Amazon says it will require police departments that need Ring security footage to publicly post requests in Ring's Neighbors app, beginning next week
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Facebook responds to the Oversight Board's 17 recommendations and commits to action on 11 of them, most of which focus on increasing transparency
very few places where Facebook says it “has done X,” lots of places where they vaguely gesture toward “ing” something https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/... Matt / @mattk : Being selective s...
Under pressure, Deliveroo, Uber, and others in Europe are looking to reach labor agreements that offer some benefits without making workers full employees
Food-delivery platforms in Europe are offering couriers extra benefits in the hope of averting costly legislation on employment rights Tweets: @grayconnolly , @thekimkavin , @mattcoleworks , and @wsje...
Adobe ends support for Flash and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1
Flash had to die. It had too many knocks … Caleb Chen / Privacy News Online … : Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 1, 2021 Jenn Gidman / Newser : Adobe Flash Is Officially No More Kevin Col...
Amazon says it is partnering with the US government's counterfeit watchdog to conduct “targeted inspections” of suspected fake goods at US ports of entry
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An issue with Facebook SDK, which lasted for about 3 hours, crashed iOS apps for TikTok, Spotify, Tinder, Pinterest, and others that use Facebook Login
what you need to know [Update] Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors : Facebook SDK Issue Again Causing Numerous iOS Apps to Crash or Freeze Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : iOS apps crashing on opening - here's a fix...
Reflecting on DuckDuckGo's rise as the privacy-focused search engine and the possibility of increased market share because of EU regulatory pressure
Matt Burgess / WIRED UK : Tweets: @duckduckgo , @yegg , and @mattburgess1 Tweets: @duckduckgo : We're fighting alongside everyone who believes privacy online should be simple and available to everyon...
Amazon says a returns warehouse in Kentucky where three workers tested positive for COVID-19 has been closed by the order of the state's governor until April 1
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In the face of the US ban, Huawei's smartphone sales are surging in China, boosted by rising grassroots patriotism and heavy promotions by the company
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - When 23-year-old Chinese student Aaron Huang started his hunt for an Android replacement for his Apple … Tweets: @mattk Tweets: Matt / @mattk : Samsung getting affected ...
Antitrust experts say Amazon's practice of making items harder to find if they're priced lower on other platforms, influencing sellers, will draw scrutiny
to leverage its power up the supply chain. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Matt Day / @mattmday : Amazon warns sellers whose products are listed for less on other sites that they may lose prime placemen...