Apple claims the EU's idea for a common mobile device charger would "stifle innovation"
Read More »EU legislation could cripple UK porn filters
British porn filtering on an opt-out basis has been a bit of a bugbear for us here at KitGuru and many of you have voiced similar sentiment in our comment threads. Fortunately then there is a chance that their very existence could be put in jeopardy by a new piece …
Read More »Austrians launch class action suit against Facebook
Since the Edward Snowden revelations of 2013, many organisations have been held under the spotlight for their collusion with the NSA and other international intelligence agencies, most notably Google and Microsoft. Facebook was involved too though, which is why a group of over 25,000 Austrians have launched a class action …
Read More »Valve did not just give everyone in the EU a chance for game refunds
A lot of publications are reporting this morning that Valve just made it possible for everyone to receive refunds on games they don't like within a 14 day period of purchase. If true, that would be great and would show a real about turn from the company that has been …
Read More »Google is struggling to cope with ‘right to be forgotten’ requests
Google has been flooded with “right to be forgotten” requests in Europe, so many that it accidentally began censoring news posts from the likes of The Guardian and the BBC. However, the company's top lawyer has come out to explain that Google is in-fact struggling to cope with the amount of …
Read More »Google starts granting ‘Right to be forgotten’ requests
Google is now complying with a European Court of Justice ruling made last month, requiring the company to remove specific personal information from search results upon a user's request. Searching for a person on a European Google site will now come with a disclaimer saying that some information may have …
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