IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 2/7/2015

Dead or Alive maker asks modders to be “good and moral” with content
Series' first PC port could be its last if mod community doesn't behave.

The FCC isn’t afraid of AT&T’s legal threats over net neutrality
Lawyers dissect AT&T's claim that broadband can't be a common carrier service.

Canon reclaims resolution crown with 50-megapixel 5DS and 5DS R
Canon wants its most discerning studio and landscape photographers back from Nikon.

Washington lawmakers want computer science to count as foreign language
If bill passes, two years of comp sci would count towards university admission.

GCHQ unlawfully spied on UK citizens, rules secret court
The NSA's intelligence sharing with GCHQ in the UK breached human rights laws.

Tetris creators talk virtual reality, touch screens, history, e-sports
"When we play computer games, we prepare for a future inside of virtual worlds."

Editing with Photos for OS X, Apple’s iPhoto (and Aperture) replacement
Clean and responsive, but a better stand in for iPhoto than Aperture.

It’s official: RadioShack finally files for bankruptcy protection
Sprint to run a "store within a store" across 1,750 locations.

Verizon sells three-state territory, including 1.6 million FiOS users
$10.5 billion deal gives Frontier a lot of phone, Internet, and TV subscribers.

Look into my eyes: Tracking your gaze could be the next big gaming input
PC Assassin's Creed Rogue will use eye tracking for an "infinite screen" effect.

New Google Glass boss to “reset” project, start over from scratch
New version of Glass won't be released until it's "perfect."

Oddworld creator: Ex-Sony exec “put half the dev community out of business”
Claims that Kutaragi's dev-unfriendly PS2 and PS3 decisions "opened doors" for Xbox.

Why even strong crypto wouldn’t protect SSNs exposed in Anthem breach
In a case like the Anthem breach, the really sensitive data is always in use.

Social network structure helps trends emerge from simple interactions
Want to know why everyone's wearing the same thing? It may be in the network.

Verizon Wireless feeling heat of competition, cuts data prices
$10-per-month cuts coming to many wireless plans.

City fire captain accused of installing spy gear to produce child porn
FBI says captain "is seen placing and apparently concealing the camera."

Sony Pictures co-chair steps down months after hacks on company
Amy Pascal is taking opsec more "seriously" now by carrying four smartphones.

Copycat site mourns Silk Road verdict, blames Ulbricht’s bad opsec
"Ross was an absolute cement-head, when it came to security," Evo user writes.

Drugs, chatlogs, and fake IDs: Images from the Silk Road trial
Here are a few of the more than 300 exhibits that got Ross Ulbricht convicted.

The Ars man and the ski
"Maybe I will not hurt myself too badly,” thought the writer.

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 2/7/2015

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