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Another Chinese factory is at the center of a labor violation scandal. This time it is a contractor used by Apple in the development of their iPhone and iPad devices.

" Apple has accused Samsung of violating a court order in which the South Korean manufacturer was ordered to produce its source code in a recent patent infringement case, according to a report from Bloomberg."

While there has been a lot of speculation about just how much technology companies were contributing to government surveillance as part of PRISM, Microsoft has denied any real violations for customers. For awhile they even denied having knowledge that the program existed. But now details have emerged thanks to secret files that paint a very different picture.

In a case that has been watched with interest from people in both the publishing and technology industries, a judge has ruled that Apple conspired to illegally raise ebook prices and keep down competitors.