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TrueCaller has been accused of an egregious privacy violation by an investigative journalist who was put at risk
The app allows users to tag numbers, exposing the information of those who need to remain anonymous for their own safety.
On platforms, publishers, and censorship
Social media platforms will have to decide which lane they’re in.
Apple says the App Store “welcomes competition” in the wake of antitrust ruling
Apple is facing numerous allegations that the App Store is a monopoly and that it engages in anti-competitive practices.
European ISPs are ignoring net neutrality laws, new report shows
ISPs are using something called “deep packet inspection”
Google is not letting YouTube function on Microsoft Edge, another examples of Google’s hostility to open standards
It’s not the first time Google hasn’t played nice with other browsers.
German minister, Horst Seehofer, wants to decrypt your private messages
The battle against end-to-end encryption continues.
Big Tech is easily evading GDPR laws
GDPR hasn’t had the impact that many thought that it would have.
GDPR one year later – the good, the bad, and the confusing
It’s been a year since GDPR launched. Here’s what happened.
European Consumer Organization network claims that AliExpress terms violate EU law
Six organizations from the network are claiming that a clause which requires disputes to go to a Hong Kong arbitration court goes against EU law.
US Supreme Court rules that Apple has to face App Store antitrust suit
The decision could lead to Apple paying millions of dollars in penalties or being forced to allow third-party app stores on iOS.
Google will let publishers that use Google AMP have a featured spot in search results
Some see it as a way for Google to make publishers use AMP or miss out.
The EU has quietly restarted its push towards mass data retention
The EU is trying to find away around the ruling that mass data retention is illegal.