The UK unveils plans for a digital ID, which will be required to work in the country, to combat illegal immigration; the ID will be stored on people's phones
what we know and don't know so far Sam Trendall / PublicTechnology : Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer's digital ID plan Jessica Nangle / UKTN : Government unveils new digital ID ...
EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games
but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition Arjun Kharpal / CNBC...
An investigation into Chinese government bidding documents details its huge surveillance apparatus, including ~500M cameras and extensive phone tracking tools
Times reporters spent over a year combing through government bidding documents that reveal the country's technological road map …
Amazon wins enough votes to beat union effort in Alabama; of the 3,215 ballots cast, there were 1,798 votes opposing the union and 738 votes in favor
it's shining a spotlight on how tilted the playing field is against unions during organizing drives. That could build support for the PRO Act—the most pro-union piece of legislation in decades https:/...
Facebook and Instagram have banned President Trump from posting for the next 24 hours citing two policy violations
The company follows Twitter in restricting Trump's presence — Facebook has blocked President Trump from posting on the site for 24 hours, the company said Wednesday evening.More:TechCrunch,Vox,Finan...
Sources: US House report investigating Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook's power has been delayed as Democrats and Republicans are split on the remedies
Good morning! This Wednesday, let's take a deep breath … Karl Bode / Techdirt : Stop Pretending The Trump GOP Genuinely Cares About Monopoly Power Reuters : U.S. House antitrust findings on Big Tech ...
Facebook poaches Tony Close, director of content standards at Ofcom, as director of content regulation; Ofcom is preparing to regulate social media companies
Matthew Moore / The Times : Tweets: @mattkmoore , @mrharrycole , @janinegibson , @tim2040 , @damiancollins , and @jbenton See also Mediagazer Tweets: Matthew Moore / @mattkmoore : Tony Close was plac...
[Thread] New UK-US treaty grants UK courts options similar to those of the US for obtaining message content, but won't change the status quo on E2E encryption
It's really early on a Sunday, so while I sip my coffee I'm also going to try to clear up a lot of confusion about the CLOUD Act created by poor reporting by The Times (of London) and Bloomberg. Here ...
Source: US-UK treaty, to be signed soon, will compel US-based platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to share users' encrypted messages with British police
- Information will be shared in serious criminal investigations — Social media firms to provide data under U.S. treaty with U.K. Tweets: @martinsfp Tweets: Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp : What thi...
UK regulators order 450+ sites to remove casino games allegedly targeting the under-18 crowd, following an investigation by The Times
more than those who smoke or take drugs http://www.thetimes.co.uk/... http://twitter.com/...