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Proposed Bill Demands Warrant for Government to Obtain Email

May 18, 2011 — A proposed digital privacy bill would require government to get a probable-cause warrant to obtain email and information stored in the cloud, according to a report by Wired. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman and Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy proposed the bill on Tuesday to replace the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act that allows government to access information from an ISP without a warrant.

Judge Approves $9.5M Settlement in Facebook Privacy Case

March 22, 2010 — According to reports released late last week, a federal judge approved a $9.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed against Facebook, regarding a program that monitored what the site’s users were buying and renting on online services including Blockbuster and Overstock.

Google Execs Face Defamation Charges

February 3, 2009 — A trial involving four Google executives charged of defamation and failure to exercise control over personal database has been postponed to February 18.

Rock Star Sues Web Hosts Over Video

March 9, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports, the lead singer for the rock band Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst, has filed suit against ten Web site operators, almost all Web hosting and Internet service providers, for allegedly hosting footage of him in a homemade sex tape.

Terremark Hosting Jackson Memorial

January 17, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet exchange and network services operator Terremark Worldwide Inc. (terremark.com) announced on Monday that Jackson Memorial Hospital has signed an agreement for Internet connectivity and colocation services at Terremark’s NAP of the Americas.

Terremark Inks Health Care Hosting Deal

January 12, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Network services provider Terremark Worldwide Inc. (terremark.com) announced on Wednesday that it has inked an agreement with Jackson Memorial Hospital for Internet connectivity and colocation services at the NAP of the Americas.

TRUSTe, GeoTrust to Educate Consumers

December 14, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — TRUSTe (truste.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to online privacy, and GeoTrust (geotrust.com), a provider of identity and security solutions, announced on Tuesday that they will work together to educate consumers about how to more easily recognize trusted e-commerce Web sites.

The CIRA Proposes New Policy for .ca

November 17, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (cira.ca), the body that oversees the .ca top-level domain, announced late last week that it has proposed a new policy that will see all .ca domain name holders receive increased privacy safeguards.

Zix Corporation To Hold HIPAA Seminar

November 15, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Zix Corporation (zixcorp.com), a global provider of secure e-messaging, e-prescribing, and e-transaction applications and services, announced on Thursday it will conduct a Web seminar on Wednesday, November 17 at 2:00 pm CST entitled “Where Privacy Policies Fail: Addressing HIPAA Compliance with Secure Messaging Technology.”

Webmail.us Launches Open Source Webmail

November 2, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Email hosting provider Webmail.us (webmail.us) announced on Tuesday that it has introduced an open-source Webmail service that guarantees near uptime. Built on the company’s third-generation platform, the improved service includes hosted email, an Outlook-style webmail interface, a choice of 100MB or 1GB email boxes, POP3, IMAP, dual-scanning virus protection and spam filtering, as well as other features.