Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill requiring Apple's and Google's mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental consent for minors to use some apps
and Meta, Snap, and X are thrilled Juli Clover / MacRumors : Utah Passes Child Safety Law Requiring Apple to Verify User Age Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Utah's Making App Stores Responsib...
Report: Apple will stop selling the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series at 2024's end in the EU, as the USB-C universal charging connector deadline comes into effect
That's because the USB type C port will be required by law and those two versions don't have one. — https://9to5mac.com/... … X: Benjamin Mayo / @bzamayo : This is doing unsuspecting EU consumers a ...
Apple debuts new rules and fees for apps in the EU that link to the web for purchases, including allowing links to any website, and removes other restrictions
Honestly, if you can remember all of the various rules and fees for the EU App Store, I commend you. That's impressive. — RE: https://www.threads.net/... Mastodon: Kyle Howells / @iKyle@mastodon.so...
After criticism, Apple says iOS 17.4 won't stop supporting Home Screen web apps in the EU and they will still be built on WebKit and its security architecture
https://appleinsider.com/... Bodil / @bodil@social.treehouse.systems : Sad news today that Apple have decided not to shoot themselves in the foot to spite the EU after all. I was quite looking forwar...
Apple announces support for alternative app stores in the EU, charging no commission but instead an annual €0.50 Core Technology Fee per install per account
including sideloading John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act Siôn Geschwindt / TNW : Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival ap...
Reddit removes the ability to opt out of ad personalization based on Reddit activity but says that users will still have opt-out controls in “select countries”
Changes to ad personalization, privacy preferences, and location settings r/technology : Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform MacRumors Fo...
Apple voices its support for California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote 38-0 in May 2023 and now awaits approval before a full assembly vote
[1]: https://techcrunch.com/... … @Leisureguy@mstdn.ca : Jason Koebler reports in 404 Media how the Biden administration (in the NHTSA) switched from opposing the Massachusetts right-to-repair law for...
Sources: Chinese spies inserted tiny chips onto products from US-based motherboard giant Supermicro to infiltrate ~30 US companies including Amazon and Apple
There's recent news about some really interesting hardware implants. Nicholas Weaver / Lawfare : The China SuperMicro Hack: About That Bloomberg Report Andrew Marino / The Verge : Vergecast: Chinese s...
Apple says it will fix a privacy bug that let Siri read out hidden third-party lock screen notifications in a future update
Apple has confirmed it will fix a privacy issue in which Siri can read aloud hidden lock screen notifications on iPhones. — In a statement provided to MacRumors …
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...