Month: March 2019

The first smartphones with foldable displays are coming this year, and so far they’re all… really expensive. The Samsung Galaxy Fold will sell for $1980 and up. The Huawei Mate X will cost $2600. And even the FlexPai foldable phone from the little-known display maker Royole is expected to go for $1290. High prices are […]

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Deutlich hat sich der Geschäftsführer der Unionsfraktion gegen die Einmischung der USA bei Huawei verwahrt. Die Bundesregierung brauche keine Ratschäge vom US-Botschafter. (Huawei, Mobilfunk)

Eine schwere Sicherheitslücke im Onlinewahl-Code der Schweizer Post ermöglicht es dem Betreiber einer Wahl, das Ergebnis zu manipulieren. Die Schweizer Post weiß angeblich schon seit 2017 von dem Problem, der Hersteller hat es jedoch versäumt, den Fehler zu beheben. (Wahlcomputer, Verschlüsselung)

Microsoft knows that even if you use Windows on your PC, you probably don’t use it on your phone — the company has pretty much stopped making smartphone operating systems at this point. But odds are that you do have a phone, and so Microsoft has spent the last few years developing Android and iOS apps […]

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Last month the European Parliament and Council agreed on the final text of the EU Copyright Directive.

This includes the controversial Article 13 and Article 11, which opponents condemn as “upload filters” and “link tax” proposals respectively.

Many organizations in the creative and publishing sectors are of a different opinion. They see the copyright reform plans as a much-needed step in the right direction of an Internet that treats creators more fairly.

With the final vote just two weeks away, a massive coalition of 243 organizations representing a wide variety of rightsholders is calling on the European Parliament to adopt the plans.

“We, the undersigned organisations, representing authors, composers, writers, journalists, performers and others working in all artistic fields, news agencies, book, press, scientific and music publishers, audiovisual and independent music producers call on the European Parliament to adopt the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market,” the letter reads.

The full list of supporters includes popular names such as Thomson Reuters, The Independent, the Association of Independent Music, Getty Images, PRS for Music, SACEM, Eurocinema, and many, many others.

The different groups have a shared goal of better copyright protection but some elements of the Copyright Directive may apply more to some than others.

The music groups, for example, are likely to be the most focused on Article 13. This requires for-profit Internet platforms to license content from copyright holders or, if that is not possible, ensure that infringing content is taken down and not re-uploaded to their services.

For their part, news publishers will be more interested in Article 11. This allows these organizations to charge Internet platforms, such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter, for displaying snippets of their content to the public at large.

The joint letter the groups released this week mentions neither article, only the Copyright Directive in general. However, they make it very clear that the proposed changes are needed to create a fair and sustainable Internet.

“This Directive has been long sought to create a much-needed level playing field for all actors of the creative sector in the European Digital Single Market, whilst giving citizens better access to a wider array of content,” the letter reads.

“This is an historic opportunity. We need an internet that is fair and sustainable for all. This is why we urge policymakers to adopt the Directive quickly, as agreed in trilogue negotiations,” it adds.

The sheer number of organizations show that there is broad support for the Copyright Directive in the creative community.

But there is plenty of opposition as well. Earlier today we mentioned that the UN’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression has raised the alarm over Article 13 and its de facto filtering requirements.

In the days to come, we will likely see more calls for support while protests look set to escalate.

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A copy of the letter including the full list of signatories is available below. 

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Firefox Send soll eine sichere Methode sein, um Daten mit anderen Nutzern per Link zu teilen. Der Prozess ist verschlüsselt. Außerdem können das Ablaufdatum, Zugriffspasswort und maximale Anzahl der Zugriffe eingestellt werden. Das funktioniert mit Abstrichen auch ohne Konto. (Firefox, Tauschbörse)

In Sachsen-Anhalt ist die Förderung von FTTH (Fiber To The Home) ausdrücklich nicht vorgesehen. Daher bekommen Anwohner in Gegenden, wo das Kupfer zu lang ist, eine Rechnung der Telekom. Die ist jedoch daran nicht schuld. (Glasfaser, Telekom)

Mozilla recently pulled the plug on its Test Pilot program that allowed beta testers to try out experimental features for the Firefox web browser. But some projects that got their start in Test Pilot are graduating to become standalone services. Case in point: After spending a year and a half as a Test Pilot experiment, […]

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Die Bundesnetzagentur kann ihre Entscheidung zur Zero-Rating-Option der Deutschen Telekom weiterhin nicht durchsetzen. Bis zu einem neuen Gerichtsurteil darf Stream On unverändert gegen die Netzneutralität und Roaming-Vorgaben verstoßen. (Stream On, Telekom)

Adobe warnt vor einer Sicherheitslücke in Photoshop CC, die zwar kritisch ist, aber nicht sofort gepatcht werden muss. Ein Update zur Beseitigung steht trotzdem bereit. (Photoshop, Adobe)