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Disney “copyright claims” YouTube channels that criticize Captain Marvel
Disney is accused of abusing copyright law to silence critics.
Amazon is looking to buy Boost from Sprint and T-Mobile, report shows
It’s not yet known how the US Justice Department will react to the idea.
Chinese dating apps database exposes 42.5 million US customer records
As of the time of writing, the exposed database is still online.
A Maine bill, described as one of the most strict privacy laws, has just passed
Individual states are starting to take privacy seriously.
Apple and Google call on UK’s spy agency not to force spying on innocent citizens by breaking end-to-end encryption
Spy agencies have long been anti-encryption.
Ad Blockers are set to stop working on Google Chrome
Apparently it’s a better “user experience”.
Tech giants want amendments to be made to California’s new privacy law
Tech giants believe the new law is rushed and should be amended to be fairer to companies.
5G launches in the UK, rolls out to 6 major cities
5G is now live in the UK for compatible handsets. It’ll roll out to more cities by the end of the year.
A major science publisher has banned Huawei staff from accessing important research
Scientists are the latest victims of the trade war.
Google is reportedly employing thousands of underpaid workers for powering its AI agent
A new report shows that humans still have a large role in providing data for Google’s “AI”
The North Face apologizes after manipulating Wikipedia for its own gain
It only came to light when an ad agency bragged about what they had done on YouTube.
Facebook starts funding university research projects to “counter hate speech”
Facebook is now turning to academia to get make the subjective term “hate speech” more credible.