Amazon spent a record $20.3M and Meta a record $20.1M on US federal lobbying in 2021, both up ~7% YoY; Google spent $9.6M, up 27%; Apple spending fell to $6.5M
NOTE: Figures on this page are calculations by OpenSecrets based on data … Mike Peterson / AppleInsider : Amazon, Meta set lobbying spending records in 2021 as Apple's decreased Aaron Sankin / The Mar...
Developers say the App Store has started rejecting updates for apps using third-party SDKs that collect data that can be used for device fingerprinting
here's why Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Snap has tested workaround to App Tracking Transparency; 95% effective Mike Peterson / AppleInsider : Snap explored ways to bypass Apple's App Tracking Transparency ...
In a letter, a bipartisan group of senators call on FCC to change their definition of high speed broadband to above 100/100 Mbps, up from the current 25/3 Mbps
We welcome the Biden Administration's commitment to deploying affordable … Joanna Nelius / Gizmodo : Lawmakers Are Finally Asking the FCC to Redefine High-Speed Broadband Mike Peterson / AppleInsider ...
CA's Proposition 24 passes, and is set to expand and strengthen CA's recent privacy law, the CCPA, and create a Privacy Protection Agency for rule enforcement
the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act — passed by voters. Here's what publishers need know Aaron Holmes / Business Insider : California just passed a major privacy law that will make it ha...
Apple has agreed to allow Facebook to process payments for its paid online events feature via Facebook Pay, without taking a 30% cut, until December 31
for now — when Facebook sells online classes Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Facebook takes a shot at Apple over stance on paid online events for game creators Bloomberg : Apple to Let Facebook Online ...