AT&T's controversial FaceTime policy skirts net neutrality rules, sets scary precedent
… In the meantime, we'll all be monitoring how AT&T's sketchy policy affects the rest of the wireless industry.
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EU: Meta, Google, and Twitter Can Either Combat Deepfakes or Pay Massive Fines
… Reuters reports the code of practice “will now become a co-regulation scheme, with responsibility shared between the regulators and signatories to the code.” Google has taken a step toward tackling deepfakes on its Colab service, but there’s still much work to be done. …
Apple Forced ProtonMail to Add In-App Purchases to Its Free App
Apple has always maintained complete control over the iPhone app ecosystem, but that policy is increasingly coming under scrutiny from regulators and developers. …
Goose VPN Keeps You Protected Everywhere You Go On The Web For Under $20
… GooseVPN also adheres to a strict no logging policy, meaning they keep no record of your web activity so there’s no way for access to your data to ever fall into the wrong hands. …
Apps Might Have Too Much Access to Face ID Data on iPhone X
… After being informed of this potential privacy headache, Apple moved to require apps that use Face ID must have a privacy policy. …
Apple Sued for Antitrust Violations With Apple Pay
Regulatory pressure continues to ramp up on big tech firms like Apple, and a new lawsuit takes aim at one of the iPhone maker's lesser-known cash cows. According to an…
What happens when the Windows 10 free upgrade timer runs out?
… Microsoft, of course, can choose any upgrade policy it wishes -- but if it wants to actually move customers off earlier Windows versions, it could do worse than to give those customers more control over certain areas of the operating system.
DARPA's Automated Video Surveillance Will End Public Anonymity
… The problem with relying on flawed human analysis in order to support policy was described in depth in Malcolm Gladwell's essay collection What The Dog Saw . …
Election 2016: Where the would-be leaders of the free world stand on tech
… As far energy policy, it's time to start throwing America's weight around, and that means doubling down on its natural resources. …
Affinity Photo comes to Windows: Nearly all of Photoshop for $40!
…policies for each of its modules Areas where Affinity Photo falls short Part of why Affinity can sell photo for such a low price is its reliance on open source projects and…