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NewsBerlin court: Apple’s privacy policy violates German data protection law
Apple violates German data protection law by asking for users’ broad, overall consent in its privacy policy, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled....
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HelpSwitch to Mac: transfer your files from a PC to a Mac
If you’re switching from a PC to a Mac, one of the first things you’ll want to do is to move all your data to your new computer. The process is...
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NewsStudy: Mobile phone apps view private data more than necessary
Mobile phone apps are accessing users’ private data and transmitting it to remote servers far more than appears strictly necessary, while users...
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NewsDirty smartphones: Devices keep traces of files sent to the cloud
When smartphone users upload files to cloud-based services, remnants of those files often remain on their handheld device, even if the data is meant...
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NewsFormer Tribune staffer accused of conspiring in Anonymous hack
A former Tribune Company employee could face as much as 25 years of jail time over US federal charges accusing him of conspiring with members of the...
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NewsFacebook shuts off data to startup MessageMe app
Facebook slapped a “dislike” on startup MessageMe on Saturday when it barred the app from accessing data from the social network. Facebook...
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NewsNew Pinterest tool watches, analyzes your pins
Pinterest is now watching what you pin and giving that data to brands with its new analytics tool, Pinterest Web Analytics. The online bulletin board...
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NewsGoogle to pay $7M to US states for Wi-Fi eavesdropping
Google will pay US$7 million to settle complaints from dozens of US states about its unauthorised collection of personal data transmitted over Wi-Fi...
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NewsBoeing 787s to create half a terabyte of data per flight, says Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic is preparing for a significant increase in data as it embraces the internet of things, with a new fleet of highly connected planes...
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NewsResearch reports iPad sales “collapse”
Based on one market researcher’s estimate of a one-month fall in 9.7in tablet display shipments, a range of tech news sites and bloggers are...
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NewsFollowing hack, Evernote speeds move to two-factor authentication
Evernote is speeding up its plans to offer two-factor authentication to users following a recent data breach that exposed user names, email addresses...
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NewsDropbox may suffer a spam hangover from its data breach
Some Dropbox users are complaining about unusual volumes of spam directed at them and that they’ve linking to a data breach more than a year...
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NewsApple posts Australian job listing for map data
Apple is searching for a ‘Maps Ground Truth Data Specialist’ to aid mapping data in Australia, according to a recent job listing. The...
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NewsFacebook working on fix for Page Insights bug
Facebook is spending the weekend working to correct a series of technical glitches it recently discovered in its Page Insights service causing erroneous...
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BlogsLooking for Disruption? It’s here
Over the past year, some Apple enthusiasts have called for the next big disruption from Apple. In the same way that Apple completely changed the way...
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NewsCisco: Japan to lead global surge in mobile traffic
Japan will lead a global surge in mobile internet usage over the next five years, according to a forecast released by Cisco Systems. The giant networking...
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NewsTwitter confirms acquisition of TV analytics firm Bluefin Labs
Twitter has confirmed that it acquired Bluefin Labs, a vendor of data that uses commentary on social networks to measure the effectiveness of commercials...
