EMC pools enterprise smarts to create data lakes

EMC is pulling assets from its conglomeration of businesses to help customers build data lakes using EMC storage, VMware virtualization and Pivotal big-data smarts. The Federation Business Data Lake debuting Monday will ingest and analyze data from diverse sourcesand may also show how EMC can make the diverse businesses it owns add up to more than the sum of their parts.

New US bill aims to limit use of student data

A new bill to be introduced in Congress on Monday aims to place checks on the collection and possible misuse of student data by tech companies that supply services to schools. The Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act prohibits companies such as online homework portals or email services from using or disclosing students personal information for advertisement purposes, according to The New York Times.

Leaked FTC antitrust report gives EU cover to rule against Google

A leaked report by U.S. Federal Trade Commission staff gives the European Commission political cover to rule against Google as it moves forward with its own antitrust case. Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who is responsible for making a ruling, will make up her own mind, but the 2012 FTC report, which blasts Google, will help dampen criticism that Europe just wants to tie the hands of successful U.S. companies.

Some Cisco IP phones open to unauthorized calls, eavesdropping

Cisco Systems SPA 300 and 500 series Internet Protocol (IP) phones for small businesses have an authentication flaw that could allow remote attackers to make unauthorized calls or listen to audio streams from the affected devices. No patches are currently available, so administrators should put additional safeguards in place to protect the phones, such as strict firewall rules and IP-based access control lists.

Foxconn may make overture to Sharp again

Talks between Foxconn and ailing Sharp could resume, with the Chinese contract manufacturer saying over the weekend that it is willing to again negotiate an investment in the Japanese company, the Wall Street Journal reported. A deal that would make Foxconn a major shareholder in the display maker fell apart in 2013. It was expected to give Foxconn greater access to Sharps LCD manufacturing capacity and advanced technologies.

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The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 23