Storing the Quran on your phone makes you a terror suspect in China Human Rights Watch details mass surveillance and repression Legal04 May 2023 | 56
Major decision on GDPR compensation rights expected soon Breached businesses might have to cough for your discomfort too Legal03 May 2023 | 21
Smuggler busted heading for China with dodgy GPUs … and live lobsters A new twist on fast food Legal03 May 2023 | 14
Uncle Sam sounds like it may actually do something about rampant visa H-1B fraud Gee, you mean that surge to 800,000 applications in one year isn't entirely legit? Shocking Legal01 May 2023 | 34
Europe floats patent overhaul, which obviously everyone's thrilled about Industry groups and biz aren't yet sold on reforms Legal01 May 2023 | 8
Amazon, Bing, Wikipedia make EU's list of 'Very Large' platforms Will need to sit at the front of the class where Commish can keep an eye on them Legal26 Apr 2023 | 21
South Korea prosecutes Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin Alleges large scale fraud, embezzling, and maybe even bribery, before crypto collapse Legal26 Apr 2023 | 5
Tech giants could pay 10% of turnover under draft UK law Competition? We've heard of it Legal25 Apr 2023 | 16
Brit politicians, Big Tech grumble about India tech laws Free trade agreement founders, and fears of government censorship rise Legal25 Apr 2023 | 10
India smacked for illegal tech import tariffs that hurt buyers and exporters everywhere Is this the way to take China’s title as top tech manufacturer? Maybe yes, maybe no Legal19 Apr 2023 | 2
Sanctions-busting exporters sent $2 billion of tech to Russia through China, Hong Kong, and the UK in 2022 Reports find shipments spiked since sanctions were imposed, feeding Moscow's appetite for high-end kit Legal12 Apr 2023 | 5
South Korea fines Google $32M for using market power to stymie rival app store Forced developers to sign exclusivity agreements in return for promises of going global Legal11 Apr 2023 | 5
Trade ministers flag researchers as possible vector of tech sanction-busting G7 meeting agrees that sales bans are here to stay Legal05 Apr 2023 | 6
Tesla ordered to pay worker $3M-plus over racist treatment Ex-employee was offered $15M by judge in 2021, but asked for a new trial instead Legal04 Apr 2023 | 40
Google (sort of) loses in Indian antitrust appeal Updated $161 million slap-on-the-wrist fine stands, but major restrictions are eased Legal30 Mar 2023 | 4
India-based cybergang busted for selling fake KFC franchises It's finger-licking.... what happened to my $$$? Legal27 Mar 2023 | 14
No 'decoupling' here: Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm sing China's praises First big government expo since COVID sees CEOs galore jet in Legal27 Mar 2023 | 9
Where in the world is Terraform Labs villain Do Kwon? Montenegro, actually Probably in a jail cell, waiting to be extradited stateside Legal24 Mar 2023 | 12
Toshiba board supports – without recommending – $15 billion takeover bid It's probably going to happen, but final approval depends on 'circumstances' Legal24 Mar 2023 | 6
Indian state turns off internet for 27 million, for four days, to stymie one man Digital rights org criticizes use of fill-in-the-blank template used to quell separatist protests Legal22 Mar 2023 | 14
US details CHIPS Act rules that give China and South Korea some comfort Allows a little expansion of output from existing Middle Kingdom facilities Legal22 Mar 2023 |
Hong Kong's state-sponsored SEO on national anthem strikes the right note Can't get Google to finish the job, though Legal20 Mar 2023 | 12
Now collapsed SVB's parent files for bankruptcy as Biden calls for stiffer penalties Thought you guys were into fail fast, fail often? Legal17 Mar 2023 | 35
DXC Technology fined $8m by SEC for misleading investors Penalty paid for misclassifying tens of millions of dollars of costs, and for 'inadequate' controls missing the error Legal15 Mar 2023 | 1
Tough luck, Brits: Binance suspends UK deposits and withdrawals Perfect timing – we could use another bank run Legal15 Mar 2023 | 52
Silicon Valley Bank's UK arm bought by HSBC for 1 British pound in rescue deal $2.9 trillion-asset globo corp's local subsidiary buys Silicon Roundabout fave Legal13 Mar 2023 | 49
Silicon supply chain players plot exodus from China in wake of ASML's exit Vietnam, Malyasia, and Singapore roll out the welcome mat Legal13 Mar 2023 | 23
China launches yet another crackdown on social media 'I am the Chinese Communist Party. I will be with you forever' - Beijing's new propaganda vid says the quiet part out loud Legal13 Mar 2023 | 18
US government says Silicon Valley Bank depositors can get their cash on Monday Feds say this won’t cost taxpayers a dime Legal13 Mar 2023 | 36
Silicon Valley Bank seized by officials after imploding: How this happened and why 2023, just like 2008 Legal10 Mar 2023 | 133
Two tech-centric banks strike trouble, spooking markets Silicon Valley Bank sold billions in bonds as startups struggle, crypto-centric Silvergate Bank just gave up Legal10 Mar 2023 | 12
South Korea warns US: The CHIPS Act leaves a sour taste Minister wants to protect Samsung, SK hynix, from having to give up the crown jewels to score subsidies Legal09 Mar 2023 | 18
South Korea moves to resolve WWII dispute with Japan that troubles tech supply chains Nations edge closer to an acceptable settlement on reparations for forced labor Legal07 Mar 2023 | 24
Ericsson fined for dodgy Djibouti dealings and warned over Iraqi indiscretions $206 million for breaching 2019 settlement – and DoJ warns it won't be afraid to do this again Legal03 Mar 2023 | 5
China blocked 54.3 million items online in 2022, after snitches sent 170 million tips Regulator warns it's far from finished and the deletions will continue until morale improves Legal01 Mar 2023 | 5
Germany to court Indian IT talent – starting with easier visa application processes Perhaps just in time to give H-1B holders affected by US tech layoffs somewhere to go other than home Legal27 Feb 2023 | 25
Global finance wonks worry financial services too invested in outsourcers, Big Tech Not keen on crypto, either – and looking forward to consistent language on cyber incidents Legal27 Feb 2023 | 2
Companies can't shut you up using severance pay, at least in the US Watchdog reverses Trump era decision upholding ability to stop ex-staffers talking smack about you Legal24 Feb 2023 | 28
Africa's internet registry has sometimes needed financial assistance to keep operating, could fail, warns ARIN head AFRINIC situation has links to the APNIC snafu – and The Reg has more evidence of astroturfing Legal22 Feb 2023 | 8
Can YouTube be held liable for pushing terror vids? Asking for a Supreme Court... Will Section 230 immunity just be revoked? We can answer that Legal22 Feb 2023 | 59
APNIC calls in lawyers to handle election code of conduct breach allegations Threats to voters also reported as vote for regional internet registry heats up Legal21 Feb 2023 | 7
Hong Kong to crypto exchanges: get a securities broker's licence, or go home Crashes like FTX and Terra have made regulation necessary, say authorities, even as Territory seeks to become a virtual asset hub Legal21 Feb 2023 | 7
Toshiba COO dumped over entertainment expenses scandal Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese province to buy four million servers; Google Cloud's nine-day APAC network glitch; and more Legal19 Feb 2023 | 1
APNIC warns members to watch out for fake election phone calls The Register finds evidence of astroturfing in governance stoush Legal17 Feb 2023 | 3
Ex-CEO of logistics startup Slync collared on multimillion fraud, embezzlement charges Christopher Kirchner alleged to have hyped up biz to investors then siphoned off a slice of cash Legal15 Feb 2023 | 2
IBM demands $500,000 from boss after she jumps ship Big bill from Big Blue for Accenture move Legal15 Feb 2023 | 20
American jailed for smuggling controlled tech to Iran 30 months in prison for providing, um... enterprise mobile banking software dev tool Legal10 Feb 2023 | 12
Meta sees off another logo complaint from blockchain player Dfinity What would possess a nonprofit to go after Mark Zuckerberg's empire? Legal08 Feb 2023 | 7
India bans 232 Chinese lending and betting apps And a few non-Chinese lending apps that appear to have been scooped by accident Legal07 Feb 2023 |
Pakistan’s PM overturns Wikipedia ban, seeks end to whack-a-mole content blocks Cabinet committee gets to find a solution after years of bans didn’t achieve a lot Legal07 Feb 2023 | 21
South Korea to treat crypto tokens and virtual assets as if they were securities ‘Food does not change no matter what bowl it is served in’ says regulator Legal07 Feb 2023 | 5
Australian government doxxed citizens who criticized illegal 'Robodebt' scheme Asia In Brief PLUS: India is the new China for Apple; Sushi licking vid scandalizes Japan; Chinese spy balloon shot down; India's new Amazon tax Legal05 Feb 2023 | 40
Google gives in to India Android antitrust verdict, kinda Tech behemoth says it will appeal 'certain aspects' of the decision Legal26 Jan 2023 | 3
British monarchy goes after Twitter, alleges rent not paid for UK base One appears to not have been remunerated, Crown Estate tells High Court Legal24 Jan 2023 | 99
India uses emergency powers to order takedown of BBC documentary Is a critical account of PM's past actions a real emergency, a political emergency, or a free speech emergency? Legal24 Jan 2023 | 58
Ex-Twitter Brits launch legal challenge against dismissal How to conduct a UK redundancy process: Not the way the US social media company is doing it, say sacked employees Legal13 Jan 2023 | 38
2002 video streaming patent holder sues Amazon and Twitch Both companies knew about the patent, claims lawsuit Legal10 Jan 2023 | 22
Beijing official says crackdown on tech companies is over We might be looking at a new China for 2023 and the Year of the Rabbit Legal10 Jan 2023 | 3
Alibaba's Jack Ma out as boss of fintech Ant Group 'Corporate governance optimization' sees founder's role reduced, but not in pursuit of a listing Legal09 Jan 2023 | 3
FTC floats rule to ban imposed non-compete agreements in US Miscreants would face the wrath of Khan Legal06 Jan 2023 | 15