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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- February 10, 2016

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Gadgets: A Personal Padlock, a Grown-Up Desk, and an Informative Mirror
Facebook Warned to Toe France's Privacy Line
India Trades Free Basics for Internet Freedom
Rosa Is a Real Powerhouse
Hacker Posts Stolen Data on FBI, Homeland Security Employees Online
Twitter Clobbered Over Timeline Algorithm Plans
New Safe Harbor Pact Offers Temporary Port in Storm
Old-Timey Mischief on Display at the Malware Museum

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Gadgets: A Personal Padlock, a Grown-Up Desk, and an Informative Mirror
Tapplock is a padlock that unlocks when you press your finger against a
sensor to let it read your print. There are other smart padlocks on the
market you can unlock using your smartphone via Bluetooth, though there
are a couple of points that help Tapplock stand out. First, the price
for backers of the crowdfunding campaign is reasonable, at $29 for the
basic version and $49 for the larger model.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83095.html

Facebook Warned to Toe France's Privacy Line
CNIL, France's data protection authority, on Monday formally gave
Facebook three months notice to comply with the French Data Protection
Act. A working group of regulators from several countries recommended
the action. On-site and online inspections, along with a documentary
audit, disclosed that Facebook had failed to meet the requirements of
the French Data Protection Act, CNIL said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83096.html

India Trades Free Basics for Internet Freedom
India's Telecom Regulatory Authority on Monday ruled in favor of Net
neutrality, effectively banning Facebook's Free Basics Internet access
app. "This is a very important decision for the future of the Internet
in India," said Barbara van Schewick, director of Stanford Law School's
Center for Internet and Society, whose paper the TRA cited in its
ruling.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83092.html

Rosa Is a Real Powerhouse
The Rosa Desktop Fresh R series optimizes desktop usage and targets
advanced users and enthusiasts looking for rich functionality. Add to
that mix the default KDE flavoring and you have a compelling Linux
distro. The typical Rosa user already is familiar with basic Linux
offerings and wants a product with customization and personalization
possibilities. That is what Rosa Desktop delivers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83087.html

Hacker Posts Stolen Data on FBI, Homeland Security Employees Online
The U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Monday
announced they were investigating reports that a hacker broke into
government computer systems and stole sensitive information about
employees at the agencies. The hacker posted stolen information for
about 9,000 DHS employees online Sunday and made public data on 20,000
FBI employees Monday.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83091.html

Twitter Clobbered Over Timeline Algorithm Plans
Twitter plans to introduce an algorithmic timeline, possibly this week,
according to a report last week. The algorithm would organize tweets
based on relevancy. Twitter users criticized the idea using the hashtag
#RIPTwitter, prompting CEO Jack Dorsey to respond: "Regarding
#RIPTwitter: I want you all to know we're always listening. We never
planned to reorder timelines next week."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83090.html

New Safe Harbor Pact Offers Temporary Port in Storm
Through an eleventh-hour maneuver, the United States and the European
Union last week avoided action that could have choked the movement of
data between the regions and caused financial harm to U.S. companies. It
may be only a temporary respite, however. The problem stems from a
European Court of Justice decision in October that blew up an agreement
between the regions.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83089.html

Old-Timey Mischief on Display at the Malware Museum
The Internet Archive on Friday cut the ribbon on its online Malware
Museum, an online compendium of malware programs computer users in the
1980s and 1990s sometimes encountered. Everything old is new again,
apparently. The museum presents examples of the viruses, complete with
the messages or animations they would have shown when infecting a
computer.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83086.html

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