Google plans to begin verifying the identities of developers who distribute Android apps, even outside the Play Store, rolling out in phases from September 2026
Stop this shit Google. If I want to sideload an app, I should be able to sideload an app. — www.androidauthority.com/android- deve... @natanael : This is what Apple got sued for and lost over in EU...
Under a new Louisiana law, visitors to websites that contain 33.3% or more pornographic material must verify their age, including by using LA Wallet
To enact R.S. 9:2800.28, relative to material harmful to minors … Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner : Government ID now required to access online pornography in Louisiana Samantha Cole / VICE :...
Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video say they will reduce their streaming quality in EU to reduce traffic on the network, as millions are confined at home
for Now Mark Sweney / The Guardian : Amazon Prime Video to slow streaming to fight broadband overload Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : YouTube follows Netflix in limiting streaming quality amid coronavirus o...
China Labor Watch: at the largest iPhone factory ~50% of workers were temps in August, breaking a 10% limit set by China; Apple, Foxconn admit it was an issue
September 10, 2019 Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : Apple's Online Store Goes Down Ahead of Today's iPhone Event China Labor Watch : iPhone 11 Illegally Produced in China: Apple Allows Supplier Factory Fox...
Apple says users of iTunes on Windows will not see any immediate changes, despite the app being shuttered on Mac
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FCC passes controversial rules classifying text messages as an information service, boosting carriers' power to curb spam
The FCC has given mobile operators … Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : FCC Votes to Classify Text Messages as Information Service, Gives Carriers More Power David Shepardson / Reuters : FCC affirms that w...
A deep dive into internet infrastructure including submarine cable networks and landing stations, data centers, and last-mile networks in the UK
Bob Dormon / Ars Technica UK : Thanks: @ravichandrans25
How FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan to open the cable box could affect strategies of tech firms like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others
but not all — of your cable boxes Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : Cable lobby is really mad about FCC's set-top box competition plan Adam Clark Estes / Gizmodo : The FCC's Plan to Fix Cable Boxes Will Sa...