FTC: Warranty-voiding language like Nintendo’s and Sony’s is illegal

Enlarge / No it isn’t. (credit: PROEirik Solheim) It’s common for manufacturers of cars, video game consoles, and other products to insist that consumers will void their warranty if they use unauthorized repair services or unauthorized third-party parts. Some even insist that you’ll void the warranty if you break the “warranty seal.” These policies are […]

FTC makes clear ‘warranty void if removed’ stickers are illegal

Those stickers on gadgets that say you’ll void your warranty if they’re removed? You’ve probably come to expect them whenever you purchase a new device. The FTC has just made clear, however, that those warranty notices are illegal when it fired off warning letters to six companies that market and sell automobiles, mobile devices and […]

Kodi crackdown – Biggest EVER illegal streaming jail sentence handed out

Kodi continues to surge in popularity, but users of illegal add-ons have been put on alert after a major jail sentence was handed out in the courts. Research has suggested Kodi – which offers access to thousands of channels – is being used in more than five million UK homes. Kodi software is not illegal, […]

As Kodi and illegal streaming appears unstoppable here’s five things EVERYONE should know

KODI Kodi – Five things every users should know The Kodi revolution show no signs of stopping with recent statistics suggesting it’s now being used in over 30 million homes across the globe. This legal TV player has had a meteoric rise to success and it seems there’s one very big reason why so many […]

Torrent sites, like Pirate Bay, get huge boost after illegal streaming shutdown

Online streaming and visits to torrent sites continues to increase with new data suggesting global piracy rose by 1.6 per cent last year. According to digital firm MUSO, there were over 300 billion visits to piracy sites in 2017. Most of these views came from people trying to stream illegally but MUSO also saw a […]

Check before you travel – It is illegal to do THIS in popular travel destinations

British holidaymakers travelling abroad this summer are being advised to brush up their country culture before departing. In a statement released by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the department is warning British travellers to be aware of local laws and customs this Easter, and to not follow in the footsteps of their “favourite celebrity”. […]

‘MI5 under a watchdog’: UK PM offers rare glimpse of Security Service’s illegal activities

Prime Minister Theresa May has made an extremely rare reference to the clandestine criminal activity carried out by MI5. The UK PM confirmed that the British Security Service are being kept under review by a watchdog. In a written statement to Parliament, May mentioned a direction which instructed the Investigatory Powers Commissioner to “keep under […]

Ex-Google recruiter: I was fired because I resisted “illegal” diversity efforts

Enlarge / Employees work at the Youtube headquarters in San Bruno, California, on May, 26, 2010. (credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) A former YouTube employee has sued Google—the video site’s parent company—alleging that he was wrongfully terminated from his position after he complained against hiring practices that he claimed were discriminatory against white and Asian men. […]