License plate reader company Flock has stopped US agencies from accessing cameras in CA, IL, and VA after reports of lookups related to ICE and an abortion case
www.404media.co/flock-remove... S. E. Smith / @sesmith.lol : Love it when reporting like this from @404media.co forces sleazy companies to change their practices now that they've been forced into dayl...
Some EU organizations weigh moving from AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure over US privacy fears under Trump; two European cloud providers say it is driving interest
Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. Bluesky: @hern , @orangesauce , @jukkisahonen ,...
Ahead of a likely US TikTok ban, users flee to Chinese apps Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, and ByteDance's Lemon8, currently the top two apps in the US App Store
and how to prepare Koh Ewe / BBC : TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms New York Times : ‘Red Note,’ a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads, Thanks to TikTok Users Emily Hallas / ...
The UK's controversial Online Safety Bill becomes law, allowing fines of up to £18M or 10% of global turnover; Ofcom now plans to publish its codes of practice
Our new regulatory framework for enhancing online safety has just become law, and now the real work begins. … Forums: r/antipornography : The UK moves closer to protecting children from online adult c...
Sources, docs, and government tenders: China has increased spending on domestic tech to replace Western tech since late 2022, starting with computer equipment
Reuters : Forums: Beehaw Forums: Ijeff To / Beehaw : China rushes to swap Western tech with domestic options as U.S. cracks down
SMIC used DUV lithography, not EUV, for its 7nm chip, which isn't a breakthrough but does show progress and reaffirms China's commitment to domestic production
Chris Miller / Financial Times : Mastodon: @valeg@mastodon.social . X: @soft_fox_lad , @crmiller1 , and @fletcherschool . Forums: Beehaw Mastodon: Monsieur Valentine / @valeg@mastodon.social : @Techm...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0; critics highlight issues, like forcing companies to collect more user data
Policy Analyst, Free Expression Project — Aliya Bhatia is a policy analyst … Twitter: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : At Senate Commerce markup of KOSA/COPPA 2.0. Cruz, the top Republican, says he'...
Source: Meta has not prepared Threads for a European launch outside the UK, which is not fully governed by GDPR and EU privacy rules
Just a couple of links about Meta's forthcoming entry … Music Ally : Irish regulator says Instagram Threads can't launch yet in EU Ciara O'Brien / The Irish Times : Threads takes on Twitter - what you...