Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:20:12 +0100 (Reuters) - A leading lawmaker on privacy issues said on Thursday he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how Google handles consumer data violated an agreement it made with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Representative Edward Markey was also one of eight U.S. lawmakers who sent a letter to Google expressing concern that a planned consolidation of user information may make it more difficult for consumers to protect their privacy. ... (Source: Reuters)
From left, Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:20:05 +0100 (AP) - From left, Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg, American economist Nouriel Roubini and Lael Brainard, United States under secretary of the treasury for international affairs attend a pannel session at the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The meeting lasts until Jan. 29. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General David Kotz ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General David Kotz testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this September 22, 2011 file photo. In early 2009, federal investigators finally closed in on Houston financier R. Allen Stanford. For more than a decade and a half, Stanford had run an alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme from his offshore bank on the Caribbean island of Antigua. U.S. authorities had been nosing around Stanford's empire but hesitated to open a full-blown probe. To match Insight SEC/STANFORD REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS CRIME LAW HEADSHOT)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:30:10 +0100 LOS ANGELES, Jan 26 (TheWrap.com) - Jay Leno's wisecrack about Mitt Romney and the Golden Temple continues to dog the late-night host. Leno, whose joke last week has led to an angry online petition and a lawsuit, now faces perhaps the most powerful backlash -- a possible declaration of displeasure from the British government. Two members of the U.K. Parliament entered a motion on Wednesday calling for an official chastisement of Leno, and for an apology from the host and his network, NBC. ... (Source: Reuters)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Spain's Prime Minister ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive for a news conference after a meeting in Berlin January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)
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