At the UK's AI Safety Summit, the UK releases the Bletchley Declaration, signed by 28 countries and the EU, and the US announces an AI Safety Institute
from government to civil society to the private sector — must work together to build a future where AI creates opportunity, advances equity, and protects fundamental rights and freedoms. Today's actio...
As China ramps up scrutiny of its tech companies, experts say its antitrust regulator SAMR lacks resources; SAMR only had a staff of about 50 people as of March
The country's previously dormant antitrust regulators are fighting for power to discipline the sector Tweets: @martijnrasser , @angelazhanghk , @financialtimes , and @yuanfenyang Tweets: Martijn Rasse...
China asks 13 companies, including Tencent, ByteDance, and fintech affiliate of Baidu, to introduce similar changes to those imposed on Ant Group
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Sources: Apple sends cease and desist emails to Chinese apps testing CAID, which is designed to track users in spite of Apple's upcoming IDFA privacy changes
Earlier this week, Patrick McGee and Yuan Yang explained … Tweets: Lara O'Reilly / @larakiara : Apple has begun warning developers against trying to get around its new app privacy rules, @FT reports. ...
European tech executives and diplomats privately complain US sanctions on Huawei shut them out of the Chinese market while offering exceptions for US companies
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European tech executives and diplomats privately complain US sanctions on Huawei shut them out of the Chinese market while offering exceptions for US companies
Business says EU groups are losing out on licences to sell to blacklisted Chinese companies — European tech executives … Tweets: @anupamchander , @pastynome , @j_b_c16 , @chadbown , @peterkirkegaard...
Facebook, Telegram, Google, and Twitter say they have suspended requests for user data from Hong Kong police, following a new national security law by China
Apple is committed to being transparent … Kim Lyons / The Verge : Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law Tom Grundy / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP : ...
Critics say UN is validating Chinese state surveillance by using Tencent Meeting to hold global discussions in celebration of UN's 75th anniversary
at some points unencrypted, and so visible to Tencent — through a country known for its invasive line on privacy.” https://www.ft.com/... #china Thorsten Benner / @thorstenbenner : “This isn't just ma...
Critics say UN is validating Chinese state surveillance by using Tencent Meeting to hold global discussions in celebration of UN's 75th anniversary
The United Nations' decision to host global discussions via Chinese tech giant's video service has raised concerns over privacy Tweets: @kennedycsis , @lokmantsui , and @yuanfenyang Tweets: Scott Kenn...
WhatsApp now limits forwarding of viral messages, forwarded five or more times, to one group at a time, to fight the spread of misinformation
but I'll take it https://twitter.com/... Chris Moran / @chrismoranuk : ‘If a user receives a frequently forwarded message - one forwarded more than five times - under the new curbs, they will only be ...