Tag Archives: Standards
In a suspect move, LightSquared calls for GPS design standards
In its ongoing fight to launch its nationwide LTE service, LightSquared on Wednesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to impose the first-ever standards on GPS device design, claiming such requirements would allow GPS and its 4G network to co-exist peacefully … Continue reading
Can you build a better Messenger? Live Connect moves towards open standards
Today on the Inside Windows Live blog, Dare Obasanjo lays out the current Microsoft story for open standards support on the Live Connect Platform, and highlighting Messenger’s publicly available access via XMPP. In Dare’s words: This means that anyone can … Continue reading
Office 365 Becomes First and Only Major Cloud Productivity Service to Comply With Leading EU and U.S. Standards for Data Protection and Security
Microsoft announces improvements to its support for security and privacy in Office 365. Microsoft PressPass, Information for Journalists – Press Releases
Online Tracking, Consumer Protection, and Web Standards
Today, the W3C announced the creation of a Tracking Protection Working Group to work on defining what tracking is, signaling user intent, and tracking protection lists. The W3C’s action here can help protect consumers from unwanted tracking. We welcome the … Continue reading
Car data needs standards, too
Ford and Toyota announced Monday morning that the car companies are working together on standards for the next-generation of networking and Internet-connected services in their vehicles. In a press conference, executives at Ford and Toyota said that the standards they … Continue reading