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'The use of [live] facial recognition technology by the UK's largest police force has surged this year, with the number of deployments more than three times higher than in the prior four years combined' https://www.ft.com/...

2024-10-03 View on X

Financial Times

Analysis: London police used facial recognition 117 times in 2024 to August, up from 32 times total from 2020 to 2023; ~770,966 people were scanned since 2020

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu / Financial Times :

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#WhatsApp is building its (now 100m) US user base on the infamous “blue-green bubble” incompatibility between Android and iOS. I wonder how the introduction of #RCS to iMessage — and hopefully soon the addition of E2E encryption — will affect this 🤔 https://www.ft.com/...

2024-10-01 View on X

Financial Times

An interview with WhatsApp Product Director Alice Newton-Rex on end-to-end encryption, spotting misinformation, the UK's Online Safety Act, Telegram, and more

The messaging platform's director of product discusses privacy issues, AI and new features for the app's 2bn users X: @cristinacriddle , @gateklons , @aservais1 , and @1br0wn X: Cr...

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‘software for 🚗 is costly to develop and requires new skills and talent for carmakers. On the flip side, it can reduce cost of repairs since fixes can be done digitally and it can boost customer loyalty by making it harder for drivers to switch brands.’ 🤨https://www.ft.com/...

2024-09-23 View on X

Financial Times

Legacy carmakers struggle to keep pace as the focus shifts from engines to computing power; only Ford, GM, and BMW are in Gartner's digital performance top 10

Legacy carmakers have struggled to keep pace as the focus has turned from the engine to computing power

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More from a Google Manager: “we have been working with the broader ecosystem to bring cross-platform #E2EE to #RCS chats as soon as possible... we remain dedicated to making E2EE standard for all RCS users regardless of the platform.” https://www.linkedin.com/...

2024-09-18 View on X

The Verge

The GSM Association plans to enable E2EE on messages between Android and iOS; Google is working to bring cross-platform E2EE to RCS chats “as soon as possible”

E2EE prevents third parties, like your messaging service or cell carrier, from viewing your texts.

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As iMessage launches #RCS support (iPhone users can now send rich messages to their Android friends), “The next major milestone is for the RCS Universal Profile to add important user protections such as interoperable end-to-end encryption.” h/t @gateklons https://www.gsma.com/...

2024-09-18 View on X

The Verge

The GSM Association plans to enable E2EE on messages between Android and iOS; Google is working to bring cross-platform E2EE to RCS chats “as soon as possible”

E2EE prevents third parties, like your messaging service or cell carrier, from viewing your texts.

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Netflix's 'lavish spending appears to have topped out, at least for now. “Now that they're the dominant player, they don't have to pay people extra to be in business with them, right? Now they can take advantage of their market share."' 🤨 https://www.ft.com/...

2024-09-17 View on X

Financial Times

How Netflix staged a remarkable recovery since its 2022 stock crash, adding 45M+ subscribers via a password crackdown and gaining an edge over Hollywood rivals

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times :

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Meta has gone ‘beyond the “basic” features required for interoperable messaging under #DMA, and we will provide rich messaging features such as reactions, direct replies, typing indicators, and read receipts.’ 👏 Now for Messenger as well as WhatsApp! https://about.fb.com/...

2024-09-08 View on X

TechCrunch

Meta details its plans for WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability with third-party apps in the EU, with group chats in 2025 and voice and video calling in 2027

here's how it will look Ians / Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Today : WhatsApp, Messenger to allow messages from 3rd-party services in EU: Meta Dwaipayan Roy / NewsBytes : Whats...

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Good to see @BERECeuropaeu's Opinion on the WhatsApp reference offer being followed on issues such as an optional unified WhatsApp/competitor message inbox 📥

2024-09-08 View on X

TechCrunch

Meta details its plans for WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability with third-party apps in the EU, with group chats in 2025 and voice and video calling in 2027

here's how it will look Ians / Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Today : WhatsApp, Messenger to allow messages from 3rd-party services in EU: Meta Dwaipayan Roy / NewsBytes : Whats...

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Good to see @BERECeuropaeu's Opinion on the WhatsApp reference offer being followed on issues such as an optional unified WhatsApp/competitor message inbox 📥

2024-09-07 View on X

TechCrunch

Meta details its plans for WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability with third-party apps in the EU, with group chats in 2025 and voice and video calling in 2027

Meta on Friday published an update on how it plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European law that aims …

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Meta has gone ‘beyond the “basic” features required for interoperable messaging under #DMA, and we will provide rich messaging features such as reactions, direct replies, typing indicators, and read receipts.’ 👏 Now for Messenger as well as WhatsApp! https://about.fb.com/...

2024-09-07 View on X

TechCrunch

Meta details its plans for WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability with third-party apps in the EU, with group chats in 2025 and voice and video calling in 2027

Meta on Friday published an update on how it plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European law that aims …

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🇧🇷 VPN fines: “The application of a daily fine to individuals and legal entities in a broad and generalised manner represents a serious affront to the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution,” said the Brazilian Bar Association 👀 https://www.ft.com/...

2024-09-03 View on X

Bloomberg

All five Brazilian judges on a Supreme Court panel vote to confirm the X ban in Brazil and fine those who don't comply with it by using a VPN; X can appeal

- Top court panel backs order by Moraes against social network — Justices also uphold fine for those who use VPN for access

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'The failure to provide the new data puts #Telegram in breach of the #DSA, two EU officials said, added it was likely the EU's probe would find the true number was above the threshold for “very large online platforms”.' https://www.ft.com/...

2024-08-29 View on X

Financial Times

Sources: the EU is investigating if Telegram gave inaccurate user numbers to stay under the DSA's 45M threshold; Telegram reported 41M EU users in February 2024

Brussels probing possible failure by messaging platform to provide accurate data under new regulations

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#Telegram CEO Pavel “Durov has again and again flouted specific [government] requests . . . as well as ongoing concerns about terrorism,” said Prof Sam Woolley. “You haven't seen the same wilful disobedience from firms like Meta.” https://www.ft.com/...

2024-08-28 View on X

Financial Times

How Telegram CEO Pavel Durov miscalculated on moderation, saying earlier in 2024 that he did not expect “significant challenges” despite new laws targeting tech

Social media billionaire's decade-long effort to avoid government scrutiny has backfired with French arrest

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#Telegram CEO Pavel “Durov has again and again flouted specific [government] requests . . . as well as ongoing concerns about terrorism,” said Prof Sam Woolley. “You haven't seen the same wilful disobedience from firms like Meta.” https://www.ft.com/...

2024-08-28 View on X

Politico

French administrative document: alongside Pavel Durov, French authorities issued an arrest warrant for his Telegram co-founder and brother Nikolai in March 2024

PARIS — French authorities issued arrest warrants for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and his co-founder brother Nikolai in March …

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If I was @iconews I would be so embarrassed by this clear demonstration of the epic failure of their approach, I'd struggle to press-release it. Is anyone in the new government paying attention? (I certainly hope other DPAs are looking carefully as an example of what not to do.)

2024-07-30 View on X

Financial Times

The UK ICO says the country's election authority failed to take “basic steps” to protect the personal data of 40M voters before a 2021 China-backed cyberattack

‘Basic steps’ including updating passwords were missed before 2021 hack, finds Information Commissioner

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Wearers can 'livestream what they see directly on to Facebook & Instagram. In 🇺🇸, the glasses are integrated with Meta's artificial intelligence assistant, giving owners the ability to ask the glasses for more information about what is in front of them.' https://www.ft.com/...

2024-07-18 View on X

Financial Times

Sources: Meta has explored a multibillion-euro investment in eyewear group EssilorLuxottica, which makes the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, to expand its partnership

Facebook owner considers multibillion investment in European eyewear group to expand smart glasses partnership

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These (well-based) privacy fears can surely be significantly addressed using privacy by design, not mentioned in article, alongside GDPR/legal protections? https://www.ft.com/...

2024-06-25 View on X

Financial Times

A look at the privacy concerns surrounding women's health apps and services; PitchBook: femtech startups raised almost $4.9B between March 2021 and March 2024

US 2022 abortion ruling has heightened concerns over the safety of women's healthcare trackers X: @1br0wn . LinkedIn: Stephanie Stacey X: Ian Brown / @1br0wn : These (well-based) p...

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We should probably thank #Apple for so aggressively trying to find all the possible ways it can circumvent the #DMA, in such an obvious manner @EU_Competition feels compelled to take enforcement action almost immediately ✊🏻 rather than have cosy “dialogues” with €tn-firms first

2024-06-19 View on X

Six Colors

Developers say Apple is denying or delaying notarization of iOS apps, including emulators, for alternative app stores in EU, possibly in violation of DMA rules

https://litchie.com/... #retrogaming @eduo@mastodon.social : @atpfm I noticed you discussed UTM being rejected not only from the App Store but from all “marketplaces” (which theor...

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@EU_Competition will close investigation after accepting Apple remedies including “providing developers with free access to its NFC technology on iOS devices and without having to use Apple Pay or Apple Wallet” https://www.ft.com/...

2024-06-18 View on X

Financial Times

Sources: Apple is set to settle a long-running EU antitrust investigation over payments, after the EU accepted measures that Apple committed to in January 2024

Tech company willing to open mobile pay system to rivals in concessions that will help avoid antitrust fines from the bloc

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‘#OpenAI has rapidly built up an international team of lobbyists over the past year, as the #ChatGPT maker joins rivals such as Google and Meta in seeking to influence new regulations while politicians increase their scrutiny over #AI.’ https://www.ft.com/...

2024-06-13 View on X

The Information

Sources: OpenAI's annualized revenue hits $3.4B, up from ~$1B in summer 2023 and $1.6B in late 2023, with ~$3.2B from subscriptions to its chatbots and API fees

The Information :

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