Fines

France’s antitrust watchdog is not an Apple fan. Today, it fined the Cupertino giant 1.1 billion euros ($1.2…

The Federal Trade Commission is fining Google between $150 million and $200 million to settle the whole debacle with…

Federal Trade Commission staff assessing whether social media giant Facebook violated a legally binding user privacy…

This morning, government regulators in Europe hit Google with a record €2.42 billion fine, roughly the equivalent of…

In a win for frustrated Comcast customers everywhere, the FCC has ordered the vampiric media conglomerate to cough…

The FCC has been conducting some major ass-kicking lately, a trend it is continuing with its latest move: slapping a…

The FTC has accepted a settlement over its allegation that it repeatedly misled its users about privacy. Facebook…

Leave it to the FCC to stick it to nefarious corporate overreaching: USA Today reports the FCC just slammed Google…

This isn't the first time Senator Karl Kruger's proposed a ban on cellphone-use and listening to MP3 players when…

Remember when Verizon recently said "sorry" to 15 million of its cellphone customers for overcharging them to the…

Getting a speeding fine is enough to drive anyone to road-rage, but Brian McCrary decided to do something entirely…

Nine chip makers—including heavy hitters like Samsung and Hitachi—have collectively been fined $404 million by the Eu…

What started as a routine traffic stop ended with a Colorado teen doing hard time. The offense? Not returning a…

Microsoft has agreed only to hold your personal information (read: darkest secrets] for six months, while Google and…

Joel Tenenbaum admitted to sharing 30 songs with Kazaa back in 2004 (Kazaa! So quaint!) and was originally fined…

Though The Pirate Bay suffered a defeat last week, the founders' latest statement is anything but defeated. They've…

Ticketing red light runners is standard practice in many big cities, but Chicago is considering doing one better and…