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On U.S. net neutrality rules, 11th-hour push against vague rule

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By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote on new rules for high-speed Internet service, one aspect of the rules is drawing criticism from both opponents and proponents of tighter regulation. The FCC, which is set to vote next week to regulate Internet service providers more like traditional telephone companies, has introduced a so-called “general conduct” provision in the latest version of the rules that aim to ensure net neutrality, the principle that all web traffic should be treated equally

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Hack gave U.S. and British spies access to billions of phones: Intercept

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By Eric Auchard FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. and British spies hacked into the world’s biggest maker of phone SIM cards, allowing them to potentially monitor the calls, texts and emails of billions of mobile users around the world, an investigative news website reported.

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Exclusive: Thoma Bravo seeks top-up fund amid tech LBO bonanza

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Thoma Bravo LLC, the private equity firm behind some of the technology sector’s largest leveraged buyouts, is seeking more money from investors for deals, less than a year after it raised a $3.65 billion fund, people familiar with the matter said. The new fundraising illustrates Thoma Bravo’s insatiable appetite for software makers and other technology companies, even as frothy valuations dampen other buyout firms’ enthusiasm. Thoma Bravo is seeking $1 billion for Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund II, a fund that will invest in deals alongside its main buyout vehicle, Thoma Bravo Fund XI, which completed fundraising last May, the people said this week

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Russian competition watchdog opens case against Google

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By Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia's competition watchdog said on Friday it had opened a case against Google Inc over alleged violation of anti-monopoly law, following a complaint from Russia's biggest search site Yandex NV over Google's mobile platform.

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Indian IT firms eye robotics, driverless cars for next round of growth

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By Nivedita Bhattacharjee MUMBAI (Reuters) – After decades of low-margin work like server maintenance, India's information technology services firms are moving upscale in search of lucrative contracts for driverless cars and other advanced projects as online innovation changes clients' needs. Companies from Tata Consultancy Services Ltd to Wipro Ltd are all joining Infosys Ltd in investing in new, high-end technology, industry watchers say. Earlier this week Infosys bought U.S.

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State Dept. has yet to clear its computer network of hackers: WSJ

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Three months after the U.S. State Department confirmed hackers breached its unclassified email system, the government has still not been able to evict them from the network, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the investigation. Government officials, assisted by outside contractors and the National Security Agency, have repeatedly scanned the network and taken some systems offline, the Journal reported.

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French minister visits U.S. Internet firms about militants’ messaging

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France's chief internal security official is traveling to California's Silicon Valley to discuss his government's concerns about violent jihadist social media messaging with leading tech and Internet companies. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told a Washington news conference on Thursday that “all the Internet operators were welcoming me,” including Twitter Inc, Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc.

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NSA, British spies hack Gemalto to tap mobile calls: Intercept

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(Reuters) – Digital security company Gemalto NV was hacked by American and British spies to steal encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications, news website Intercept reported, citing documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The hack by the National Security Agency (NSA) and UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) allowed the agencies to monitor a large portion of voice and data mobile communications around the world without permission from governments and telecom companies, according to the report. NSA could not be immediately reached for comment.

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