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French Consumer Group Sue Valve Over Steam User Agreement
In an unexpected turn of events, a French consumer group, UFC-Que Choisir, have chosen to begin legal action against Valve over the user agreement for their popular game distribution platform, Steam. The decision to sue was revealed in a French letter, in which they explained that Steam’s subscriber agreement contains…
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Apple Sued For Data Consuming “Bug”
Apple is known for a lot of things but none more than their iPhones, for better or worse. In this case, it’s again for the worse. Apple has had some problems regarding their software and just like almost a year ago when it was revealed that Siri shared your conversations with other companies,…
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AMD Responds to Bulldozer Core Count Lawsuit
Just one week ago, AMD was hit by a surprising lawsuit that claimed the microprocessor firm was misleading consumers. The chief allegation is that the Bulldozer CPUs were misrepresented as having 8 cores when, in fact, the 2 integer cores that made up each of the 4 modules cannot operate independently, only capable…
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Schoolboy in TalkTalk Arrest Plans to Sue Newspapers Over Privacy Concerns
The TalkTalk data breach was allegedly masterminded by a 15-year-old schoolboy in County Antrim which caused a great deal of embarrassment and raised questions about TalkTalk’s encryption. Senior staff at TalkTalk believed the DDOS attack to be the work of a cyber-criminal gang or state-sponsored hack. Once the media had been…
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US Judge Likens Government iPhone Unlock Request
Tensions are rising between device makers such as Apple and Google against law enforcement. It’s showing no signs whatsoever of slowing down either, you may remember that the US government have their force on Apple to unlock encrypted iPhones used in criminal cases. Apple, however, is now contending that the…
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Amazon is Suing 1114 ‘Fake Reviewers’
Amazon has filed a lawsuit in Seattle, Washington to tackle a number of “false, misleading and inauthentic” reviews. The reviews in question are paid for by sellers to make their products look more appetizing. According to Amazon, the 1,114 defendants, referred to as “John Does” provides a false review service for…
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Family Sues School Amid Claims WiFi Made Son Ill
A family in Southboro, Massachusetts, is suing Fay School over accusations that its strong WiFi made their son ill. The plaintiffs, referred to only as “Mother” and “Father”, report that “G”, their 12-year-old son, suffers from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome (EHS), the same condition that afflicts Chuck McGill, brother of Saul…
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Users Launch Class Action Suits Against Ashley Madison
Users of extramarital affair site Ashley Madison have launched class action lawsuits against its parent company Avid Life Media, accusing of being negligent in protecting customer data. Two suits have been filed – one in California, another in Texas – alleging that the company failed to implement adequate security measures…
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Duke Nukem Lawsuit Is Officially Over as All Sides Release Statements
Duke Nukem was one of the really popular FPS games back in the 90s and also had a reboot a couple of years ago with Duke Nukem forever. It was never really a game for me despite being a good game, it was just too colourful for someone as me…
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E-mails Reveal MPAA Planned Media Campaign to Smear Google
Back in December last year, we brought you a story revealing that Google had filed a lawsuit against the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood, with whom it is alleged the MPAA has a more than cosy relationship with. The lawsuit accuses Hood…
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Xbox 360 Class Action Lawsuit Could Go to Supreme Court
Disgruntled Xbox 360 users, pushing for a class action lawsuit for over three years due to claims that the console scratched discs inserted into its optical drive, have gotten one step closer to court. A ruling on Monday by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals means that the case…
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Lawsuit Filed Against 3D Printer MakerBot
3D printers are a good invention, but it sadly doesn’t print legally binding instructions with which companies should follow, well it probably does, but manufacturers will ignore them. It’s been alleged that 3D printing firm MakerBot has knowingly shipped a project which they knew did not work. A lawsuit has…
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New Lawsuit Hints at Apple Trying to Get Into the Auto Industry
There have been rumours that Apple is thinking about taking a bite out of the auto industry soon. A newly filed lawsuit might confirm Apple’s intention, having A123 Systems, the company that makes car batteries for the big name auto makers, sue the Cupertino giant for trying to steal their…
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Take-Two Sues BBC Over Forthcoming GTA Drama
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, filed a lawsuit against the BBC earlier today over the channel’s in-development drama about the rise of Rockstar and its infamous game franchise, Grand Theft Auto. Take-Two released the following statement to Polygon regarding its lawsuit: Take-Two Interactive has filed suit against…
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Does Your Boss Know Where You Are? Or Fired Because You Uninstalled A GPS Tracker?
A woman in California claims that her uninstalling an app has led to her being fired. The reason for uninstalling the app? The 24/7 monitoring of her location using the iPhones GPS (Global position systems allowing for the tracking of a device via satellite in real time). Myrna Arias worked…
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