Online Safety Bill put on hold until new prime minister in place
The government says it is designed to make the internet a safer place, and to shield people, especially children, from harmful content. Punishments for tech firms who do not remove…
Australia probes retail giants Bunnings and Kmart over customer 'faceprints'
The use of facial recognition technology by two retail giants is unethical, an advocacy group says. Source link
Rogers outage: Millions to get credits over internet and mobile blackout
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which regulates the sector, said it was seeking “a detailed account from Rogers as to ‘why’ and ‘how’ this happened, as well as what…
How streaming videos gives a Danish city hot water
Datacentres are one of the backbones of the internet, housing the servers used to upload selfies, stream videos or chat online. The huge amounts of heat generated by the servers…
Heardle Spotify move hits sour note with some fans
Streamer Spotify says the interactive song-guessing game it has bought is a tool for music discovery. Source link
EE to block pirate music mobile sites and apps
EE plans to extend a court-ordered home-broadband ban on pirate music websites to its mobile network. Source link
Can the right smell make you more productive?
“It turns out that smell has its own spectrum , and if you spread odour molecules equally across it, you get a malodour control effect without having an unpleasant mixture…
Data watchdog reprimands government over pandemic WhatsApp use
But Iain Overton, of public-service journalist body The Citizens, which brought the earlier unsuccessful High Court action, told BBC News government had been ruling “more and more in the shadows,…
Predatory Sparrow: Who are the hackers who say they started a fire in Iran?
“They claim themselves to be a group of hacktivists, but given their sophistication, and their high impact, we believe that the group is either operated, or sponsored by, a nation…
Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber
Emmanuel Macron is among leaders who helped the ride-hailing company disrupt new markets. Source link