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A Microsoft researcher reckons an obscure legal concept could hold technology companies responsible for the actions of their algorithms.

Industry voice Drones are unique tools with many practical and economic benefits but they must be used with caution.

Almost three-quarters of practising attorneys at small US law firms are more likely to adopt cloud computing this year, according to a survey by LexisNexis.

Twerking teens in California may have a "get out of jail free" card when it comes to posting embarrassing content.

Irish law helped Facebook hold onto its pseudonyms ban in Germany, where a court upheld its controversial policy.

Facebook was briefly ordered to allow users to register fictitious names in Germany, but that decree has been thrown out this week.

EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding is taking aim at Apple for not giving an EU-required warranty as much advertising as the optional AppleCare program.

A landmark ruling by the Australian Advertising Standards Board could have serious consequences for any business with a Facebook site

Websites in the UK must now adhere to a new cookie law, but many aren't ready for the challenge.

Google's Sergei Brin has expressed his shock and astonishment that the US Congress is currently considering two bills that he feels are a threat to free speech.