US bolsters AI ambitions with Open Government Data Act
President Trump has signed the Open Government Data Act into law, potentially unleashing a tsunami of data for AI applications to be trained with.
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Judge says no to police forcing phone unlocks with face
A judge in the District Court for the Northern District of California has denied the police a warrant which would force suspects to open their phones through biometric authentication.
US starts whispering to Germany about China ban
The anti-China road-trip has finally made it to Europe as representatives of the US government have met with German counterparts to argue the case to ban Chinese vendors from the 5G deployment.
Huawei: an awkward state-of-affairs – Infographic
With Huawei continuing to be the world’s bogey man, we thought it might be useful to figure out how high the rising water has gotten.
Aussies determined to undermine security with anti-encryption law
Ten of the world’s largest tech brands have banded together to denounce a recent law passed by the Australian government which could be viewed as the first step towards a Big Brother government.
UK government eyes up Silicon Valley for tax raid
Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond has confirmed a ‘digital tax’ in the autumn budget aimed at holding the internet players accountable to reasonable tax rates.
Democrats eye up Bill of Rights for the Internet
With Silicon Valley seemingly not doing enough to empower the consumer in the digital era, Congressman Ro Khanna is working on new proposals to more tightly regulate the technology industry.
State versus federal battle looms as California signs net neutrality into law
California Governor Jerry Brown has been busy; 31 state bills vetoed and 34 signed into law, including the controversial net neutrality rulings, kicking off another state versus federal battle.
Google attempts damage control on privacy regulations
Google has unveiled its ideas on the regulatory framework of tomorrow in what looks like an attempt to influence legislation and restrict the long-arm of government intervention.
US contemplates its own version of GDPR
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration has started a 30-day public hearing process to gather comments on its policy options towards consumer privacy protection.
Senator floats new ideas for US regulation, criticizing inability to adapt
Democratic Senator of Virginia Mark Warner and his staff have penned new ideas for the US technology regulatory environment, pointing the finger at inadequacies and weaknesses in the current system.
Indian report on data protections leave consumers open to abuse
The Indian Government has released a paper to address the inadequacies in data protection and privacy legislation, proposing some ‘interesting’ exemptions, to leave the matrix open to abuse.
Who is Jeremy Wright, the man in charge of the UK’s digital future?
With the release of the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, the UK is now theoretically positioned to tackle the challenges of the digital economy. But who is the man in charge of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, leading the charge to the connected era?
UK Gov is the biggest hurdle to infrastructure rollout – report
A report from law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has highlighted industry concerns that the UK Government is proving to be more hindrance than assistance for the rollout of future-proofed infrastructure.
‘Double Irish’ and ‘Dutch Sandwich’ loopholes save Google billions in tax
Apple might have gotten the majority of the European Commission’s attention for ‘creative’ accounting strategies, but Google is not innocent after shielding €16 billion from the tax man.
UK Gov attempts to modernise telco law with new hire
The UK Government is advertising a new position to ensure telco legislation is modernised following Brexit; knowing about the telco industry is not necessary though.
Most of us are worried about AI rules
With every technological breakthrough there needs to be updates to the rules, and the UK general public think the government needs to pull the finger out when it comes to AI.
TIM succumbs to Stockholm Syndrome
Telecom Italia has sent a document to the Italian government stating it does not believe Vivendi has been up to anything dodgy during its pursuit of influence at the telco.
UK has a go at new data protection laws and it’s not a bad effort
The UK has unveiled details for its new Data Protection Bill, and while it is largely in line with European Union rules, there is also some substance to it (for once).
Republicans ask Facebook, Google and Amazon to help dismantle net neutrality
House Republicans have decided enough is enough, inviting all the major players to the table to debate the future of net neutrality in the US, even if it has already made its mind up.
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