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December 19, 2016, 2:55 AM

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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Apple says it will appeal EU's $14B tax claim this week, arguing that EU disregarded corporate law and Ireland's tax experts to maximize penalty  —  Apple (AAPL.O) will launch a legal challenge this week to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that EU regulators ignored tax experts …
Ulf Frisk / Security | DMA:
FileVault 2 flaw present in macOS before version 10.12.2 allowed a $300 Thunderbolt device to steal the password of a locked or sleeping Mac  —  macOS FileVault2 let attackers with physical access retrieve the password in clear text by plugging in a $300 Thunderbolt device into a locked or sleeping mac.
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
SCOTUS will hear patent case that could limit “venue shopping”, the patent troll practice to file cases in friendly jurisdictions like Eastern District of Texas  —  In a move that may shake-up U.S. patent law, the Supreme Court this week decided to hear a case about where patent owners …
Chris Baraniuk / BBC:
Florida court says a suspect can be made to reveal his iPhone passcode to investigators  —  A court in Florida has said a suspected voyeur can be made to reveal his iPhone passcode to investigators.  —  The defendant was arrested after a woman out shopping saw a man crouch down and aim …
Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch:
Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device per FDA regulation and customers are mad  —  Medical startup Scanaduinformed customers today it will no longer support its Scout device starting May 15, 2017.  —  The reason?  Though Scanadu has been working with the Food and Drug Administration …

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