Memo: the Trump admin pauses new student visa interviews as it mulls requiring all foreign students applying to study in the US to undergo social media vetting
Social Media Posts Could Block Your Entry Jennifer Hansler / CNN : State Department orders embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting Ed Morrissey / Ho...
Congressional leaders seem flummoxed by the growing popularity of Chinese-owned apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, an unintended consequence of the TikTok ban
The Chinese apps RedNote and Lemon8 have exploded in popularity as TikTok faces an imminent ban and the Supreme Court upheld the law forcing its sale. Bluesky: @harrymccracken.com , @pharmesq , @romit...
WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations
If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used … The Hacker News : WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship Jon Porter / The Verge : WhatsApp ...
Biden to award a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Steve Jobs for changing the way the world communicates and transforming the computer, music, and film industries
” https://www.whitehouse.gov/... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Jobs should surely have shared this honor with Woz. https://twitter.com/... Gabe Rivera / @gaberivera : one more thing... https://t...
Rep. David Cicilline, leading a push for a new Big Tech antitrust legislation, says it will prohibit Apple from impeding users from removing pre-installed apps
distracting the company from its growth areas, risking regulatory retaliation, making its higher information users mad, and all not actually that much $$ in Apple terms. https://www.slowboring.com/......
Samsung confirms Galaxy S21 series and future devices will not support MST for Samsung Pay, which enabled it to be used with legacy magnetic strip terminals
at least, in the US. https://www.androidpolice.com/ ... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Samsung Pay's compatibility with magnetic-stripe payment terminals seemed like a great idea, but on previous...
Report: the official COVID-19 contact tracing app for North Dakota is sharing location data with Foursquare and an advertising ID with Google
seems that the creators weren't trying to share the data, but the use of 3rd party components led to data leaking. Sounds like a job for... #SBOM and SW component transaprency! https://www.washingtonp...
A Russian law requiring all smartphone makers to pre-install Russian-made software, which goes into effect in July 2020, could force Apple to quit the country
Josh Nadeau / Fast Company : Tweets: @sub8u , @kschwabable , and @harrymccracken Tweets: Subrahmanyam Kvj / @sub8u : How long before Android is only “legal” option in many countries, thanks to “secur...
A Russian law requiring all smartphone makers to pre-install Russian-made software, which goes into effect in July 2020, could force Apple to quit the country
In November 2019, Russian parliament passed what's become known as the “law against Apple.” The legislation will require … Tweets: @sub8u , @kschwabable , and @harrymccracken Tweets: Subrahmanyam Kvj...
Tom Wheeler, in Q&A on Ajit Pai's net neutrality rule rollback, says Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, and Charter will grow at expense of startups and consumers
Mark Sullivan / Fast Company : Tweets: @harrymccracken . Thanks: @annelisemcgough Tweets: Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Former head of the FCC says it's now tilting toward the interest of four ...