laws
GPS
3:14PM Nick Broughall | So this whole GPS app on your phone situation is one big clusterf%*k of confusion, isn’t it? First there was talk that it could be illegal, then it wasn’t, then VicRoads said they were going to make it illegal in Victoria, and now they’re saying that it will be illegal, except if you use it in a cradle. Feel like buying a dedicated satnav yet? More »
You Can Use Your Mobile Phone’s GPS In Victoria Again
3:14PM Nick Broughall | So this whole GPS app on your phone situation is one big clusterf%*k of confusion, isn’t it? First there was talk that it could be illegal, then it wasn’t, then VicRoads said they were going to make it illegal in Victoria, and now they’re saying that it will be illegal, except if you use it in a cradle. Feel like buying a dedicated satnav yet? More » 
Business
It’s A Terrible Day To Be A Pirate (Bay)
9:40AM John Herrman | It’s bad enough that the Pirate Bay’s prospective buyers are world-class sketchballs — today, we find out that the Pirate Bay’s business dealings are even shadier. Oh, and Google’s culling TBP from their results Things: they don’t look so good. More »
Random Stuff
Obama Bans Government Employees From Driving While Texting
8:00AM Matt Buchanan | An executive order from President Obama bans all government employees—including soldiers and postal workers—from texting while driving if they’re working, driving one of Uncle Sam’s cars or using one of his mobile phones. Meaning we’re all next. [Ars]
Phones
Utah Now Punishes Texting While Driving With Prison Sentence
9:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Senate may be trying to pass a federal ban on texting while driving, but Utah recently passed a much stronger bill: It views the act is inherently reckless and punishes it as harshly as drunk driving. More »
Online
The President May Get Power To Control The Internet
7:10AM Sean Fallon | A revised version of a bill first introduced in the Senate this past spring would give the President power to disconnect private sector computers from the internet in the event of a “cybersecurity emergency.” More »
Business
FTC Bans Marketing Robocalls Except For Politicians, Their Friends
12:30AM Jesus Diaz | The Federal Trade Commission, that good old shoplifting whore, has finally decided to make automated marketing robocalls illegal starting next week. After September 1, violators may get fines of up to $US16,000 per call, except for the usual suspects. More »
Gadgets
CEA Fights NYC Over Stricter Electronics Recycling
11:40AM Dan Nosowitz | CEA, the organisation that represents every gadget-maker (and throws CES every year) is involved in a squabble with the NYC Department of Sanitation over new, stricter laws governing proper disposal of electronics. Do they have a leg to stand on? More »
Cameras
Man Threatened, Arrested For Taking Picture Of Open ATM In Public
3:40AM Sean Fallon | Despite the fact that this photo was snapped in broad daylight in a busy Seattle REI store, Shane Becker was threatened by fake cops and arrested by real ones.
Online
Pirate Bay Founders Plan a DDo$ Attack on the IFPI
12:30PM Andi Wang | After the Pirate Bay founders were fined $US3.5 million, they swore they wouldn’t cough up a single cent. Instead, they’ve come up with a DDo$ plan of attack that’ll cost the IFPI instead of themselves. More »
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