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Apple Powerbeats headphones in 'sweat-proof' legal actionApple Powerbeats headphones in 'sweat-proof' legal action
Image copyrightBeatsbyDreImage caption The Powerbeats headphones' advertising showed images of people using them while working up a sweat

A US judge has ruled legal action against Apple over its Powerbeats headphones can go ahead "in part".

Seven customers, from various US cities, say the headphones do not hold

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Greenwich University fined £120,000 for data breachGreenwich University fined £120,000 for data breach
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The University of Greenwich has been fined £120,000 ($160,000) by the Information Commissioner.

The fine was for a security breach in which the personal data of 19,500 students was placed online.

The data included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, signatures and - in some cases - physical and

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Children's phone data exposed on cloud serverChildren's phone data exposed on cloud server
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The Teensafe app monitors calls, texts and web browsing

The Apple and Android IDs of more than 10,000 children were left unprotected on Amazon cloud servers for months, reports ZDNet.

The data was found on one server run by Teensafe, which makes an app parents can use to

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'Sharenting' puts young at risk of online fraud'Sharenting' puts young at risk of online fraud
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"Sharenting" - where parents share personal information about their children on social media - is the "weakest link" in risking online fraud and identity theft, warns Barclays.

The bank says parents are compromising their children's future financial security with so much online sharing.

Barclays forecasts by 2030 it could

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How much data do I need All your internet options from networks including EE, O2 and Three
The amount of internet data you actually need on your phone varies drastically - so we've made it easier to work out what's right for you
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Would you buy it 'World's heaviest iPhone case' weighs 10 KILOGRAMS and doubles up as a dumbbell
The bizarre case, which has been designed by SoftBank, is believed to be the worldheaviest
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