But Oracle says Google’s concerns are a smokescreen for a desire to freely copy and make huge profits. …read more Source:: oss watch
Month: January 2019
Microsoft Office 365 users in Europe unable to access mailboxes for a full day
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•Email issues have plagued a number of Microsoft 365/Office 365 users in Europe for an entire day, and information on what’s happening from Microsoft has been sparse. …read more Source:: it-priorities
Microsoft’s GitHub: Requests for user data double in 2018, but gag orders grow faster
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•GitHub in most cases is legally prevented from informing users when it provides information to law enforcement. …read more Source:: oss watch
US intends to formally extradite Huawei CFO from Canada
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•The US has informed the Canadian government that it will file a formal request to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on allegations of violating US sanctions. …read more Source:: oss watch
Microsoft to start selling more Azure services directly starting in March
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•Microsoft is moving to take over more Azure services billing and subscription management through its Microsoft Customer Agreement starting in March 2019. …read more Source:: it-priorities
Face recognition: Are Italy’s police using millions more mugshots than is legal?
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•Italian law enforcement’s SARI facial-recognition system is throwing up civil-rights questions. …read more Source:: oss watch
Two in five technology job applicants don’t have the right technical chops, survey finds
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•The tech talent gap is biting most of the 1,000 technical hiring managers responding to a recent survey. …read more Source:: it-priorities
Russia: We’re suing Facebook, Twitter for snubbing law on storing users’ data locally
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•Facebook and Twitter are in breach of laws requiring personal data to be kept on Russian soil, say the authorities. …read more Source:: oss watch
Smaller, cheaper: How these tiny satellites are spinning off new space data movement
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•Finnish microsatellite maker ICEYE is part of a wave of startups providing Earth data to business and governments. …read more Source:: oss watch
Bipartisan Bill introduced to ban sale of US tech to Huawei and ZTE
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•US lawmakers introduce bipartisan Bill that, if passed, would ban the export of US chips and other components to the two Chinese tech companies. …read more Source:: oss watch