June 21, 2022 Major technology platforms have joined 34 signatories in backing the EU Commission's move to tackle online disinformation. The now revised Code of Practice on Disinformation builds on the original code of practice that was introduced more...
June 17, 2022 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has introduced a bill to ban data brokers from selling Americans' location and health information. The proposed Health and Location Data Protection Act "forbids data brokers from selling or transferring location more...
June 17, 2022 More than 100 tech executives have signed a letter calling on the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to agree on legislation to increase U.S. competitiveness against China. "Our global competitors are investing in their more...
June 16, 2022 European telecom regulator BEREC recently updated its net neutrality rules to include a strict ban on zero-rating practices that exempt specific apps from data caps implemented by Internet service providers. BEREC stands for Body of more...
June 14, 2022 Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent a letter to a group of U.S. lawmakers calling for the passage of new federal privacy legislation in the United States "as soon as possible." Cook said there are more...
June 12, 2022 Republican Senator Pat Toomey is demanding an explanation from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City after it allegedly revoked a coveted master account that was initially granted to a fintech called Reserve Trust. Toomey more...
June 9, 2022 The EU has provisionally agreed that new portable electronic devices will have to use a USB Type-C charger by autumn 2024. According to EU officials, a common charging port will make life easier for consumers more...
June 9, 2022 Two bipartisan senators filed a bill on Tuesday calling for the creation of new regulations for cryptocurrency, and to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the mandate to enforce the rules. Spearheaded by Republican more...
June 8, 2022 An Australian court has ordered Google to pay $515,000 to a former New South Wales politician and then deputy premier, John Barilaro. Google was fined after refusing to remove derogatory comments posted by content creator more...
June 8, 2022 New York State legislature has passed a law imposing a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants for crypto mining. The State Assembly passed the bill in April and the Senate passed it more...
