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Submission + - Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge (theverge.com)

Submitted by arnott
arnott writes: Google’s Android app store is an illegal monopoly — and now it will have to change.

Today, Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in Epic v. Google, ordering Google to effectively open up the Google Play app store to competition for three whole years. Google will have to distribute rival third-party app stores within Google Play, and it must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps, unless developers opt out individually. These were Epic’s biggest asks, and they’re not all that Epic has won today.

Submission + - Journalist burnt to death in India for facebook post exposing corruption (bbc.com)

Submitted by arnott
arnott writes: Journalist Jagendra Singh used a facebook page to expose the corruption in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. He was burnt to death by the cops on the order of the minister accused. More journalists get assaulted in this state. What can facebook or other companies do, to help these journalists, may be provide support for posting anonymously ?
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Submission + - New law permits data on U.S. citizens to be held longer (washingtonpost.com)

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arnott
arnott writes: "The Obama administration has approved guidelines that allow counterterrorism officials to lengthen the period of time they retain information about U.S. residents, even if they have no known connection to terrorism.
The changes allow the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the intelligence community’s clearinghouse for terrorism data, to keep information for up to five years. Previously, the center was required to promptly destroy — generally within 180 days — any information about U.S. citizens or residents unless a connection to terrorism was evident.

“Total Information Awareness”. How about TIA for the people about the government ?"

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