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Austrian student’s lawsuit vs Facebook bogged down in procedure

April 9, 2015 publisher admit-the-suit, angelika-gruber, data-activist, data-protection, facebook, hearings-began, install-further, investigation, millions, news-conference, schrems, social-networking, united, united-states, violating-their

By Shadia Nasralla and Angelika Gruber VIENNA (Reuters) – Facebook presented a long list of procedural objections to an Austrian court on Thursday trying to halt a class action lawsuit for 25,000 users that accuses the social media giant of violating their privacy. The first day of hearings began with a four-hour session in which Facebook's lawyers tried to convince the judge not to admit the suit brought by law student Max Schrems, 27, who is claiming 500 euros ($538) in damages for each user

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French broadcaster TV5Monde hacked: Yahoo News

April 8, 2015 publisher ankush, ankush-sharma, facebook, its-channels, millions, news-conference, schrems, social-networking, united, united-states, wednesday, yahoo

(Reuters) – French television network TV5Monde was hacked late on Wednesday by individuals claiming they support Islamic State, Yahoo News reported, citing a report by Agence France-Presse (AFP). The network was not able to broadcast from any of its channels and its social media sites and websites were “displaying claims of responsibility by Islamic State,” TV5Monde’s Director General Yves Bigot told AFP, according to the Yahoo report.

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Digital Ally shares rise in wake of South Carolina shooting

April 8, 2015 publisher aftermath, digital, north, police-officer, recording, south, south-carolina, technology-firm, the-aftermath, video-allegedly

Shares of digital video and surveillance technology firm Digital Ally rose on Wednesday in heavier-than-average trading, after a white police officer was caught on video fatally shooting a 50-year-old black man in South Carolina. While the recording of the South Carolina shooting was captured by a bystander on an unspecified device, many view the body cameras made by Digital Video as a means of increasing law-enforcement accountability. The company also received heavy interest last year in the aftermath of the fatal shooting by a police officer of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri.

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Apple faces local battles as it prepares global payments push

April 8, 2015 publisher aftermath, cupertino, digital, police-officer, recording, regularly-rolls, service-during, south, technology-firm, the-aftermath, united, united-states, usa, video-allegedly, while-payment

By Eric Auchard FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Apple has made mobile payments look easy, after a decade of mostly failed experiments by banks, telecom operators and retailers to woo consumers away from cards and cash. Apple Pay has taken the United States by storm since its launch in September, and the company has said it already accounts for around $2 out of every $3 spent using “contactless” payments on the three big U.S. card networks

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Golf-PGA Tour making digital reach-out to younger audience

April 8, 2015 publisher georgia, golf, larry-fine, loyalty-program, motivate-people, scott-gutterman, tour

By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 8 (Reuters) – Golf fans surfing PGA Tour’s websites and apps can now score rewards points in the golf organization’s efforts to reach younger audiences and fantasy game players, a tour executive said Wednesday.

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Microsoft, Getty Images settle dispute over online photo tool

April 7, 2015 publisher carbon-monoxide, clothes-while, executive, hood, microsoft-corp, release-the-two, satya-nadella, thomson-reuters

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – has dropped its lawsuit against Microsoft Corp over alleged “massive” copyright infringement, announcing on Tuesday a plan to amicably bring Getty's photos to Microsoft's Internet search engine and devices.

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Sonia Gandhi slur prompts call for penalties against India’s sexist politicians

April 6, 2015 publisher giriraj-singh, italian, rajiv-gandhi, remarks-made, secretly-filmed, selim, sonia-gandhi, story-corrects, the-opposition

(This story corrects date of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination in second paragraph to 1991) By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indian politicians who make bigoted comments should be punished by their parties, activists said on Thursday, after a government minister became the latest parliamentarian to be accused of racism and sexism. Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh has under fire for remarks made in reference to Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of the opposition Congress party and widow of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1991

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Twitter complied with Turkey’s request, ban to be lifted shortly: Turkish official

April 6, 2015 publisher banned-access, block, hour, istanbul, micro, official, prosecutor-held, rajiv-gandhi, remarks-made, street, thomson-reuters, trades-occurred, turkey

Twitter has complied with Turkey’s request to remove images of an Istanbul prosecutor held at gunpoint by far-left militants and the block of access to is about to be lifted, a Turkish official told Reuters on Monday.

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EU antitrust regulators to investigate ecommerce

March 26, 2015 publisher country-because, denmark, different-laws, digital, european, francisco, german, launch-the-year, lawsuit, over-the-next, parliament, price, receivers-used, several-billion, told-the-house

By Foo Yun Chee and Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union regulators plan to investigate ecommerce to help remove barriers to cross-border trade in the 28-nation bloc, the EU's antitrust chief said, a move that may lead to action against companies which deliberately block online sales. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said she decided to launch the year-long inquiry because such hurdles were hampering the growth of online sales. According to the European Commission, while one in two EU consumers shopped online last year, just 15 percent bought a product online in another EU country because of restrictions such as language, different laws and anti-competitive behavior, “It is high time to remove remaining barriers to ecommerce, which is a vital part of a true Digital Single Market in Europe,” Vestager told reporters at a conference organized by the German competition authority on Thursday

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U.S. House committee advances ‘threat-sharing’ cybersecurity bill

March 26, 2015 publisher ashburn, before-the-full, committee, government, house-as-soon, more-protection, not-necessarily, picture, the-government, video-service, virginia

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a long-awaited bill that would make it easier for companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with the government without the fear of lawsuits. The legislation is expected to come before the full House as soon as late April, after lawmakers return from a two-week early April recess.