Latest Apple iPod Shuffle has more DRM inbuilt

Latest Apple iPod Shuffle has more DRM inbuilt
EFF has reported that the just launched Apple iPod Shuffle comes loaded more hardware based DRM restrictions.
Apple has moved the controls on this player from the device itself to the headphones.
As a result, users would not be able to control the player if they use third [...]

Electronic Frontier Foundation files a lawsuit against President Bush

Electronic Frontier Foundation files a lawsuit against President Bush
Electronic Frontier Foundation has now filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and other senior members of his administration.
This lawsuit is related to the surveillance of emails and telephone calls which was conducted without any permission from the courts.
They claim in this lawsuit that the Bush [...]

Yahoo latest to ditch DRM Music customers

Yahoo latest to ditch DRM Music customers
Yahoo has now become the latest seller of DRM music to ditch their customers.
The company has announced that they are closing down their DRM servers and the customers are advised to burn the music on Audio CDs to prevent any locking.
Yahoo has said that they would stop operating the [...]

Google now blurring faces on Street View

Google now blurring faces on Street View
Search engine giant Google has revealed that they are now using a new technology to blur the faces of people on their Street View service.
It would however take them some months to implement this change throughout the entire database.
The company said in a blog post that they have now [...]

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