April 15th, 2016: Unofficial Tax Day and a Battle over Data Privacy

As we mark this unofficial tax day, it's worth noting that Microsoft has pulled out its "pocket copy" of the Constitution and is suing the US government. This move comes in response to the government's requests for access to customer data. However, it's essential to be precise about what Microsoft is saying: they're not arguing that the government can't look at the data; rather, they believe customers have a right to know when the government obtains a warrant to read their emails.

According to Redmond, Microsoft filed this suit because "customers have a right to know when the government obtains a warrant to read their emails and because Microsoft has a right to tell them." The company claims that over 5,600 requests were made in the last 18 months to access customer data, with only less than half of those requests stipulating that they cannot tip off the file owners. For Microsoft, this is a way of telling Uncle Sam that they're not happy about being forced to remain silent and that such forced silence is unconstitutional.

The rise of cloud computing has brought us closer to this issue. As more and more of our digital lives live on server farms, this becomes an increasingly critical topic. This could be the next battlefront in the war between data privacy, government searches, and the ever-shifting technology landscape. We invite you to read more about this story by clicking on the link below.

Enterprising Tech Firm Kwame Launches Huawei VR

Meanwhile, a rising Chinese tech firm, Kwame, has just announced its entry into the growing market of virtual reality (VR) headsets. Dubbed Huawei VR, it's unclear whether this headset will simply utilize a high-end phone like the p94 or connect to a purpose-built display via USB, similar to LG's 360 VR system. One source suggests that the headset may feature a resolution of 639 pixels per inch, comparable to sitting six feet away from a 130-inch TV. Although details about the price and release date are currently lacking, the company has confirmed its intentions to produce this innovative technology.

VR Review: Oculus Rift's Competition

For those eagerly awaiting their first-hand experience with virtual reality, we recommend checking out Matt Smith's thorough review of the long-awaited Oculus Rift VR system. As a pioneer in this field, it will be interesting to see if Oculus Rift can live up to the hype and compete with its new entrants. The answer may surprise you.

Electric Car Tomb: A Futuristic Dream?

Nissan has created an entertaining concept for their Electric Car Tomb project, which celebrates the fifth anniversary of the all-electric Leaf. To commemorate this occasion, a few test cars have been outfitted with built-in projectors and mind-reading devices, allowing drivers to literally "project their thoughts out onto the road" as they drive. While this may seem like science fiction, Nissan's creative approach is undoubtedly humorous. Although it might never become reality, we can't help but appreciate the imagination behind this concept.

Stay tuned for more tech news at Digital Trends.com, along with our Facebook page and YouTube channel. Until next time, have a great weekend and we hope you got a refund – we'll be back on Monday!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's April 15 2016 and yeah it's unofficially tax day but hey at least it's friday right speaking of big government Microsoft pulled out their pocket copy of the Constitution and said they are suing the US government because they believe it's their customers right to know when Uncle Sam is snooping around in their personal data let's be very precise here Microsoft isn't saying the government can't look at the data they're just saying they don't want to keep that fact from users redmond says they filed suit because quote customers have a right to know when the government obtains a warrant to read their emails and because Microsoft has a right to tell them unquote microsoft says they've received over 5,600 requests to look at customer data in the last 18 months and just less than half of those stipulate that they can't tip the files owners to that fact the lawsuit is their way of telling uncle sam they're not at all happy on being forced to remain silent and they're also saying that that forced silence is unconstitutional with more and more of our digital lives living on server farms that make up the ever expanding cloud this is likely the next battle front in the war between data privacy government searches and the ever-shifting technology landscape hit the link below from our details on this important story nuvi our systems are popping up faster than virtual mushrooms and now rising chinese tech firm Kwame is the latest to announce their entry into the red hot segment simply called Huawei vr at this point it's not clear if the headset will simply use a high-end phone like the p94 the display which is the method Samsung uses or if the phone will connect to a purpose-built display via USB which is more like LG's 360 VR system one source says the headset may feature a resolution of 639 pixels per inch which would be like sitting six feet away from a 130 inch TV impressive if that's accurate of course so far there's no ETA price or much more information outside of yes we're going to make one and speaking of VR be sure to catch Matt Smith's thorough review of the long awaited oculus rift VR system does it live up to the hype and its new competition the answer may surprise you and now for something completely weird Leif ECAR make Ernie shawn has just dropped this video called the electric car tomb it's the fifth anniversary of the all-electric leaf and to celebrate they've outfitted a few test cars with built-in projectors and mind reading devices so drivers can literally project their thoughts out onto the road as they drive it's all in Japanese and we're working on a translation but that totally looks like a hookup right there distracted driving maybe joke or not we think Nissan's cartoon idea is hilarious as long as it never actually becomes reality check out the rest of the day's tech news at Digital Trends com along with our facebook page and youtube channel have a great weekend and we hope you got a refund will be back on Mondayit's April 15 2016 and yeah it's unofficially tax day but hey at least it's friday right speaking of big government Microsoft pulled out their pocket copy of the Constitution and said they are suing the US government because they believe it's their customers right to know when Uncle Sam is snooping around in their personal data let's be very precise here Microsoft isn't saying the government can't look at the data they're just saying they don't want to keep that fact from users redmond says they filed suit because quote customers have a right to know when the government obtains a warrant to read their emails and because Microsoft has a right to tell them unquote microsoft says they've received over 5,600 requests to look at customer data in the last 18 months and just less than half of those stipulate that they can't tip the files owners to that fact the lawsuit is their way of telling uncle sam they're not at all happy on being forced to remain silent and they're also saying that that forced silence is unconstitutional with more and more of our digital lives living on server farms that make up the ever expanding cloud this is likely the next battle front in the war between data privacy government searches and the ever-shifting technology landscape hit the link below from our details on this important story nuvi our systems are popping up faster than virtual mushrooms and now rising chinese tech firm Kwame is the latest to announce their entry into the red hot segment simply called Huawei vr at this point it's not clear if the headset will simply use a high-end phone like the p94 the display which is the method Samsung uses or if the phone will connect to a purpose-built display via USB which is more like LG's 360 VR system one source says the headset may feature a resolution of 639 pixels per inch which would be like sitting six feet away from a 130 inch TV impressive if that's accurate of course so far there's no ETA price or much more information outside of yes we're going to make one and speaking of VR be sure to catch Matt Smith's thorough review of the long awaited oculus rift VR system does it live up to the hype and its new competition the answer may surprise you and now for something completely weird Leif ECAR make Ernie shawn has just dropped this video called the electric car tomb it's the fifth anniversary of the all-electric leaf and to celebrate they've outfitted a few test cars with built-in projectors and mind reading devices so drivers can literally project their thoughts out onto the road as they drive it's all in Japanese and we're working on a translation but that totally looks like a hookup right there distracted driving maybe joke or not we think Nissan's cartoon idea is hilarious as long as it never actually becomes reality check out the rest of the day's tech news at Digital Trends com along with our facebook page and youtube channel have a great weekend and we hope you got a refund will be back on Monday\n"