Neowin News Feed for: California

Facebook password laws go into effect in some US states

John Callaham — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:16:47 +0000

California and Illinois now have new laws that go into effect today that are designed to keep employers from asking their employees to give up their password protected Facebook accounts. Read more...

Free digital textbooks for university students in California

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:38:45 +0100

California Governor Jerry Brown has passed new legislation that will bring free digital textbooks to students at all community colleges in the state as well as those attending University of California Read more...

California protects employees' social media accounts with new law

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:39:21 +0100

On Thursday, a new bill was signed into law in California. The bill bans employers from asking the passwords of social media accounts of their employees. Read more...

Second LulzSec suspect arrested over year-old hacking incident

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:50:43 +0100

An attack on Sony Pictures' website, more than a year ago, has not gone unpunished. A second suspect in the attack has been arrested over his crimes, and could face 15 years imprisonment for them. Read more...

Facebook's oldest user could be 101 year old Californian

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:29:51 +0100

It would appear that Facebook's oldest user could be a 101-year-old Californian woman who, coincidentally, lives in the same area as the site is headquartered. She's been on Facebook since mid-2009. Read more...

Sprint's 4G-LTE connection appears in Silicon Valley

Paul Ferson — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:49:28 +0100

Sprint's 4G rollout has been much faster than expected. Silicon Valley seems to have gained 4G connectivity overnight, much more quickly than the original schedule suggested it would. Read more...

Computers in LA beating LAPD at predicting crime

Paul Ferson — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:06:28 +0100

Technology trialled in the Foothill district of Los Angeles has been showing up the police analysts, surpassing their accuracy at predicting future crimes in areas at risk. Read more...

California loses data for over 800,000 people

Paul Ferson — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:12:06 +0100

Information from an agency in California could have leaked during an otherwise flawless exercise. The data contain the Social Security numbers of over 800,000 people. Read more...

Microsoft and others agree to improve mobile privacy

John Callaham — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:43:33 +0000

California's Attorney General has announced a new agreement with Microsoft, Apple. Google, RIM, Amazon and HP and other to improve privacy protections for mobile apps. Read more...

Sunday declared Steve Jobs Day in California

John Callaham — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:00:38 +0100

California's governor Jerry Brown declared that Sunday, October 16 is Steve Jobs Day in that state. It's also the same day that Jobs' company Apple will hold a private memorial for its late founder. Read more...

California bill could require warrant for cell phone searches

John Callaham — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:52:48 +0100

If you own a mobile phone in the state of California, a proposed state bill would require the police to get a warrant to search the contents of your phone or other devices if it becomes law. Read more...

California is the latest state to tax Amazon.com purchases

Christopher White — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:02:35 +0100

There are two things that are certain in this world: Death and taxes. California is proving the latter as they join six other states in attempting to force online retailers to charge sales tax on... Read more...

California violent video game law struck down by US Supreme Court

John Callaham — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:21:23 +0100

The United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, has voted down the California law that would have made selling video and PC games with violent content to minors a crime. The decision in the... Read more...

California may scrutinize AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

James Woodfin — Sat, 28 May 2011 22:42:12 +0100

California may now be involving itself in the AT&T and T-Mobile merger that is slated to occur pending regulatory approval. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has not launched an official investigation, but may do... Read more...

California bill allows parents to edit kids' Facebook profiles on request

Denis Wong — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:14:09 +0100

In this day and age, parents are expected to take up more of an active parenting role for their children than was previously expected of them decades ago. You can thank technology and a gradual... Read more...

Ban on violent video games hits the Supreme Court

Byron Hinson — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:16:53 +0000

The push for California to ban the sales of violent video games to youngsters has hit the U.S. Supreme Court today, according to ABC News. Currently, there is no law in place that prevents the... Read more...

Activision joins fight against violent game law

Joshua Seed — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:59:48 +0100

Activision has joined a growing list of media, research and other groups opposing a proposed law that would ban the sale or rental of video games to minors in the state of California. Making a... Read more...

Microsoft opening new store in same mall as Apple store on iPhone 4 day

Tom Warren — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:29:07 +0100

Take a deep breath after reading that headline, no we didn't make it up. Microsoft plans to open its second retail store in California on June 24, the same day Apple launches its iPhone 4 device.... Read more...

Robot cars race around California

Lt-DavidW — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:26:36 +0000

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A driverless car called Boss has scooped a $2m prize in a Californian race for robotic vehicles. Boss successfully drove around an urban environment, avoiding other cars, and covering 60 miles (85km) in less than... Read more...

Hacker Breach Suspends California Gov Domain

Sagittarius — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:49:37 +0100

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If you had trouble accessing government websites in California a few days ago, don't worry, you weren't hallucinating: the federal government apparently briefly suspended the entire "ca.gov" domain after a hacker managed to insert redirects... Read more...