Group petitions Apple head to remove FairPlay DRM software.

'Switzerland' lets users probe for net neutrality.

Viacom not justified in demanding removal of 100,000 videos, says advocacy group.

Project aims to uncover electronic surveillance in the U.S..

Apple is speaking out in the debate over allowing users to 'jail break' mobile phones..

Researchers find way to foil disk encryption.

EFF accuses studios of planning to lock down broadcasts.

Cautious welcome from anti-DRM group.

A US federal judge has issued a ruling to halt sales of the RealDVD disk-copying tool..

The Recording Industry Association of America has been awarded a $1.92 million decision against a woman accused of sharing music online..

Financial institutions bullish on new system, but privacy concerns loom.

Company will use "protocol agnostic" controls to manage traffic.

Dancing baby sets legal landmark.

Jeff Raikes to retire in September.

Major update planned for web-app builder next year.

Mainland users reporting access in some areas.

Draft for Mobile Trusted Module specification would protect data, preventtampering.

A group of developers claims to have succeeded in breaking the iPhone's SIM-lock, allowing users to equip the phone with a SIM-card that allows them to operate the device on GSM networks other than AT&T.

Some of the people on this list are successful billionaires, Some Nobel prize winners or high-tech nomads. However, some individuals are weird even by geek standards.

Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.