Amazon outage takes out Reddit, Foursquare, Heroku
Amazon outage takes out Reddit, Foursquare, Heroku Lee Hutchinson, writing at Ars Technica: These kinds of outages are a jarring reminder of the true nature of “the cloud”—it’s still just servers in...
View ArticleJudge blocks California’s new ban on anonymity for sex offender
Judge blocks California’s new ban on anonymity for sex offender This one is worth watching. With regard to blogs and forums, particularly, there’s a strong analogy with letter-writing and other modes...
View ArticleUSPTO director defends software patents
USPTO director defends software patents Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office David Kappos, quoted by Timothy B. Lee at Ars Technica: In a system like ours in which innovation is...
View ArticleAt least one Ars Technica reader agrees: Rdio > Spotify
At least one Ars Technica reader agrees: Rdio > Spotify Ars Technica reader jamieskella, contributing to Chris Foresman’s reader recommendation round-up for all those newly-gifted iPads out there:...
View ArticleAntivirus pioneer John McAfee spying on Belize
Antivirus pioneer John McAfee spying on Belize Nate Anderson, at Ars Technica: You will not be shocked to learn, dear reader, that McAfee’s massive spy operation didn’t just reveal some petty...
View ArticleEFF will represent targets of copyright troll Prenda Law
EFF will represent targets of copyright troll Prenda Law Copyright trolls sue lots of people to extract settlements from those who can’t afford to litigate in the face of potentially massive statutory...
View ArticlePorn troll Prenda Law angers judge with shady behavior
Porn troll Prenda Law angers judge with shady behavior Earlier this week I mentioned that the EFF was going to represent a couple of anti-trolling websites in a case brought by porno copyright troll...
View ArticleNPEs planning patent litigation may be safer as private companies
Note: I’m not your lawyer, you’re not my client, and nothing in this article is, or should be construed as, legal advice. Companies that don’t sell anything and exist only to enforce patent rights,...
View ArticleFBI Director dislikes encryption on Apple and Google devices
FBI Director dislikes encryption on Apple and Google devices Encryption of data on mobile devices is a big selling point in our post-Snowden world. But FBI Director James Comes isn’t happy about it:...
View ArticleAnother blow to deceptively marketed “unlimited” data plans
Another blow to deceptively marketed “unlimited” data plans Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica: The FCC’s new rules ban throttling except in cases of “reasonable network management.” AT&T could argue that...
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