It’s weekly roundup time! Here’s all the great stuff we’ve written in the past seven days. 
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Patch Tuesday for May 2014 – 8 bulletins, 2 critical, 0/zero/zilch/zip for XP
A quick note to remind you that tomorrow is Patch Tuesday. The scorecard is “2 from 8”, with eight security bulletins due, two of which are rated “Critical.” XP? Not a sausage…
Is Apple finally getting real about security? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Where does the data breach buck stop? Why do they call them “secret” links? And is Apple finally getting real about security? Find out in “60 Second Security” for 10 May 2014
Japanese man arrested for possession of five guns created with 3D printer
Police say that two of the five recovered handguns are capable of firing, though no bullets were discovered at the man’s home in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo.
Free Rolling Stones tickets? No, it’s a Facebook scam
Are you a Rolling Stones fan? Lots of people are, and with gigs on the 2014 tour selling out in hours, you can see why free tickets might seem worth checking out. But not all “special offer” sites are made alike, as Paul Ducklin explains…
US House committee unanimously votes to rein in NSA, end bulk data collection
The USA Freedom Act is a watered-down version of an earlier bill – it’s been re-dubbed the “Freedumb Act” – and it’s seen as a weakened compromise between the intelligence community and those concerned with people’s rights not to be snooped on. But hey, privacy groups say, it’s still a step in the right direction. 
Apple will notify customers when the law demands their personal data
Except, of course, if data demands come with gag orders, Apple’s new guidelines say. 
Bitly breached, gives (shortened) details to customers on blog
Popular URL shortener Bitly is the latest cloud service to say, “Er, looks like crooks have been wandering around in our network.” Paul Ducklin tries to make sense of Bitly’s breach notification blog…
Snapchat agrees to settlement with FTC over privacy complaints
Snapchat and the FTC have come to terms in a settlement over the privacy practices of the controversial mobile message service company. Will Snapchat be better at protecting user privacy now that it’s required to be monitored by a privacy auditor for the next 20 years?
Orange bitten by data breach, leaks personal data from promotional messaging server
Current reports put the size of Orange’s latest data breach at 1,300,000 records. It seems that the data wasn’t stolen from one of Orange’s primary databases, but from an ancillary system used for sending promotional emails and SMSes.