Biden administration asks a federal judge to put litigation over Trump's proposed TikTok ban on hold while it undertakes a review
for Now, as Biden Puts the Brakes on a Ban Tech Xplore : Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves Collin Furtado / Tech in Asia : Relief for TikTok as Biden administration asks jud...
Twitter shares draft of its new deepfakes policy for public input through Nov. 27, says it won't ban deepfakes but will label them and warn users before sharing
but won't remove them Paul Sawers / VentureBeat : Twitter proposes flagging deepfakes, but would only remove content that threatens harm Kate Cox / Ars Technica : Twitter wants your feedback on its pr...
Virginia becomes one of the first states in the US to impose criminal penalties for the distribution of non-consensual deepfake images and video
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Q&A with Evan Greer of the nonprofit Fight for the Future, who organized Wednesday's “Net Neutrality Day of Action”
but the rules are still getting scrapped Marguerite Reardon / CNET : Net neutrality fight could end up in court, senator says Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge : AT&T's ‘support’ for net neutrality means ...
CEOs of Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and others decry Trump's decision to withdraw US from Paris climate accord as Musk exits Trump advisory councils
and the move could spell bigger problems for Tesla Paris Martineau / New York Magazine : For an International Pact That's ‘Anti-Business,’ the Paris Agreement Sure Seems Popular in the Tech Industry J...
Evernote backtracks, will no longer change its privacy policy in January after user backlash, will not let employees read notes unless users opt-in
The stolen details … Rob Price / Business Insider : Evernote did a U-turn on a plan to let employees read users' notes that caused people to ditch the app in outrage Eric Ravenscraft / Lifehacker : Ev...
Twitter debuts an updated mute filter with ability to filter phrases and more, muted tweet threads, and new “hateful conduct” reporting option to combat abuse
Just in Time Julia Alexander / Polygon : Twitter releases new tools to report, mute online harassment Mariella Moon / Engadget : Twitter expands ‘mute’ and ‘report’ features to combat abuse Maya Kosof...
Ten ISPs Sign On With FCC Fund, Will Expand Rural Broadband To Over 7M Customers In 45 States
Kate Cox / Consumerist :
Credit card companies boosting security; Visa expanding tokenization to devices beyond Apple; Mastercard to spend $20M on biometrics, fingerprint matching
Update Planet Biometrics.com : MasterCard to invest US$20m in cybersecurity, launch biometric pilot Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet : MasterCard, Visa make plays for payment security Jonathan Berr / CBS New...