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THIS WEEK IN TECH MARCH 29 - APRIL 4, 2014 European Parliament approved a “net neutrality” law, forcing Internet providers to treat all traffic equally regardless of source. Microsoft announced that it is open sourcing more of its .Net developer framework, including its C# and Visual Basic compilers. An Xbox Live security vulnerability that was discovered by a 5-year-old boy has been fixed by Microsoft. After serving as Mozilla CEO for 11 days, Brendan Eich stepped down amid criticism over his donation to the Proposition 8 campaign. Google split its stock between GOOG and GOOGL ticker symbols in an effort to protect the majority voting position for key executives. Nest halted sales of its smoke alarms after discovering a flaw that allows users to unintentionally turn off the alarm from their smartphones.
