Friday, December 19, 2014

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How Snowden put the brakes on Amazon’s cloud

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 02:41 AM PST

snowdenWhile the industry is telling the world+dog know that 2015 was the year of the cloud, one has to wonder what it would have been like if Edward Snowden had not revealed high level snooping of off-site data centres.

This year Taser discovered first hand some of the problems. more»

Ebay boss will get $23 million golden handshake

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 02:40 AM PST

Scrooge-Porpoise EBay Chief Executive John Donahoe will get an exit package worth an estimated $23 million after the company splits from payments unit PayPal next year.

Chief Financial Officer Bob Swan will get an exit package worth about $12 million. The figures could change depending on the performance of eBay’s share price. more»

FBI investigates Gamergate

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 02:39 AM PST

untouchablesThe FBI has confirmed that it has opened an investigation related to the #Gamergate campaign, which had rapidly turned from a debate about "journalistic ethics in the gaming software world" to a hate campaign against women.

The bureau stated that, while they have documents related to the loose coalition of Gamergate those files are part of an ongoing investigation, and release “would interfere with law enforcement proceedings.” Who or what is being investigated remains is unknown. more»

Apple breaks promises on Chinese suppliers

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 02:39 AM PST

appleApple products continue to be made by workers in shocking conditions, despite promises from Jobs' Mob to the contrary, according to an undercover BBC Panorama investigation.

Panorama found standards on workers’ hours, ID cards, dormitories, work meetings and juvenile workers were being breached at the Pegatron factories. more»

Google creates nightmare for business sites

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 02:32 AM PST

 nightmareThe search engine Google is about to name and shame any site which does not use the HTTPS security protocol.

For years, it has been enough for site users to build their websites using HTTP with only those who run financial transactions needing the more secure protocol. more»

Google faces antitrust hearing

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 06:06 AM PST

330ogleA judge will hear a plea from Google today that she on dismiss an antitrust lawsuit in San Jose based on a class action against the internet giant.

Google will ask US District Judge Beth Freeman to dismiss a class action alleging that its Android operating system forces companies that use the OS in their devices to not use competing software from other companies like Microsoft. more»

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