EU court invalidates EU-US Data Protection Shield due to US surveillance laws
The European Court has overruled an EC decision for the second time in two days, this time concluding that US snooping means EU data isn’t safe if transferred over there.
The European Court has overruled an EC decision for the second time in two days, this time concluding that US snooping means EU data isn’t safe if transferred over there.
Less than a year after its last major commitment to the country, internet giant Google has announced it will invest a further $10 billion in over the next few years.
Aaand they’re back in the room. Four months and 15 pods since the last one, the team are finally reunited in the studio. They start by exploring claims about how much it costs to swap out telecoms equipment, move on to the latest deployments around the Open RAN movement and conclude with a review of Softbank’s performance as a venture capitalist.
The coronavirus pandemic forced the world into some very dramatic changes, with connectivity critical for continuity; but what are the trends worth keeping an eye on now?
Between them, Google and Facebook control 80% of the UK digital advertising market and that’s not healthy for competition or the consumer.
Social media giant Facebook is refusing to be blackmailed into having its censorship policies dictated to it, for now.
The decision by major brands to boycott Facebook and Twitter has caused other internet platforms to panic into removing and accounts they fear may upset advertisers.
The usual crew brave a British heatwave to struggle through another pod for you, dear listener. They start with a review of some developments around the core of the mobile network and the emerging open ecosystem. Inevitably they move on to Huawei, which continues to expand its presence in the UK, despite everything, and conclude with growing calls to boycott social media giant Facebook unless it censors its users more.
DiDi Chuxing has begun trials for self-driving taxis in Shanghai, offering free trips to users who are prepared to trust the AI-powered machines.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
Identity software company Okta has surveyed a bunch of people in the UK and found that we’re among the most willing to provide location data to help fight COVID-19.
Average daily time spent online by UK adults topped four hours for the first time in April of this year, with much of the country compelled to stay at home coz of coronavirus.
Facebook has announced that Mixer, Microsoft’s gaming streaming service, will be folded into its own as the internet giant admits defeat in the segment.
Gadget giant Apple has caused a controversy by rejecting a premium email app unless it charges for subscriptions through the App Store, thus giving Apple a 30% piece of the action.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
A blatant display of targeted, coordinated censorship has resulted in Google threatening two news sites with demonetization unless they delete specified comments sections.
Otherwise known as Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition has been making life uncomfortable for Silicon Valley residents, and now its Apple’s turn.
An eventful week started with Huawei communicating directly with the UK population, so the lockdown crew start by reviewing that story. They move on to the latest developments in the great geopolitical arm-wrestle between China and the US and conclude with a look at the attitude of some tech companies to how their facial recognition technology is being used.
French regulator Arcep has confirmed it will auction spectrum licences in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band, finally signalling the beginning of the 5G era in the country.
The geopolitical battle for the soul of the internet took another turn with the news that Zoom suspended the account of US-based Chinese activists.
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