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Submission + - Hard drive imports may be banned (arstechnica.com)

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Arathon
Arathon writes: "Apparently the International Trade Commission is beginning an investigation that could lead to the banning of hard drive imports from Western Digital, Seagate, and Toshiba, among others, on the grounds that they fundamentally violate patents held by Steven and Mary Reiber of California. The patent apparently has to do with "dissipative ceramic bonding tips", which are important components of the drives themselves.
Obviously, a ban would be unthinkable, and yet the ITC has 45 days to settle on a fixed date for the end of the investigation. If the patents are found to be violated, and the Reibers do not allow those patents to be bought or otherwise dealt with, the importation of almost all hard drives would actually be ceased."
The Almighty Buck

Submission + - Infosys goes for 'bonded-labour'! (rediff.com)

Submitted by Infocison
Infocison writes: IT outsourcing giant Infosys is having all its employees sign a non-compete clause which states that even after the employee quits the company, he/ she cannot work for any of Infosys' competitors. In fact, the clause allegedly lists by name the top five rival companies — TCS, Accenture, IBM , Cognizant and Wipro. click here for full story.
Privacy

Submission + - Google Street View sparks privacy concerns (lawbean.com)

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Spamicles
Spamicles writes: "Google launched its new Street View feature this week for Google Maps. This new map feature offers panoramic views at street level. Street View was launched in Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, and Google touts the benefits of easily finding places and understanding neighborhoods. Blogs and Internet sites such as Wired and Streetviewr are full of images from Street View revealing people in potentially embarrassing positions: Stanford University coeds sunbathing in bikinis, men leaving strip clubs, a woman bent over exposing her thong, a man picking his nose. These candid photos highlight a growing concern over privacy issues surrounding this new service."
United States

Journal Journal: Military plans to aquire fossil bed for training purposes

Journal by Ergasiophobia
The Denver Post is reporting that the Picket Wire Canyonlands of Southeast Colorado are being targeted by nearby Fort Carson as a possible place for military training grounds. Picket Wire is well known for it's abundance of fossils, links to the past that could be lost forever if not properly handled after being found. The chances of thousands of years of history being lost are too great to give the military control over this region. In

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