Technology Report: Verizon to detail government information requests

	Click to View in Browser 12/19/2013 Verizon to detail government information requests (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said it would regularly report information on government requests for customer data from now on, following pressure from activist shareholders. Target holiday cyber breach hits 40 million payment cards BOSTON (Reuters) - Target Corp said hackers have stolen data from up to 40 million credit and debit cards of shoppers who visited its stores during the first three weeks of the holiday season in the second-largest such breach reported by a U.S. retailer. Spain privacy watchdog fines Google for breaking data law MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's privacy watchdog on Thursday fined Google for breaking the country's data protection law when combining personal information from its many different online services and failing to inform users clearly on how it uses their data. Zuckerberg to sell Facebook shares worth about $2.3 billion (Reuters) - Facebook Inc founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will sell 41.4 million shares worth about $2.3 billion to pay a tax bill, as part of an offering by the social network of 70 million Class A common shares. Accenture expects consulting business to pick up (Reuters) - Accenture Plc said it expected its consulting business to turn the corner this financial year as orders rise, building on strength in its outsourcing unit that helped the company report better-than-expected quarterly results. Fujitsu counts on aging Europe for smartphone expansion TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd is hoping demand in Europe for its easy-to-use smartphone for the elderly will help pull its mobile unit into the black, after a French pilot with carrier Orange SA proved a word-of-mouth hit. France expands Internet, phone monitoring powers PARIS (Reuters) - France expanded the government's powers to monitor phone and Internet connection data without judicial review as a last-minute opposition attempt to block the move failed to gather support. Alcatel to sell corporate telephony unit: unions PARIS (Reuters) - Loss-making French telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent has decided to sell its unit that supplies telephone systems to big companies, the CFDT union said on Thursday. EU has 'serious doubts' about Italy's proposed Web tax BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission warned on Thursday that Italy's proposed legislation to raise revenue from online companies including Google Inc and Amazon Inc was likely to break European Union rules. Europe reaches deal on common mobile phone battery charger BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Mobile phone makers will have to provide a standard battery charger that can fit any device, including smart phones, under a provisional deal on a new EU law reached on Thursday. Related Video Rudolph's adaptive eyes could pose Christmas problems Satellite bound for Milky Way launches in French Guiana Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend