Friday: Legal meaning of likes, lawsuit over cover-up cyber attacks

A married couple is insulted on Facebook, third parties “like” it. The husband sues for an injunction. But according to a decision by the Austrian Supreme Court, likes have a “diffuse character” and do not necessarily have to express agreement or the same opinion. Meanwhile, a former security expert at IBM has sued the company and AT&T for failing to disclose cyberattacks. They were obliged to do this because it involved contracts with the US government. She had the opportunity to take part in the lawsuit, but did not join. In Taiwan, the head of chip manufacturer TSMC says: “It will be a long time before we can meet demand.” Because the construction of new production facilities takes time. Despite the strong demand for AI chips, he rejects price jumps and relies on stability – the most important reports at a glance.

An Austrian posts his wedding photo Facebook. Another Facebook user puts one underneath offensive statementwhich denies the husband’s honesty and decency and assumes that he is making money through falsehood. A third person considers this insult with one Click on “Like”in English as “Like“ known. This makes the new husband feel insulted again and knows that likes increase the spread of the insult. Therefore he sues the third party to stop such likes. Now it has Supreme Court of the country for the first time Principles of interpreting likes expressed. But the decision can be described as “it depends on” summarize. Because ultimately the Supreme Court says: A “like” of an insult is (not) an insult.

IBM and AT&T are always Cyber ​​attacks from abroad exposed. Since the US corporations Dealings with the US Government operate, they are obligated, Burglaries and Data leaks to report. That’s according to one Lawsuit filed by a former IBM security expert but it didn’t happen or didn’t happen to its full extent. He accuses the companies of being successful Attacks by foreign cybercriminals covered up to obtain new government contracts and to continue existing agreements with the US government. So be it instructed by managers to dodge questions from government authorities about cyber attacks from China, for example. Also was Pressure on him exercisedinternal to weaken reports and omitting details: Whistleblower accuses IBM and AT&T of covering up foreign cyberattacks.

The Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC can do that demand according to his products are only partially satisfactory. The reason is the enormous demand for KI-Hardware. Therefore, TSMC is investing in new production facilitiesboth on the island and abroad. On the one hand, TSMC is ramping up its semiconductor factory in the US state of Arizona, and on the other hand, it is utilizing all existing factories as best as possible. However, that works not overnight. “It will take a long time before we can meet our customers’ demand,” TSMC CEO Che-Chia Wei said at a shareholder meeting yesterday. When demand is extreme, there are extremes Price increases vicinity. But something like that Wei refuses. The CEO of TSMC explained that stable business development was his priority: Chip shortages are here to stay.

On the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore 17 states from Europe, the Middle East, Oceania and Southeast Asia with the “Guiding Principles for Exchange for the Defense of Underwater Infrastructure” (Guide). Security initiative for data lines on the seabed started. Signatories to the agreement at the end of May include France, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore and Qatar. The alliance is reacting to the realization that waterways also contain important arteries of modern civilization: Submarine cable and Pipelinesdie link global energy and telecommunications networks. Since the responsibilities between German government departments have not yet been precisely regulated, Germany is missing: 17 states decide on agreements to protect submarine cables.

At the Fiber optic expansion time passes between querying interested parties, construction and actual activation often a lot of time. Months are not uncommon, in some cases it drags on Expansion over years hin. Delays upon activation, unclear contract terms and Damage caused by construction work can cause trouble. It is important for consumers to know: What is important is not what individual construction partners or call center employees say, but rather what is owed contractually is and who he is own contractual partners is. Anyone who knows their rights here can Avoid problems and Enforce demands in a targeted manner. We explain in this article how consumers can escape call center hell and enforce their rights against fiber optic providers c’t consumer protection podcast Be careful, customer: Fiber optic expansion – rights in the event of delays and damages.

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