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Apple threatens to block apps that track users without permission under new privacy move

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020By Editor

Tech giant Apple has warned developers that their apps could be pulled from its store if they refuse to comply with a new Tracking Transparency framework it says prevents advertisers from gathering user data. … Read More >Apple threatens to block apps that track users without permission under new privacy move

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FCC blacklists Huawei and ZTE as ‘national security threats’

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020By Editor

The US Federal Communications Commission has blacklisted Chinese tech firms Huawei and ZTE and their subsidiaries as “national security threats,” barring US firms from using government funds to do business with them. … Read More >FCC blacklists Huawei and ZTE as ‘national security threats’

Russian tech company Yadro surpasses China’s Huawei on domestic data storage systems market

Posted on June 30, 2020By Editor

Russia’s data storage systems market enjoyed rapid growth in the first three months of 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, allowing domestic developer Yadro to outpace Chinese tech giant Huawei, a recent study has shown. … Read More >Russian tech company Yadro surpasses China’s Huawei on domestic data storage systems market

US government plans 5G market intervention to break dominance of China’s Huawei

Posted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020By Editor

Trump administration officials have held discussions with US technology giants, private-equity firms and veteran telecom executives on strategies to boost the nation’s presence in next-generation 5G technology. … Read More >US government plans 5G market intervention to break dominance of China’s Huawei

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Google Engineer Leaks Nearly 1,000 Pages of Internal Documents of Bias, Censorship

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019By Editor

A former Google engineer has released nearly 1,000 pages of documents that he says prove that the company, at least in some of its products, secretly boosts or demotes content based on what it deems to be true or false, while publicly claiming to be a neutral platform. … Read More >Google Engineer Leaks Nearly 1,000 Pages of Internal Documents of Bias, Censorship

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‘Nuclear weapon of bad ideas’: US, UK & Australia demand Facebook give backdoor access to WhatsApp & other encrypted messengers

Posted on October 6, 2019October 22, 2019By Editor

US Attorney General William Barr and other western officials are calling on Facebook to provide authorities backdoor access to its encrypted messenger platforms … Read More >‘Nuclear weapon of bad ideas’: US, UK & Australia demand Facebook give backdoor access to WhatsApp & other encrypted messengers

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Not a free speech platform: Facebook declares it’s a ‘publisher’ & can censor whomever it wants, walking into legal trap

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019By Editor

Facebook has invoked its free speech right as a publisher, insisting its ability to smear users as extremists is protected, but its legal immunity thus far has rested on a law which protects platforms, not publishers. Which is it? … Read More >Not a free speech platform: Facebook declares it’s a ‘publisher’ & can censor whomever it wants, walking into legal trap