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Switzerland opens antitrust probe over iPhone NFC access

appleinsider - Swiss regulators are examining what conditions Apple puts on third-party firms before it allows them to use the same NFC technology that enables Apple Pay.NFC payments are to be investigated by Switzerland's competition regulatorIn June 2024, the European…

#apple #antitrust #privacy #payments #technology #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

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Back to Top / Friday, December 12, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 16873 / 5 stories in 2 months


Reddit files High Court challenge against u16s social media ban

Nathan Jolly / mumbrella - Reddit has filed High Court documents attempting to overturn the under-16 social media ban. According to court documents, Reddit will argue against the legality of the ban itself, as well as Reddit’s designation as a social media platform. Reddit has appo…


Government pushes back in High Court Reddit showdown

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Reddit’s aggressive legal fight over under-16 ban

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Wider impacts of Australia’s youth social media ban


Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16859 / 14 stories in 2 months


New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars

Mia Sato / theverge - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sens…

#ai #techpolicy #digitalmarketing #aiethics #government #privacy #technology #ads #advertising #regulation

Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 16854 / 3 stories in 2 months


US plans to start checking all tourists' social media

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#dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #DHS #security #travel #privacy #immigration #law #digitalprivacy

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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 16813 / 6 stories in 2 months


Amazon to Let Authors Remove DRM From eBooks on Kindle

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Amazon quietly revealed that it will allow authors to publish their books on Kindle in DRM-free EPUB and PDF formats.The post Amazon to Let Authors Remove DRM From eBooks on Kindle appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#software #ecommerce #digitaltransformation #amazon #privacy #technology #drm #copyright

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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 16805 / 5 stories in 2 months


Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model called 'Avocado' and it might not be open source

Karissa Bell / engadget - Mark Zuckerberg has for months publicly hinted that he is backing away from open-source AI models. Now, Meta's latest AI pivot is starting to come into focus. The company is reportedly working on a new model, known inside of Meta as "Avocado," which could…

#ai #ml #opensource #meta #openai #aiethics #business #zuckerberg #privacy #technology

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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16803 / 4 stories in 2 months


Reddit is testing verification

Jay Peters / theverge - Reddit is starting to test verified profiles, the company announced today. Users who are verified as part of this "limited alpha test" will have a gray checkmark next to their username "across profiles, communities, feeds, post detail pages, and search re…

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #internet #apps #reddit #privacy #technology #contentmoderation #digitalid

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2:42 pm / permalink 16797 / 4 stories in 2 months


Petco Files Data Breach Reports and Blames Inadvertent Software Setting

PYMNTS / pymnts - Petco has reported that a setting within one of its software applications made customers’ personal information accessible online. The retailer filed data breach reports in California, Massachusetts and Texas. The disclosures were flagged by PCMag in a Tue…

#cybersecurity #software #dataprivacy #infosec #business #cybercrime #security #scam #privacy #technology

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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2:42 pm / permalink 16796 / 3 stories in 2 months


Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google is launching today a new Emergency Live Video feature that lets Android users in the US share a live video feed with first responders during an emergency situation.The post Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US appeared first on Th…

#mobile #google #android #streaming #us #privacy #technology #emergencyservices #smartphone #safety

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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 16792 / 10 stories in 2 months


Three in 10 US teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - While teenagers may start out using AI chatbots for basic questions, their relationship with chatbot platforms has the potential to turn addictive.

#ai #dataprivacy #aiethics #genai #chatgpt #education #privacy #technology #safety #digitalprivacy

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Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 16765 / 6 stories in 2 months


Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. The European Commission (EC) announced that agreement Monday (Dec. 8), six months after fining the tech giant over its “consent or pay” model that allows ad-free services …

#meta #antitrust #europe #privacy #digitalmarketsact #eu #digitalprivacy #ads #advertising #regulation

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Block all AI browsers for the foreseeable future: Gartner

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#ai #cybersecurity #software #techpolicy #infosec #browsers #aiethics #security #privacy #technology

Back to Top / Monday, December 8, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 16677 / 3 stories in 2 months


Australian PM Vows to Hold Social Media to Account as Ban Nears

Brett Miller / bloomberg - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reminded social media companies that they will be held responsible when a ban on children having accounts takes effect on Wednesday.

#techpolicy #government #privacy #australia #law #safety #digitalprivacy #regulation

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Back to Top / Saturday, December 6, 2025, 11:20 pm / permalink 16669 / 6 stories in 3 months


Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]

iclarified - Apple, Google, and Samsung are pushing back against a proposal in India that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-based location tracking enabled at all times. The plan, still under review, has raised strong objections over privacy, security,…

#techpolicy #apple #google #samsung #india #asia #privacy #smartphone #satellite

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Back to Top / Saturday, December 6, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16662 / 5 stories in 3 months


Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - India is planning to mandate always-on satellite location tracking on all smartphones, which Apple, Google warn would turn phones into surveillance tools.The post Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal first appeared on iPhone in …

#techpolicy #apple #samsung #government #india #security #privacy #smartphone #satellite #digitalprivacy

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 16633 / 4 stories in 3 months


EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The European Union has served Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million (about $140 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s digital service rulebook, including over the “deceptive design” of its blue checkmark. Today’s announcement marks the first time that a c…


Blue check crackdown: scrutiny of deceptive verification design.

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Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight.


Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details.

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US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions.

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Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks

cnbc - It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."

#cybersecurity #china #government #business #cybercrime #apps #asia #scam #privacy #censorship #regulation

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Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:21 am / permalink 16595 / 4 stories in 3 months


Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps

Juli Clover / macrumors - Russia has blocked Apple's FaceTime video calling app in an ongoing effort to eliminate private communication methods, reports Reuters. Russia claims FaceTime is being used for criminal activity, and that blocking the app is a legitimate law enforcement m…

#mobile #apple #government #apps #security #russia #privacy #facetime #censorship #encryption

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Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 16572 / 9 stories in 3 months


OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - A federal judge ruled that OpenAI must produce over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs in its high profile copyright infringement case against The New York Times.The post OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case appeared first on Thu…

#ai #dataprivacy #techpolicy #openai #chatgpt #judiciary #privacy #litigation #intellectualproperty #copyright

Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 16567 / 4 stories in 3 months


Proton Sheets Launches as Encrypted Alternative to Google Sheets

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Proton today announced the launch of Proton Sheets, its end-to-end encrypted spreadsheet web application designed to offer a privacy-focused alternative to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.Unlike traditional spreadsheet tools, Proton Sheets encrypts all …

#cloud #software #dataprivacy #apps #privacy #technology #encryption #productivity #microsoft365 #digitalprivacy

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SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...



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