The Edinburgh-based firm said it was "in discussions with third parties" which could result in an offer being tabled.
Collaboration is paramount, both internally and with third parties such as outside counsel or experts on IP business intelligence.
Of course, Apple and Google tell the WSJ that any application has to obtain permission before sharing information with third parties.
More specifically, 80% of marketers said their organizations share e-mail addresses with third parties, compared with 47% of security and privacy officers.
The plan is expected by the airline to cut costs associated with third parties that have traditionally provided the data to online sellers.
The proposed new California law would go a step further by also requiring Internet companies to disclose what information they have shared with third parties.
Worse, Mr Spitzer, the SEC and federal prosecutors suspect that AIG might have done deals with third parties to boost its own reserves and profits.
Arsenal does not normally make public its agreements with third parties.
From the consumer side, the bill seeks to give customers the right to opt-out of data collection and to not have their data shared with third parties.
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According to the report, 19 of the 20 (all but Loopt) shared information with third parties in a way that could allow them to connect online activity to actual identity.
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We are going to use this information internally for any lawful purpose and we will share on an anonymous basis this information with third parties, which will use it for any lawful purpose.
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Since 2009, Intel has collaborated with third parties to complete 15 solar electric installations across nine Intel campuses in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Israel and Vietnam - collectively generating more than 5 million kWh per year of clean energy.
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It seems Google is going out of its way to make it clear that this isn't a mass market device, with Chrome OS still in the beta stage, and no apparent intentions to compete with third parties in the hardware space.
Using a mechanism known as a power purchase agreement (PPA), such companies as Wal-Mart Stores and Whole Foods Market have contracted with third parties that install, own and maintain solar power systems that typically sit on the roof of a corporate outlet.
And while the latest word from Facebook is that the company has entered into a dialogue with lawmakers regarding Capitol Hill's concerns about how much information it shares with third parties, the threat of legal action in addition to user backlash remains on the table.
For example, if the old policy told consumers that the company would not share personal information with third parties, the company cannot do so under the new policy unless the company obtains from consumers opt-in consent for the continuing use of information collected under the old policy.
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In response to a survey answered by 500 privacy and 900 marketing executives in industries ranging from health care to financial services, more than a third of marketing execs said they don't place any limits on the data they share with third parties, such as e-mail marketing agencies or online advertisers.
Some internet entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to game Apple's system, however, which until recently appeared to have been loosely guarded, with third parties selling beta access for years without intervention. iOS 6 is shaping up to be the end of the line -- Apple has reportedly begun targeting businesses selling early access, citing copyright infringement and contacting hosting providers to shut down sales sites.
What is new, however, is the way companies are engaging with these third parties, and at which point in the process.
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Securities lending could also become a bigger market with more third parties becoming middle men between buyers and sellers of stock, he says.
Their main fear is the ease with which police would be able to gain access to the public keys lodged with Trusted Third Parties, posing a threat to privacy and individual liberties.
He says a policy of key escrow - placing the keys to encrypted data with Trusted Third Parties - would have to be global to be effective and there is no prospect of this.
"Supplying consumers with blueprints to print products designed by third parties is a business model fraught with risk, " said Lorna Caddy of law firm Taylor Wessing.
In addition, third parties with no exposure to the particular credit risk can bet on whether the Greeks will default.
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Parents, guardians and certain third parties with suspicions can make applications to the police to have checks carried out on individuals.
Transfer risk by outsourcing internal operations to highly qualified and specialized third parties with a vested and monetary interest in getting it right the first time.
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Courts have applied the various facets of unfair competition law to protect fictional characters and, similar to trademark law, prevent the wrongful use of fictional characters in connection with goods and services of third parties.
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We'd rather have a choice from third parties (along with the PC-maker, if theirs really rocks).
So, how comfortable do you feel having a conversation with someone wearing Glass, considering third parties may add extra features even if Google itself is not involved?
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