Archive for ‘June, 2010’

More privacy headaches for Google?

More privacy headaches for Google?

 
June 28, 2010

It’s a little hard to get heard over Julia Gillard this week.
I’m really rather shocked that no one is talking about Google unintentionally breaking its own terms and conditions relating to Privacy.
When you sign up to Google Analytics it states this in the T&C’s:
7. PRIVACY. You will not (and will not allow any [...]

Share the wealth!

Share the wealth!

 

p2pnet view: - There seem to be three distinct profiles of people involved in the issue of file sharing.
Copyright Maximalist -
This class starts at the top of the entertainment food chain with the nauseating, self-serving outright lies concerning copyright, [...]

‘Settlement’ master named: RIAA v Thomas

‘Settlement’ master named: RIAA v Thomas

 

p2pnet view: - This has to be a first.
A special ’settlement master’ has been named in Capitol v Thomas, says Ray Beckerman on Recording Industry vs The People.
Judge Michael Davis, who’s been presiding ever since Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music and their RIAA were told they’d get almost two million dollars [...]

Can Google Me really beat Facebook?

Can Google Me really beat Facebook?

June 29, 2010
 

“This is not a rumor.”
 
One always loves a rumor that begins with such a declaration. And that’s exactly how the buzz begins surrounding Google Me [...]

Hulu starts paid subscription TV service

Hulu starts paid subscription TV service

June 29, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hulu introduced a new paid subscription service for watching TV shows and movies on mobile devices, game consoles, television sets and computers, and joined other media companies trying to strike a balance between paid and [...]

Jennifer Hudson says family murders “surreal”

Jennifer Hudson says family murders “surreal”

June 30, 2010

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson broke down as she spoke for the first time publicly about the murders of her mother, brother and nephew.

Singer Jennifer Hudson arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala presented by the Recording Academy [...]

Motley Crue singer Vince Neil arrested for drunk driving

Motley Crue singer Vince Neil arrested for drunk driving

June 28, 2010

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and was being held in a Las Vegas jail, police said on Monday.

Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is seen in this police [...]

Microsoft sues spammers for abusing Hotmail anti-spam filters

Microsoft sues spammers for abusing Hotmail anti-spam filters

Microsoft Using All the Tools at Their Disposal to Stop Spam Scams

Two anti-spam systems developed by Microsoft for Hotmail designed to help ISPs track down offending users were abused by spammers, a lawsuit brought last week by the software giant alleges. The spammers are accused of attacking Hotmail’s Junk Mail [...]

Can You Really Trust Facebook?

Can You Really Trust Facebook?

PC World — Responding to yet another user uproar, Facebook recently made efforts to simplify its privacy controls and introduce some other welcome changes. They’re good steps to take–but considering that Facebook had to be forced to respect users’ basic wishes regarding their own information, it suggests a serious disconnect in how the company and [...]

Music business badly needs Eminem’s “Recovery”

Music business badly needs Eminem’s “Recovery”

LONDON (Reuters) – “Recovery,” the new album from rapper Eminem, could not be more aptly named for a music business facing an alarming fall in sales so far this year. The Detroit star’s seventh studio album hits shelves on Monday, a day earlier than planned after tracks leaked on to the Internet. It comes about [...]