Germany fines Google a tiny $190,000 over its Street View Wi-Fi snooping ‘mistake’

April 22, 2013 6:10 AM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Google's Street View Wi-Fi data snooping has cost it $190,000 in Germany. Some, however, aren't quite convinced that that's enough money.

Microsoft fined $731M in EU for forcing people to use Internet Explorer

March 6, 2013 6:19 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Microsoft has been fined $731 million (561 million euros) by the European Union for failing to offer consumers a choice of which browser to use and making Internet Explorer the default.

Italy fines Apple $1.2M over warranty confusion

December 27, 2011 7:06 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Italian regulators have slapped Apple with $1.2 million (€900,000) in fines for misleading customers about assistance services and guarantees for products.

The fines came from Italy’s anti-trust authority, which said Apple gave unclear information on payments necessary to maintain customer …