Microsoft
German privacy officers says it’s illegal for schools to be using Microsoft Office 365
Arguments over data storage are becoming increasingly important in Europe.
Edge browser adds tracking prevention feature
Microsoft has joined the other Chrome competitors in working to add privacy features to their browser.
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer – “Xbox Live is not a free speech platform”
At this point, all big tech companies are anti-free speech.
Free and open source software is being sold commercially in the Microsoft Store
Microsoft doesn’t appear to be bothered about the practice.
CERN want to see if it can operate with mostly open source software to “take back control”
The move is mostly driven by the costs of using Microsoft services but it could have other implications too.
Microsoft’s face recognition technology is getting more invasive, and the burden of consent is left on users
It begs the question, “How can Microsoft expect users to get consent from all users of the photos in their cloud storage?”
Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi vow to continue to allow ad blockers, even after Google Chrome stops
Many were wondering what would happen to other chromium browsers after the Chrome changes. Here’s the answer.
GitHub deletes developer’s “life’s work” video game project, after a “report made out of spite”
GitHub has apologized for the error and said that the situation will be “investigated and learned from”
The downside of digital: Soon you won’t be able to download Minecraft: Story Mode even if you’ve paid for it
Gone are the days of owning what you’ve paid for.
Tech giants want amendments to be made to California’s new privacy law
Tech giants believe the new law is rushed and should be amended to be fairer to companies.
GitHub Sponsors will help to fund open source projects
Developers believe that GitHub’s new sponsorship feature will help open source project flourish.
Chinese developers fear being locked out of GitHub, and losing access to open source software if the trade war continues
Much of the internet’s software relies on open source code.