Microsoft is advocating that Congress become involved in regulating facial-recognition technology, on the heels of criticism of potentially negative impacts of its own work in that area. …read more Source:: oss watch
Month: July 2018
Court tells Facebook: Let dead girl’s parents see her messages
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•Facebook messages are no different to a dead person’s letters or diaries, a court rules. …read more Source:: oss watch
Microsoft offers Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 users a new way to extend support for free
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•With end of support looming for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has a new option for those users to keep getting security updates: By moving workloads to …read more Source:: it-priorities
Russia: We want volunteers to help us censor the internet
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•Russia’s interior minister says he wants citizens to scour the internet for banned material. …read more Source:: oss watch
Docker tutorial: Get started with Docker Hub
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•By Serdar Yegulalp The power of Docker images is that they’re lightweight and portable—they can be moved freely between systems. You can easily create a set of standard images, store them in a …read more Source:: OpenSource
Smart home gadgets are open to attack: So time for IoT security laws? No, says Europe
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•EU’s new Cybersecurity Act won’t mandate certifications for IoT products, and consumer advocates are unhappy. …read more Source:: oss watch
Trump trade war: Tariffs readied for further $200b in Chinese imports
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•The Trump administration is preparing to slap tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports, with the final decision expected at the end of August. …read more Source:: oss watch
ACCC takes legal action against Amaysim’s Click Energy
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•Click Energy’s advertising is ‘among the worst practices we see in retail electricity’, the ACCC has said about the Amaysim brand. …read more Source:: oss watch
Microsoft’s plan to put Dynamics 365 CRM/ERP on a twice-yearly update schedule
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•Microsoft is bringing Dynamics 365 Online in line with Windows 10 and Office 365 by releasing feature updates twice annually in April and October. …read more Source:: it-priorities
EU’s ‘internet-wrecking’ copyright law rejected: But it’s not dead yet
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•Lawmakers and lobbyists have until September to reshape Europe’s copyright reform. …read more Source:: oss watch