According to Apple Insider, a class-action lawsuit has been filed in California that claims Apple broke FaceTime in iOS 6 to force users to upgrade to iOS 7. The lawsuit says Apple forced users to upgrade so it could avoid…
FCC Rescinds Claim That AT&T, Verizon Violated Net Neutrality
jriding writes: The Federal Communications Commission’s new Republican leadership has rescinded a determination that ATT and Verizon Wireless violated net neutrality rules with paid data cap exemptions. The FCC also rescinded several other Wheeler-era reports and actions. The FCC released…
Misophonia: Scientists Crack Why Eating Sounds Can Make People Angry
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BBC: Why some people become enraged by sounds such as eating or breathing has been explained by brain scan studies. The condition, misophonia, is far more than simply disliking noises such as nails…
Microsoft's H-1B Workers Cited In Motion That Successfully Blocked Trump's Travel Ban
“President Trump’s travel ban is on hold,” reports WGN. “A federal judge in Seattle blocked the executive order banning travelers from seven predominately Muslim countries.” But Slashdot reader theodp noticed that the judge’s temporary restraining order might’ve been responding to…
Sweden Pledges To Cut All Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2045
Sweden has announced ambitious plans to completely phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. The nation also reaffirmed the urgency of tackling climate change and called for all countries to “step up and fulfill the Paris Agreement.” The Independent reports:…
Easing of security checks at remote Scottish airports ‘a risk’
Three tiny Scottish airports have been given the go-ahead to ‘streamline’ security checks. Is that a good thing?
Lego builds social network that should be safe for kids
Experts welcome Lego’s decision not to allow free text or avatars for young users
Gamers lose suit over retention of biometric faceprints
Judge dismisses basketball siblings’ suit, saying concerns about retention are ‘not concrete enough’
What’s the actual cost to a business of a data breach?
It’s hard to measure the actual financial cost of a breach, never mind the hit to a company’s reputation
News in brief: Czech minister’s emails attacked; Dutch fear election hacking; Facebook extends connections
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