

Consumer Group Wants Regulators To Not Approve Google, Motorola Deal

Back in August, Google acquired Motorola Mobility, the mobile division of Motorola, for a whopping $12.5 Billion. As with any large acquisition, the deal must be approved before it can go all the way through and be ... continue

2011 In Review – A Planet In Crisis [Political Commentary]

"The only world I know is drowning in rage."  Al Jourgensen, Front man for the band Ministry. There are no words I can think of that sum up 2011 better than Al Jourgensen's. Our planet, our world, our ... continue

The Man Who Ended An Empire, Vaclav Havel Dead At 75

Vaclav Havel, the man who ended an empire, died at his home in the Czech Republic today.  He was 75 years old.  He had been fighting a long drawn out battle with lung disease since he had ... continue

Water Doesn’t Prevent Dehydration, Says European Commission

Pizza is a vegetable? Water doesn't prevent dehydration? What in the world is going on? Shortly after congress ruled that the tomato paste used on a pizza could be considered a vegetable, the European Commission ruled that there was ... continue

European Union Bans Use Of “U.S. Style” Body Scanners

Officials in the European Union ruled this week that the use of American style full body scanners will not be allowed in the region. While American's have complained about the intrusive nature of the machines EU officials were ... continue

Greece’s Economic Woes Lead to Partial Loss of 30,000 Jobs

30,000 government workers in Greece will be placed on "labor reserve" in 2012 where they will earn partial pay while being laid off from their current positions. According to a deputy minister for the Greek cabinet " "The ... continue

European telecoms told by EU to think twice

[caption id="attachment_69928" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Digital Agenda"][/caption] Over here in the US and Canada we constantly hear the telecoms and cable companies beating their chests about how all these big sites like Google and ... continue

Intel’s dirty laundry getting aired by the EU

Ever wondered what was behind that $1.45 billion dollar fined that the European Union levied against Intel? Well the EU’s antitrust division has released a public version of its May ruling against Intel ... continue

The EU looking to head down Orwellian black hole

Under the guise of Project Indect, a five year research program that includes: Police Service of Northern Ireland, computer scientists at York University, and fellow researchers in nine other European Union countries, The EU ... continue

Microsoft fearing yet another EU bite of its wallet gives in

I am sure that this news will be giving a bunch of browser competitors a climax to their eternal wet dream of Microsoft being brought to its knees but in the end I don’t ... continue

EU wants horse owners to promise not to eat them

The European Union (EU) is preparing to introduce a law that would force horse owners to sign a pledge promising not to eat their horses. The move is in response to concern about vet drugs entering human diets, ... continue

Microsoft flips the EU (and Opera) the bird, and I love it.

In what has proven to be the biggest bullshit argument of the last five to ten years Opera initiated a oh woes me complaint to the European Union about Windows 7 shipping with Internet ... continue