Microsoft Blocks Adware, T-Mobile Throttles YouTube… [Tech News Digest]

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Microsoft hates adware, T-Mobile hates YouTube, Google hates passwords, one Russian man hates Fallout 4, and Boston Dynamics hates you sleeping soundly in your bed at night. Microsoft Tackles Insecure Adware Microsoft has committed to tackling insecure adware, promising to detect and remove any programs that fail to comply with the company’s new guidelines. Enforcement will begin on March 31, 2016, with developers being given until then to play ball. The way that @Microsoft sneakily includes @Windows 10 with regular monthly updates is not much different from adware inclusion tactics. — Marc Zimmermann (@marczimmermann) November 28, 2015 The target here...

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