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The 2015 Amazon Fire TV has a 64-bit quad-core processor, support for 4K video playback, 802.11ac WiFi, 2GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage. It’s an upgrade over the 2014 model in just about every way. But what if you want to root the TV box? It looks like that’s possible… but difficult. Xda-developers forum […]

2nd-gen Amazon Fire TV can be rooted… but it’s not easy is a post from: Liliputing

Every year the United States Trade Representative (USTR) inventorizes what problems local industries face when doing business abroad.

The major Hollywood studios, represented by the MPAA, just submitted their latest overview listing trade barriers across the globe.

The MPAA points out that many countries don’t do enough to deter piracy. This is also a common theme in Europe, where privacy laws and regulations make it harder for copyright holders to go after online pirates.

“Privacy has always been a major issue in the European Union. EU Member States have implemented a number of privacy directives to protect individuals’ personal data,” MPAA writes.

According to the MPAA, European privacy rules are extremely complex and difficult. As a result they are often used against efforts that could help to prevent copyright infringement.

For example, IP-addresses are protected as private personal information in several countries including Italy, where they can only be used in criminal cases.

“All EU Member States have detailed data protection laws. These rules, often very strict, are subject to the interpretation of the national data protection authorities,” MPAA notes (pdf).

“Most of them consider IP addresses as personal data and believe that the privacy rules apply to their use,” they add.

The MPAA points out that privacy rights of citizens often trump the rights of copyright holders, which they believe is a “very problematic” development.

As a result, Internet providers often refuse to cooperate with copyright holders claiming that this violates the privacy of their users. This makes it hard for the content industries to cooperate with these companies in various anti-piracy efforts.

“Telecommunications operators and ISPs constantly invoke data protection rules to avoid any meaningful cooperation with the content sector,” MPAA writes.

“Such restrictive interpretations preclude meaningful cooperation with Internet intermediaries, such as telecommunications operators and ISPs, in particular cooperation to combat IP theft.”

In addition, the MPAA is not happy with the EU Court of Justice decision to no longer make data retention mandatory. As a result, many ISPs no longer keep extensive IP-address logs.

The movie studios believe that data retention is an important law enforcement tool, suggesting that it’s harder to track down online pirates without logs.

“Data retention remains a very valuable tool for law enforcement. Rights holders have always claimed the need for reasonable rules and legal certainty. This decision has created even more legal uncertainty in this field.

“Member States have started to respond to the consequences of this decision with legislation and some have invalidated their rules,” MPAA adds.

The data retention argument is not new, but it’s worth noting that the U.S. itself has no mandatory data retention laws. This makes it hard for the U.S. Government to demand that other countries adopt them.

It’s clear though, that the MPAA is not happy with the increased interest in online privacy. With or without help from the U.S. government, they will continue to try and minimize the impact it has on their enforcement efforts.

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Microsoft übernimmt Secure Islands für rund 150 Millionen US-Dollar. Dessen Data-Loss-Prevention kommt nun in die Cloud. (Microsoft, Office 365)

Dreidimensionale Fußballvideos erstellt ein Algorithmus, den MIT-Forscher entwickelt haben. Er überlagert 2D-Bilder mit 3D-Bildern, wobei letztere aus einem Computerspiel stammen. (Stereoskopie, 3D-TV)

Look, normally I wouldn’t recommend buying a Windows tablet with a 1024 x 600 pixel display and 1GB of RAM… but the Double Power 7″ Windows tablet might be an exception. That’s because this tablet comes with a free 1-year subscription to Office 365 that’s worth $70. And how much does the tablet cost? You […]

Deals of the Day (11-09-2015) is a post from: Liliputing

Luxury watch maker TAG Heuer is entering the smart wearable space with a watch designed to look good, but which has all the featured you’d expect from a modern smartwatch. The new TAG Heuer connected watch also happens to be the most expensive device running Google’s Android Wear software to date: it’s priced at $1500 and […]

TAG Heuer launches its first Android Wear smartwatch for $1500 is a post from: Liliputing

Zur Aufgabe der NSA gehört neben Spionage auch, amerikanische Computersysteme zu schützen. Doch die NSA hält Sicherheitslücken geheim - und gefährde so die eigenen Bürger, warnen Kritiker. Der Geheimdienst versucht nun, mit einer Statistik den Vorwurf zu entkräften. Doch es bleiben Zweifel. (NSA, Verschlüsselung)

Die Stadt Los Angeles baut 100 LED-Straßenlaternen auf. Darin steckt LTE-Mobilfunktechnik von Ericsson, die direkt ans Glasfasernetz der Stadt angeschlossen ist. (Long Term Evolution, Philips)

Das Aufbauspiel Anno 2205 und das Strategiespiel Grand Ages Medieval sind die wohl aussichtsreichsten Kandidaten für den Deutschen Entwicklerpreis 2015, der von der Spielebranche verliehen wird. Beide Titel sind in mehreren Kategorien vertreten. (Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, Ubisoft)

There are plenty of 2-in-1 tablets that you can use as notebooks when you attach a keyboard dock. But most are designed for general consumers, with a few models sporting slightly tougher cases designed for business or education customers. And then there’s the Panasonic ToughBook 20. It’s a 10.1 inch Windows tablet with a detachable […]

Panasonic ToughBook 20 is a rugged 10 inch 2-in-1 is a post from: Liliputing