Internet service provider (ISP) Karoo, based in Hull, has changed its policy of suspending the service of users suspected of copyright violations…. The firm will now adopt a “three strikes” rule, in which suspected file-sharers will receive three written warnings before action is taken. Read more on BBC News.
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Lessons to learn from the Clear kiosk program’s demise
… The Clear program was supposed to make life easier for frequent travelers. Members would simply swipe their Clear card at the program’s airport kiosk, which would then read their biometric data (fingerprint and iris scans) and submit approval for the attending Clear agent to take them through a special, expedited security line. But the…
Spinvox denies privacy and faking claims
Beleagured voice-transcription company Spinvox has responded to criticisms, claiming its technology works as claimed, and the company does not break customers’ privacy. Spinvox said its speech system outperforms rivals on “accuracy, speed, scale, reliability and language range” and denied that the majority of messages are transcribed by people in call centres in South Africa and…
Amazon’s Bezos: deleting Orwell books was ‘stupid’
Amazon.com was widely criticized last week for deleting electronic copies of George Orwell’s novels from its customers’ Kindle readers after it discovered that it had inadvertently sold unauthorized editions of the books. On Thursday, Amazon’s chief executive, Jeffrey P. Bezos, posted a statement on a customer forum, publicly apologizing for his company’s handling of the…