Russia blocks Roblox, citing 'LGBT propaganda' as a reason

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Russia has blocked the popular gaming platform Roblox, according to a report by Reuters. The country's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor accused the developers of distributing extremist materials and "LGBT propaganda." The agency went on to say that Ro…

#gaming #politics #government #internet #russia #censorship #digitalprivacy #regulation

Russia Bans Roblox

3 months / ycombinator

Roblox banned in Russia, local media says

3 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Roblox Gaming Service in Russia Is Shut Down, Local Outlets Say

3 months / bloomberg / Cecilia D'Anastasio

Russia blocks Roblox, citing 'LGBT propaganda' as a reason

3 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Russia blocks Roblox over distribution of LGBT "propaganda"

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Apple pushes back on India's iPhone security app install order

appleinsider - Apple is planning to tell the Indian government it won't comply with an order to preinstall a state-backed app on iPhones, as doing so would introduce big security and privacy issues.India wants a security app preinstalled on new iPhones - Image Credit: A…

#techpolicy #apple #government #india #apps #security #privacy #telecommunications #smartphone #digitalprivacy

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Govt Mandate & Political Pushback (3)
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Apple Resists Mandate

Apple To Resist India Order To Preload State-Run App As Political Outcry Builds

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Apple to Resist Order in India to Preload State-Run App on iPhones

3 months / reuters / John Gruber

India orders mandatory security app on phones, Apple refuses to comply

3 months / techspot

Apple will refuse to preload state-run “snooping” app on iPhones, report says

3 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Apple Resists India’s Cyber Safety App Mandate, Potentially Affecting Millions of Users

3 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Apple to Defy India’s ‘Undeletable’ App Mandate

3 months / idropnews / Chris Hauk

Apple Plans to Resist India's Order to Preload Government App on iPhone [Report]

3 months / iclarified

Apple will reportedly refuse India’s order to preinstall a government app

3 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Apple will reportedly refuse to pre-install India's state-mandated security app

3 months / engadget / Sarah Fielding

Apple pushes back on India's iPhone security app install order

3 months / appleinsider

Govt Mandate & Political Pushback

FirstFT: India orders government-developed app to be installed on all smartphones

3 months / ft

Opposition Calls Out Scindia on Sanchar Saathi, Protests Over Surveillance Fears

3 months / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation

3 months / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

Privacy & Security Debate

Can the Sanchar Saathi App’s Security & Privacy Risks Be Justified?

3 months / medianama / Azdhan

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

New: India is expanding its anti-theft and cybersecurity program to include both new and used smartphones, aiming to curb device theft and online fraud — but raising privacy concerns. techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/i...

3 months / bsky / @journalistjagmeet.com / journalistjagmeet.com

The Indian government has ordered smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi app on all devices, a move that is raising fresh privacy concerns.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Saporo Raises €7 Million To Tackle Identity-Based Cyber Attacks

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Lausanne cybersecurity startup Saporo, which helps companies see their IT environments the way attackers do, has raised €7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by TIN Capital, with G+D Ventures, CDP Venture Capital (through its Corporate Partner…

#startups #cybersecurity #enterprise #infosec #cloudsec #investment #cybercrime #europe #digitalid #digitalprivacy

Saporo closes €7M Series A to scale its graph-native identity security platform

3 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Saporo Raises €7 Million To Tackle Identity-Based Cyber Attacks

3 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

With 80% of cyber incidents now identity-based, Saporo raises €7 million to address the gaps attackers exploit

3 months / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Switzerland’s fastest-growing startup Saporo bags €7M to slash identity attack paths by 80%

3 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

India Orders Apple to Preinstall Government Security App on All iPhones

Juli Clover / macrumors - India is requiring smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung to preload devices sold in the country with a state-owned cyber security app that can't be deleted, reports Reuters.The Department of Communications in India is giving smartphone companies 90 day…

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #infosec #government #india #apps #asia #smartphone #digitalprivacy #regulation

Apple to Resist India's Order to Preload Government App on iPhones

3 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphones

3 months / techxplore

What Permissions Does Sanchar Saathi Need From Your Smartphone?

3 months / medianama / Kamya Pandey

India demands installation of government app on all smartphones

3 months / ft

India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphones

3 months / go

India demands smartphone makers install a government app on every handset

3 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

India Orders Apple to Preinstall Government Security App on All iPhones

3 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

India Orders Apple to Preinstall Government Security App on All iPhones

3 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

India will require a state-owned cybersecurity app to be installed on all smartphones

3 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

India Mandates Undeletable Government App on iPhones

3 months / idropnews / Chris Hauk

(LEAD) Online commerce platforms on alert as Coupang set to face fine over data leak

Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean online platforms were seen carrying out e...

#cybersecurity #ecommerce #dataprivacy #infosec #government #asia #privacy #digitalprivacy #regulation

Retail giant Coupang suffers data breach impacting 33.7 million people

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Bill Toulas

E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Coupang (CPNG) Stock: E-Commerce Platform Drops on 33 Million Customer Data Breach

3 months / parameter / Trader Edge

South Korea's answer to Amazon admits breach exposed 33.7M customers

3 months / theregister / Carly Page

Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information

3 months / techcrunch / Kate Park

(LEAD) Online commerce platforms on alert as Coupang set to face fine over data leak

3 months / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Online commerce platforms on alert as Coupang set to face fine over data leak

3 months / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Coupang Data Breach Targets 34 Million Customer Accounts

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

EditorDavid / slashdot - In his mid-20s, Lu Heng "got an idea that has made him a lot richer," writes the Wall Street Journal. He scooped up 10 million unused IP addresses, mostly form Africa, and then leases them to companies, mostly outside Africa, "that need them badly."[A]rou…

#china #antitrust #governance #internet #telecommunications #intellectualproperty #digitalprivacy #regulation

The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

3 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

The Battle Over Africa’s Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

3 months / wsj / Alexandra Wexler

OpenAI Denies Liability in Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Says ChatGPT Urged Him to Seek Help Over 100 Times

Rohit Singh / medianama - OpenAI cited Adame Raine's long battle with depression even before using ChatGPT and how he tried to circumvent the guardrails by pretending to be doing research on suicide. The post OpenAI Denies Liability in Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Says ChatGPT Urged…

#openai #aiethics #chatgpt #mentalhealth #law #technology #litigation #safety #digitalprivacy

OpenAI rejects ChatGPT's blame for teen's suicide

3 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

OpenAI denies blame for teen’s suicide claims he broke terms

3 months / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

OpenAI blames teen's suicide on his "misuse" of ChatGPT, says he broke its terms of service

3 months / techspot

OpenAI Denies Liability in Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Says ChatGPT Urged Him to Seek Help Over 100 Times

3 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

Character.AI launches Stories for teens after banning them from chats

Emma Roth / theverge - Character.AI, under threat from several lawsuits over its alleged negative impact on teen mental health, is banning underage users from open-ended chats on its site. Instead, teens will be allowed to use a new “Stories” format that, unlike regular chats, …

#ai #aiethics #genai #chatgpt #education #mentalhealth #law #contentmoderation #safety #digitalprivacy

Teens Can't Talk to Character.AI's Chatbots Anymore. Here's What They Can Do Instead

3 months / cnet / Jon Reed

Character.AI launches Stories for teens after banning them from chats

3 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Character.ai launches guided Stories format after banning teens from its chatbots

3 months / engadget / Mariella Moon

Character.AI Blocks Under-18 Users From Interacting With AI Chatbots, Introduces ‘Stories’ As Alternative

3 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

Poland opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules

Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Poland’s competition regulator has launched a formal investigation into whether Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework is limiting competition in the mobile advertising market. The probe focuses on whether the privacy system gives Apple an advantage …

#mobile #apple #antitrust #apps #law #digitalmarketsact #eu #digitalprivacy #advertising #regulation

Poland Probes Apple Again Over App Tracking Transparency Rules

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Poland Charges Apple over Antitrust Abuse with ‘Weaponized’ Privacy Rules

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Poland has opened another antitrust investigation into App Tracking Transparency, to determine if Apple misled users about privacy while also creating an advantage over third-party app developers.

3 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Poland probes Apple again over App Tracking Transparency rules

3 months / appleinsider

Poland opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules

3 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

Apple Faces Polish Antitrust Probe Over App Tracking Transparency

3 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Malaysia may ban users under 16 from social media starting next year

Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The country's communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said the administration is considering systems for implementing age restrictions on social media sites.

#techpolicy #government #internet #asia #privacy #law #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalid #digitalprivacy

Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide To The Terminology

3 months / techdirt / Rindala Alajaji

Malaysia takes steps to ban social media for children under 16

3 months / engadget / Sarah Fielding

Malaysia may ban users under 16 from social media starting next year

3 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Malaysia to ban social media for children under 16 next year

3 months / go

Social Links raises €2.6 million to enhance AI tools that detect fraud, scam messages and brand misinformation

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Amstelveen-based Social Links, a global technology company, has secured €2.6 million ($3 million) in additional follow-on funding to accelerate the development of next-generation defense tools designed to secure companies’ brand, assets, and people in the…

#ai #cybersecurity #analytics #aiethics #chatgpt #cybercrime #scam #contentmoderation #algorithm #digitalprivacy

Social Links raises $3M to boost AI digital risk protection

3 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Social Links Secures €2.6 M To Advance AI Tools Combating Fraud, Scams, And Brand Misinformation

3 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Social Links raises €2.6 million to enhance AI tools that detect fraud, scam messages and brand misinformation

3 months / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Exclusive: Social Links nets $3M to fight AI fraud and misinformation

3 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

X’s new About This Account feature is going great

Anthony Ha / techcrunch - A new feature seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. But the data seems questionable.

#politics #trump #internet #technology #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy

X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts

3 months / nytimes / Yan Zhuang

A new feature seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. But the data seems questionable.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

X's new country-of-origin feature reveals many 'US' accounts to be foreign-run

3 months / hindustantimes

This Chrome extension makes it easier to trust your X feed

3 months / digitaltrends

About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem

3 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

This Chrome extension shows X profile locations right in your feed

3 months / digitaltrends

X’s new About This Account feature is going great

3 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

X’s messy About This Account rollout has caused utter chaos

3 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

New X Feature Reveals Many MAGA Patriots on X Are Not Even Based in The U.S.

3 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Elon Musks X rolls out feature that shows users country of origin – then suddenly removes it

mashable - X has already removed a feature showing users' country of origin after briefly rolling it out for a few hours late at night.

#techpolicy #privacy #ux #media #technology #updates #digitalprivacy

X shows where you’re “based in”, and it could shake up the feed

3 months / digitaltrends

Elon Musks X rolls out feature that shows users country of origin – then suddenly removes it

3 months / mashable

X rolls out 'About this account' feature that displays a profile's country of origin and more

3 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

Read Epsteins emails as if you hacked into his Gmail account

mashable - Jmail is the best way to read and search through Jeffrey Epstein's emails.

#cybersecurity #software #browsers #internet #cybercrime #privacy #hack #technology #digitalprivacy

Read Epsteins emails as if you hacked into his Gmail account

3 months / mashable

‘Jmail’ is like any other inbox, except this one has Jeffrey Epstein’s emails

3 months / theverge / Richard Lawler

Jmail

3 months / jmail / John Gruber

Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail Inbox

3 months / wired / Boone Ashworth

Cryptographers Cancel Election Results After Losing Decryption Key

BeauHD / slashdot - The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) was forced to cancel its leadership election after a trustee lost their portion of the Helios voting system's decryption key, making it impossible to reveal or verify the final results. Ars Tech…

#cybersecurity #crypto #infosec #governance #security #privacy #technology #encryption #election #digitalprivacy

Magician Forgets Password To His Own Hand After RFID Chip Implant

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Cryptographers Cancel Election Results After Losing Decryption Key

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Cryptography group cancels election results after official loses secret key

3 months / arstechnica / Dan Goodin

Cryptology Group Held an Election, but Can’t Decrypt the Results

3 months / nytimes / Pranav Baskar

Google Says Hackers Stole Data From Over 200 Companies Following Gainsight Breach

msmash / slashdot - Google confirmed in a statement Friday that hackers have stolen the Salesforce-stored data of more than 200 companies in a large-scale supply chain hack. TechCrunch reports: On Thursday, Salesforce disclosed a breach of "certain customers' Salesforce data…

#cybersecurity #saas #dataprivacy #enterprise #infosec #business #cybercrime #supplychain #security #digitalprivacy

Salesforce Disables Connections to Gainsight-Published Applications Amid Investigation of Data Breach

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Gainsight breach reportedly compromises major tech firms’ Salesforce instances

3 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers’ data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Google Says Hackers Stole Data From Over 200 Companies Following Gainsight Breach

3 months / slashdot / msmash

ShinyHunters 'does not like Salesforce at all,' claims the crew accessed Gainsight 3 months ago

3 months / theregister / Jessica Lyons

Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

3 months / techcrunch / Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Google wants to use your emails to train its AI -- here's how to turn that off

appleinsider - Once again, Google has decided for you that your data is its toy. Here's how to stop Gmail from training its AI on your email.GmailThere's no shortage of big tech companies that want to use your data to train their large language models. Recently, I discu…

#ai #ml #dataprivacy #techpolicy #google #aiethics #alphabet #chatgpt #privacy #digitalprivacy

Xの方でGmailに関する情報が流れているが、とりあえずGoogle側はその情報を否定しているとの事。背景： Gmailでスマート機能をオンにしているとメールの中身や添付ファイルがAI訓練に使用されるとの噂が広がる。 Google広報はThe Vergeに対して「スマート機能は何年も前から存在するし、ユーザーの設定を勝手に変更したり、メールの内容をAI訓練に使用したりしていない。この報告はミスリードだ」と話している。 1/2 www.theverge.com/news/826902/...

3 months / bsky / @taineko399.bsky.social / taineko399.bsky.social

Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI

3 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Google wants to use your emails to train its AI -- here's how to turn that off

3 months / appleinsider

Google's AI is eating your email by default. Here's how to shut its mouth

3 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Gmail: Google Quietly Opts Users Into Potential AI Training on Private Emails

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Trump's AI Preemption Push Collides With Constitutional Reality

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Trump's draft executive order seeks to override state AI laws through litigation and funding threats, reviving a proposal Congress rejected 99-1 months ago. Republican governors and conservative senators oppose the move as tech investors push harder.

#ai #techpolicy #aiethics #politics #government #trump #law #executiveorder #digitalprivacy #regulation

Trump drafts executive order to block states from passing their own AI laws

3 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

White House Weighs Challenge to State-Level AI Rules

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

White House Circulates Draft Executive Order Targeting State AI Laws

3 months / techpolicy

Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order

3 months / wired / Maxwell Zeff, Makena Kelly

Trump's AI Preemption Push Collides With Constitutional Reality

3 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Trump Weighs Executive Order Targeting State AI Laws

3 months / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws

3 months / theverge / Tina Nguyen

Democrats fighting to preserve states’ ability to regulate AI - https-//www.semafor.com

3 months / google

Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Meta has initiated a 14-day warning period for Australian under-16s, setting a December 10 deadline to deactivate accounts under new federal laws.The post Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms appeared fi…

#techpolicy #meta #internet #privacy #australia #law #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy #regulation

Meta gives kids a 14-day countdown ahead of the social media ban

3 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

When the ban goes into effect on December 10, Meta will revoke account access for users under the age of 16 in Australia.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Instagram owner Meta tells Australian teens accounts will close

3 months / bbc

With upcoming ban, Meta begins to notify Australian teens that their accounts will be shut down

3 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

EU Unveils Plans to Delay AI Rules and Relax GDPR to Boost Tech Sector

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The European Commission has unveiled a "Digital Omnibus" proposal that has delayed high-risk AI Act deadlines and has relaxed GDPR consent rules to boost industrial competitiveness.The post EU Unveils Plans to Delay AI Rules and Relax GDPR to Boost Tech S…

#ai #dataprivacy #aiethics #government #gdpr #europe #law #eu #digitalprivacy #regulation

Europe Wants to Cut Down on Annoying GDPR Cookie Pop-Ups

3 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

EU to revise GDPR, AI Act as part of regulatory simplification push

3 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Europe Is Ready to Dilute Its Tough Rules on Privacy. You Can Blame AI for That

3 months / cnet / Katie Collins

European policymakers want to ease AI and privacy laws

3 months / engadget / Matt Tate

European Commission ‘simplification’ proposal would weaken GDPR, AI regulations

3 months / therecord

Europe is also looking to strip back its GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and AI Act policies. (Read more: The Verge)

3 months / bsky / @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk / toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk

EU to delay AI Act ‘high risk’ rules until late 2027

3 months / sifted

Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws

3 months / theverge

EU moves to delay 'high-risk' AI rules, cut cookie banners

3 months / techxplore

EU Unveils Plans to Delay AI Rules and Relax GDPR to Boost Tech Sector

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws

3 months / theverge / Robert Hart

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Russia blocks Roblox, citing 'LGBT propaganda' as a reason

Apple pushes back on India's iPhone security app install order

Apple Resists Mandate

Govt Mandate & Political Pushback

Privacy & Security Debate

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Saporo Raises €7 Million To Tackle Identity-Based Cyber Attacks

India Orders Apple to Preinstall Government Security App on All iPhones

(LEAD) Online commerce platforms on alert as Coupang set to face fine over data leak

The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

OpenAI Denies Liability in Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Says ChatGPT Urged Him to Seek Help Over 100 Times

Character.AI launches Stories for teens after banning them from chats

Poland opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules

Malaysia may ban users under 16 from social media starting next year

Social Links raises €2.6 million to enhance AI tools that detect fraud, scam messages and brand misinformation

X’s new About This Account feature is going great

Elon Musks X rolls out feature that shows users country of origin – then suddenly removes it

Read Epsteins emails as if you hacked into his Gmail account

Cryptographers Cancel Election Results After Losing Decryption Key

Google Says Hackers Stole Data From Over 200 Companies Following Gainsight Breach

Google wants to use your emails to train its AI -- here's how to turn that off

Trump's AI Preemption Push Collides With Constitutional Reality

Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms

EU Unveils Plans to Delay AI Rules and Relax GDPR to Boost Tech Sector

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