US Senator Al Franken scrutinizes Lyft's privacy policies

Showdown coming on Ethernet standard to serve faster Wi-Fi FCC's Pai asks Netflix if it only wants net neutrality for itself IT News Daily December 03, 2014 US Senator Al Franken scrutinizes Lyft's privacy policies After quizzing Uber on its data collection practices, U.S. Senator Al Franken now wants rival Lyft to explain its privacy policies. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Showdown coming on Ethernet standard to serve faster Wi-Fi 2. FCC's Pai asks Netflix if it only wants net neutrality for itself 3. Twitter takes small steps to finally deal with its harassment problem 4. Sapphire supplier's creditors want Apple exec to spill secrets 5. Windows 10 could prompt upgrades of 600 million aging PCs 6. Conservative lawyers question need for patent troll legislation Showdown coming on Ethernet standard to serve faster Wi-Fi There's a standard in the works for Ethernet gear to feed faster Wi-Fi access points, but with rival industry groups pushing two different specifications, it might take a while to finish. READ MORE FCC's Pai asks Netflix if it only wants net neutrality for itself Netflix is pushing for a level Internet playing field while apparently looking for ways to give its own video a fast lane, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai says. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: VMTurbo, Inc. An Intelligent Roadmap for Capacity Planning Read this whitepaper for these 3 takeaways: • The complexities of pursuing efficient capacity planning • How to define functional requirements for your capacity management strategy • A capacity management strategy that assures service levels while reducing performance risk and hardware footprint Learn More>> Twitter takes small steps to finally deal with its harassment problem Twitter is a real-time news platform, a social scene, and a forum for anonymous harassment and abuse. One of these things is not like the others, so the company is making changes to fix the process for reporting and blocking harassers. READ MORE Sapphire supplier's creditors want Apple exec to spill secrets Creditors and bondholders of Apple's erstwhile sapphire supplier today asked a federal judge to force Apple's COO to answer questions about the bankruptcy of GT Advanced Technologies. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: MaaS360 Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device End users are demanding their own devices in the workplace making IT the shepherds of a potentially unruly flock. The good news is IT can embrace BYOD with security and confidence given the right preparation and technology. Whether you're supporting iOS, Android, BlackBerry or Windows, the rules of BYOD don't change. Learn More. Windows 10 could prompt upgrades of 600 million aging PCs Microsoft's Windows 10 is still in testing, but hardware makers can't wait for the day the OS replaces the controversial Windows 8. READ MORE Conservative lawyers question need for patent troll legislation So-called patent trolls may not be as big of a problem as some advocates of U.S. patent reform make them out to be, some conservative patent experts say, in a split with many Republican lawmakers. READ MORE Follow IT News You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **