Neowin News Feed for: Protections

Online shoppers across Europe now have new rights

Andy Weir — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 10:04:39 +0000

Online shoppers in Europe now have new protections under laws that introduce a 14-day 'cooling-off period' for digital purchases, ban retailers from 'pre-ticking' boxes for optional extras, and more. Read more...

BMG to issue promo CDs with copy protections

Tue, 09 Apr 2002 19:08:59 +0000

Here comes another nail in the coffin to getting your beloved MP3's on the net early! BMG are putting the finishing touches to placing copy protection (or anti-copying measures) on the... Read more...

Hackers Shortcut Hotmail password reset protections

Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:23:07 +0000

Microsoft is not having a very good few days, with the IE bug fixes and all, and now comes word that hackers are having a go at the password reset protection of Hotmail. ... Read more...