Judge Dismisses MacBook Fraud Suit Against Apple

Apple Inc. won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding consumers by selling MacBook laptop computers that contained "logic boards" it knew were defective, and which routinely failed within two years. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said the plaintiffs, Uriel Marcus and Benedict Verceles, failed to show that Apple made "affirmative misrepresentations," despite citing online complaints and Apple marketing statements calling the laptops "state of the art" or the "most advanced" on the market.

Snowden Warns About Retaliating Against Hackers

It’s a safe bet the U.S. government isn’t taking advice from Edward Snowden these days, but the infamous leaker offered the Obama administration a warning as it mulls a further response to North Korea’s alleged hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment: don’t hack back. In an interview with PBS’ Nova Next, Snowden offered thoughts on cyberwar that are newly relevant after high-profile cyberattacks at J.P. Morgan Chase, Sony and elsewhere.

FCC Chairman Appears to Support Internet Regulation

President Obama's top telecom regulator issued his strongest hints yet about a pending plan to regulate Internet providers, and judging by reports from the room, he's leaning hard toward the most aggressive proposal on the table. Speaking at CES, the world's largest consumer electronics show, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler took aim at several industry arguments against the use of Title II of the Communications Act to regulate broadband providers.

Lyft Responds to Senator's Questions About Privacy

Lyft, maker of the popular ride-sharing app, answered a series of questions about changes to its policies governing employee access to sensitive user data, according to a letter published by the office of Sen. Al Franken. The answers came in the wake of November reports that Uber, Lyft’s better-known and bigger rival, had mishandled customer location data, igniting a controversy about the privacy of ride-sharing apps.

North Korea Doubles Size of Its 'Cyber Army'

North Korean military's "cyber army" has boosted its numbers to 6,000 troops, the South Korean Defense Ministry said, double Seoul's estimate for the force in 2013, and is working to cause "physical and psychological paralysis" in the South. The new figure, disclosed in a ministry white paper, comes after the United States, South Korea's key ally, imposed new sanctions on North Korea for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Republicans Plan Opposition to Net Neutrality Rules

Newly fortified Republicans in Congress are considering a number of ways to stymie the Obama administration’s planned regulations on broadband Internet providers in 2015, making Capitol Hill a new front in the fight over “net neutrality.” Concern about the rules is playing into Republican efforts to rein in what they say is regulatory overreach by the Federal Communications Commission.

FCC Close to Releasing Draft of Net Neutrality Rules

Federal regulators looking to place restrictions on Internet providers will introduce and vote on new proposed net neutrality rules in February, Federal Communications Commission officials said. President Obama's top telecom regulator, Tom Wheeler, told fellow FCC commissioners before the Christmas holiday that he intends to circulate a draft proposal internally in February with an eye toward approving the measure weeks later, said one official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agency's deliberations are ongoing. Read the article: The Washington Post

Obama OKs More Sanctions on N. Korea After Sony Attack

President Barack Obama authorized additional sanctions on North Korea in the wake of the "destructive and coercive" cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. The new sanctions target three entities -- including the country's primary intelligence organization -- and 10 individuals as agencies or officials of the North Korean government, according to the Treasury Department.

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