Chelsea Allison reports: In a long-awaited conclusion to Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” class action saga, a federal judge gave final approval to a $20 million settlement Monday but took an axe to the $7.5 million in fees requested by plaintiffs attorneys. The settlement approved by U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg provides for each Facebook user who…
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NSA paid tech firms over Prism, says latest Snowden leak
Edward Moyer reports: Tech firms including Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Microsoft received money from the National Security Agency to cover legal-compliance costs related to the NSA’s Prism surveillance program, according to the latest Edward Snowden documents published by the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Read more on CNET, but frankly, I do not see this as any…
Judge: Libel suit against Gawker and Deep Dive can proceed to trial
Joe Marusak reports: A federal judge has ruled that a libel suit by a former Lake Norman High School student against two Internet media companies can proceed to trial. The former student sued Gawker Media Group and Deep Dive Media in 2012 after she said they posted altered yearbook photos. The websites claimed the photos…
Germany warns: You just CAN’T TRUST some Windows 8 PCs
Jasper Hamill writes: Microsoft’s new touchy Windows 8 operating system is so vulnerable to prying hackers that Germany’s businesses and government should not use it, the country’s authorities have warned in a series of leaked documents. According to files published in German weekly Die Zeit, the Euro nation’s officials fear Germans’ data is not secure thanks…