US Senators fly in the face of the greater good with encryption ban
Three US Senators have ignored the Law of Unintended Consequences by proposing new legislation which would end-to-end encryption as we know it today.
Three US Senators have ignored the Law of Unintended Consequences by proposing new legislation which would end-to-end encryption as we know it today.
Well that was quick. No sooner does Google censor the comments sections of two independent news sites than the US legislative machine moves to remove its own protections.
Despite pleas from politicians, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has refused to slowdown the 5G machine as a Declaratory Ruling slashes the red tape clogging the gears.
China’s parliament will legislate on privacy protection, while the state has vastly increased surveillance since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Some Democrat Senators want to make it illegal for communications service providers to disconnect their customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Brad Smith, the President of Microsoft, has praised steps taken in Washington State to regulate controversial facial recognition technologies, but the landscape still remains incredibly fragmented.
Dating apps have forever changed the way millennials find relationships (for however long they last…) but Tinder has found itself under the scrutiny of the Irish regulator.
Amnesty International has unveiled a new report heavily criticising Google and Facebook, and the alleged strategies employed to abuse privacy rights of individuals.
The Italian Government is preparing to join the UK and France in taking a tougher tax stance against Big Tech with the introduction of a 3% sales tax.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has unveiled new privacy proposals which have the potential to rival the impact of Europe’s GDPR on the digital economy.
European standards organization ETSI has released a report demanding the continent take a leadership role for standards and regulation in the global digital economy.
The UK Government has unveiled new rules which will allow telcos to speed-up the process of dealing with non-responsive landlords.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has launched a Twitter tirade to blast Government officials who are seeking regulatory advice from those who will be subject to the stricter regulation.
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is reportedly to sign a transatlantic agreement offering the UK Government more clout over the stubborn messaging platforms.
Usually, when you put 50 lawyers in a room together, it’s a bloodbath, but Google has seemingly done the impossible; united them all behind a single cause.
Openreach will be slashing the cost of installing fibre wires in new residential developments of less than 30 plots, as it looks to tempt housing developers onto a fibre diet.
A UK Department of Transport Committee has released a report demanding the use of mobile phones, including hands-free features, be banned while driving.
A North London builder has potentially opened Pandora’s box after successfully challenging a conviction for using a smartphone while driving.
Almost everyone will agree the technology industry needs to be held accountable through regulation, but we are starting to wonder whether the sticky fingers of bureaucracy are getting too involved.
A worrying report emerging from the US concerns the future of end-to-end encryption and the on-going security of consumers; if the intelligence community can’t break it, tech firms won’t be allowed to use it.
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