UK and Aussie privacy watchdogs to investigate Clearview AI
Privacy authorities in the UK and Australia have announced a joint investigation into Clearview AI, a US firm which provides facial recognition technologies.
Privacy authorities in the UK and Australia have announced a joint investigation into Clearview AI, a US firm which provides facial recognition technologies.
Among the many bitterly disputed terms of the UK’s divorce from the EU are the jurisdiction of competition authorities, which could affect the O2-Virgin Media merger.
The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed it plans to follow European Commission rules to make small cells exempt from planning permission.
Between them, Google and Facebook control 80% of the UK digital advertising market and that’s not healthy for competition or the consumer.
Tear up the rulebook, forget about what you learnt in Economics 101 and don’t bet on the market leader; the app economy is one segment which is supercharging start-ups like few others could dream of.
While some might be looking for holes to pick in Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, the rules have laid the foundations of a safer and more consumer-empowered digital economy.
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched a consultation to identify the pros and cons of a more collaborative approach in telecoms.
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.
It might have taken 653 days for the T-Mobile and Sprint merger to be approved in the US, but it has only taken 84 for the Magenta Army to ditch its promise to the Californian regulator.
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.
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.
The US government seems to have realised that banning all contact with Huawei has its downsides.
In response to the threat of being forced to pay for news posted on its platform in Australia, Facebook has indicated it would rather just block it.
The general public is angry with authority today and it appears Amazon is attempting to capitalise on this sentiment with a shallow PR stunt.
It is increasingly becoming an ‘us or them’ situation, with tit-for-tat policies creating a fragmented ecosystem; an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind and no-one wins.
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.
The digital divide is a problem which has plagued the US for years, though this latest initiative seems to be a more reasonable compromise between bureaucratic guidance and industry smarts.
The historical activities, or lack of, by the US telecoms regulator with respect to the presence of Chinese operators in the country have been investigated.
Social media giant Facebook continues to walk the tightrope on censorship, this time adding warning labels to posts that originate from media outlets it considers to be under state control.
24 Democrat members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to delay a vote on a Declaratory Ruling which would dilute local Government’s role in 5G.
HPE lives on the edge by dropping nearly $1 billion on Silver Peak https://t.co/uD0cAbW79z #Edge #MEC
13 July 2020 @ 17:04:03 UTC
Huawei posts year-on-year gains, but commercial prospects look limited https://t.co/QhTCYhjmol #4GLTE #5G
13 July 2020 @ 16:56:04 UTC
Google chucks more money at India https://t.co/xA7wJ7jiwy #DigitalEconomy #DigitalTransformation
13 July 2020 @ 13:20:04 UTC
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