Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act
The world's biggest digital companies will be forced to comply from Thursday with strict EU rules that Brussels hopes will make the online market fairer for all.
Mar 5, 2024
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Supercharged EU armed—at last—to take on tech titans
Clamping down harder and faster on abuses of power by the world's biggest digital companies: such is the promise of the European Union's new legal arsenal, which comes into full force from Thursday.
Mar 5, 2024
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New York bans facial recognition in schools after report finds risks outweigh potential benefits
New York state banned the use of facial recognition technology in schools Wednesday, following a report that concluded the risks to student privacy and civil rights outweigh potential security benefits.
Sep 27, 2023
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EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown
Six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft faced fresh pressure Wednesday from the European Union, which moved to counter their digital dominance with far-reaching rules aimed at giving users more choices ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Facial recognition: UK plans to monitor migrant offenders are unethical—and they won't work
One afternoon in our lab, my colleague and I were testing our new prototype for a facial recognition software on a laptop. The software used a video camera to scan our faces and guess our age and gender. It correctly guessed ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Critics raise privacy fears over EU message app rule
The EU will require tech giants to drop barriers between their hugely popular messaging services to boost competition, but critics warned Friday that could come at the cost of millions of users' privacy.
Mar 25, 2022
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EU in 'final countdown' to big tech crackdown
EU lawmakers wrangled Thursday to put the final touches on an unprecedented rulebook to curb the market dominance of US Big Tech giants such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple.
Mar 24, 2022
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New drunk-driving technology could soon be a fixture in all cars. Here's why it's a game changer
While drink driving fatalities and injuries have declined in recent decades, it still remains a major problem on Australian roads.
Mar 23, 2022
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EU in final push for Big Tech crackdown
Big tech companies could face unprecedented curbs on how they do business as early as next year, European officials said on Tuesday, as EU lawmakers put the final touches on a new law that would impact Google, Meta, Apple ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Tinder will roll out new background check feature to help daters feel safe
Tinder is trying to make it easier to safely spark a love connection with a new feature designed to help love-seekers vet their matches.
Mar 24, 2021
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