Facebook pauses Oculus Quest headsets in Germany
Privacy concerns
Facebook has "temporarily paused" sales of its Oculus Quest headsets to customers in Germany after regulators indicated they were jolly concerned about the insistence that users must have a Facebook account.
Aussies delivers IoT security kick
Status quo is not fair dinkum
The Australian government is coming the raw prawn on companies who release IoT devices with security vulnerabilities
Hackers use IoT botnets to mess with the energy markets
Shocking what you can do if you know what you are doing
Security experts at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered that high-wattage IoT botnets -- made up of power-guzzling devices like air conditioners, car chargers, and smart thermostats -- could be deployed strategically to increase demand at certain times in any of the nine private energy markets around the US.
Google takeover means customers lose their specs
Glasses stop working
Smart glasses company North has told customers that their $600 purchases will stop working in a few days' time.
EU wants major concessions from Google on Fitbit
You can't steal the data or no acquistion
The EU has demanded that Google make major concessions relating to its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-tracking company Fitbit if the deal is to be allowed to proceed.