Archive for June 23rd, 2009
Wired.com reports on Apple’s arbitrary iPhone application approval/rejection process, and how some believe it to be a de facto attack on net neutrality. A group called Free Press calls out the inconsistent decisions Apple has when deciding which iPhone applications to approve or reject and why. In particular, an application called SlingPlayer was rejected by Apple [ READ MORE ]
A recent Gizmodo article reports on Kindle users being left in the dark with regard to knowing how many times they can download a purchased book, and on how many different devices they can read said book. The limits vary by publisher, but obviously Amazon has to maintain them on the servers responsible for the digital [ READ MORE ]
Following up on a previous story: Not surprisingly, the city of Bozeman, Montana, decided to back off on requiring social networking site passwords for hiring. CNet reports that the city sent out a press release on Friday with an update to the policy, where they also mention EFF attorney Kevin Bankston had some choice words for the [ READ MORE ]
First, before I get to the main topic of this post, I think I need to say a little piece here. As many times as I have condemned the actions of corporations such as Microsoft, I have as of yet seen no reason to extend condemnation down to individuals working for the company. In fact, [ READ MORE ]