EU
Microsoft, Oracle, and others join new digital vaccine passport coalition
They’re expected to integrate with smartphones and rollout this year.
Poland confirms new bill to protect internet users’ speech
The proposals have been brought forward.
The EU could use Google’s proposed acquisition of FitBit to take antitrust action
Rights groups want the EU to take advantage of the opportunity.
Gaming needs more regulation to rein in “hate speech,” EU anti-terror official says
The official also says police should have access to chats.
Austrian court gives Facebook impossible order to remove “defamatory” “hate speech” globally
All “identical” and “equivalent” speech to a critical post against a politician is to be removed.
The EU appears close to restricting end-to-end encryption
The proposals are unlikely to pass in their current form but some anti-privacy legislation is likely to come soon.
Facebook wants to use user data to analyze and predict worldwide coronavirus cases
Facebook has started making proposals in the US and the EU to use its massive data troves combined with AI.
Following France terrorist attacks, Canadian PM Trudeau says there are “limits” to free speech
Shocking statements at such a time.
Google ads executive brags about intentionally ignoring UK Conservative Party’s request to run pro-Brexit ads
The executive suggested his personal opposition to aspects of Brexit was the reason he ignored the request.
Google caught not deleting data from from Google.com and YouTube.com even when asked to
Google says it’s a mistake.
MembersA break down of proposals on “misinformation” speech control made to the EU
? Users could be punished based on the number of followers they have.
YouTube faces $3.2 billion lawsuit for breaching kids’ privacy
Google is accused of harvesting the data of children under the age of 13.