That massive fine handed to Microsoft for forgetting to let PC users choose their browser? It came courtesy of Google, which, according to the FT, was the outraged source that complained to EU antitrust police about the missing select screen from later versions of Windows 7. Microsoft's been well and truly Scroogled out of £480m. [FT] Read More >>
Ouch, talk about putting the boot in. The Information Commissioner's Office has decided that Sony should have done more to prevent all that PSN hacking back in 2011, which saw millions of users details, including credit cards and addresses, compromised. It's slapped Sony with a huge £250,000 fine. Read More >>
A man's clever scheme to avoid adding more penalty points on his driving license ended in a jail term, after he advertised for a stranger to take a speeding ticket on his behalf through Facebook. Read More >>
Featured comment by Azam San:
"I don't understand why prison was absolutely necessary. Maybe a a stronger fine would have been better off for the taxpayer. It is going to cost alot ..." More »
A supposedly cutting-edge new network of overhead speed cameras installed around the M2 has failed to issue any tickets to drivers on our busiest stretches of road. Literally not even one in the last three years. Read More >>
Featured comment by Crow:
"Well that explains a lot. Tanked through a whole bunch of gantries trying to get to the M4 junction from the M40, in a rental car I had no idea how fa..." More »
Poor Kywan Fisher just wanted to have his fill of lonely-bloke entertainment. He downloaded 10 of Flava Works' adult movies, hooking them up to BitTorrent in the process; what a mistake that turned out to be. He's just been ordered to fork out a cool £1 million for the privilege, the largest damages fine ever awarded, in one of only a handful of piracy cases that has actually made it to court. Don't mess with the porn barons. Read More >>
Featured comment by coastwalker:
"Its not surprising the law is widely regarded as unjust when you see fines like this being levied for theft. The punishment for murder is less than ha..." More »
Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, has been writing to EU member states trying to whip up support for a renewed attack on Apple's selling of its AppleCare extended warranty, which she claims is still being sold without buyers being told that it's often duplicating the statutory EU guarantee. Read More >>
Featured comment by Soulforge:
""However, as this is a directive (it) is only partially adopted by the UK, its use is a grey area."
"You may manage to get your refund on the basis..." More »
Apple's Italian division is facing the crazy prospect of having all of its Apple Store branches closed for 30 days, as punishment for repeatedly ignoring local consumer protection laws and trying to sell punters extended warranties. Read More >>
Featured comment by Josh Giles:
"No you don't and to be honest I would rather you didn't I would however prefer you to actually proofread your comments so I can understand them:
'I a..." More »
Featured comment by flynndean:
""the ASA doesn’t have the ability to fine those found to have misled buyers in ads."
In practice, it's the same as the Aussie system; except the ..." More »
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