Windows 10 personal data collection is excessive, French privacy
watchdog warns
Windows 10 breaches French law by collecting too much
personal information from users and failing to secure it adequately, according
to the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL).
Some of the
privacy failings identified can be remedied by users willing to delve deep
into the Windows 10 settings, but one of the commission's gripes is that better
privacy should be the default setting, not one users must fight for.
CNIL served Microsoft with a formal
notice on June 30, giving it three months to comply with the law, but only
made it public on Wednesday.
The next Kim Dotcom?
… The
30-year-old Artem Vaulin, from Ukraine, was arrested today in Poland from where
the United States has requested his extradition.
In a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in
Chicago, the alleged owner is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal
copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and two counts
of criminal copyright infringement.
… The complaint
further reveals that the feds posed as an advertiser, which revealed a bank
account associated with the site.
It also shows that Apple handed over personal details of
Vaulin after the investigator cross-referenced an IP-address used for an iTunes
transaction with an IP-address that was used to login to KAT’s Facebook
account.
… Commenting
on the announcement, Assistant Attorney General Caldwell said that KickassTorrents
helped to distribute over $1 billion in pirated files.
Perspective. Isn’t
it bad enough that we have to sort through the tweets of twits to find anything
useful on the Internet? Now my students
can create hours and hours of video of paint drying? And they can comment on it while it
does!
Facebook users can now live stream for up to 4 hours
Perspective. It
seems strange that a business model that started in the mid 1400’s with Thurn
and Taxis has suddenly met its end with an App.
Uber dominates Q2 business travel as taxis see 51% decline in
past 2 years
Uber continues to be viewed favorably by U.S. business
travelers in Q2 2016, according to a new study released by online travel and
expense management service provider Certify.
Overall, ride-hailing services are
becoming the preferred ground transportation method, a further signal that
incumbent options like taxis are no longer getting the job done. In fact, taxi ridership has gone down 51
percent nationwide since 2014.
Analyzing more than 10 million business travel receipts
and expenses, Certify also sees that not only are taxis being displaced, but
car rentals are, as well. Travelers
perhaps feel it’s less economical and more burdensome to wait in line to rent a
car than to summon an ad hoc personal driver right on their mobile device and
never have to worry about parking, filling up on gas, or buying insurance.
Perspective. A
rising tide lifts all boats? Sometimes
it’s good just to take your commission.
Forget Nintendo, 'Pokémon Go' could be worth billions of
dollars to Apple
We already know that Pokémon Go has caught the
attention of the business world, with the value of Nintendo more than doubling thanks to its interest in
the game.
It doesn't stop there.
The app could be worth a Wailord-sized $3 billion in revenue to Apple, thanks to
the cut of any money the company takes from companies that operate in its app
store.
… Apple takes a 30
percent cut of money spent on apps through its iOS devices. That's proving to be a lucrative deal, with
Apple enjoying growth in China and emerging markets — which could push revenue
from iOS past $100 billion by 2020.
How crazy is the craze?
… Given that
Apple’s total App Store revenue last year was $20B, suggesting that it may see
$3B from a single game – even over a two-year period – seems a little out
there. But with in-app purchases
reaching as high as $150, who knows how many people out there have completely
lost their minds – and TNW has collated
plenty of evidence.
In New York, a 28-year-old man crashed into a tree playing the game, while two others fell 50ft off a cliff in San
Diego. Across the pond in the UK, four teenagers had to
be rescued from a mine after getting lost in the complex
for more than five hours. Police in
Northern Ireland had to explicitly tell players, ‘But there’s a Zubat in there’
is NOT an excuse for breaking into someone’s house.
Distracted drivers are crashing into Police cars:
And making emergency
calls to Police to report stolen Pokémon. Oh, and players in Bosnia had to
be told not to wander into minefields …
(Related) Congress is always crazy. Is this their only concern? Do they play while wandering around
Washington DC?
Lawmakers question Pokemon Go's impact on data usage
Lawmakers on Wednesday asked the company that makes hit
game "Pokemon Go" what they were doing to make sure players don’t run
up high mobile data charges using the application.
The letter
to Niantic CEO John Hanke was signed by the top Democrat on the House Energy
and Commerce Committee, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), as well as Rep. Jan
Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.).
"In addition to issues related to the game being
played inappropriate locations, safety, and privacy, recent reports suggest
that playing Pokemon Go could exhaust a consumer’s available monthly mobile
data,” they wrote.
… The letter comes
despite the fact that some have argued the program does not use up particularly large
amounts of wireless data. Certain mobile
apps are already considered data-intensive, including social media apps and
streaming music products.
My Data Management students had a hard time figuring out
why they bought them. Perhaps this
article will help.
Unilever's CEO on why he bought Dollar Shave Club for a
reported $1 billion
Free? I like Free.
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