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Indian state cuts off internet for millions to stop cheating in exams
1.6 million people sat teaching eligibility test, chasing 40,000 jobs
27 Sep 05:57 | 25
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California Governor signs bill protecting warehouse workers from unsafe quotas
AB 701 takes aim at Amazon and other warehouse operators that prioritize productivity over health
23 Sep 23:52 | 14
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Facebook overpaid FTC fine by up to '$4.9bn' to protect Zuckerberg, lawsuits allege
A whole lot of ███ in documents which finger Peter Thiel and execs
23 Sep 18:15 | 21
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Two Northern Irish cops face Computer Misuse Act charges over Twitter trolling campaign
Prosecutors considering evidence for a number of offences
23 Sep 15:16 | 6
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Senior IBMer hit with £290k demand from Big Blue in separate case as unfair dismissal claim rolls on
High Court and Employment Tribunal cases to be heard soon
23 Sep 11:26 | 28
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Philippines approves digital services tax on streaming services, apps, even SaaS
Digital imports aren't currently taxed at all, and COVID means the government is keen to find new revenue sources
22 Sep 03:58 | 5
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SEC takes legal action after crowdfunded marijuana investment scheme appears to go up in smoke
Platform and individuals charged in first case of its kind
21 Sep 18:32 | 17
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Eco-friendly warning from UK tech trade group: Some of you have dirty green credentials
IT sector at risk of public humiliation if CMA finds they're not up to code
20 Sep 19:01 | 3
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App Annie fined $10m by the SEC for deceptive practices around how it presented data
Analytics firm will neither admit nor deny the findings
15 Sep 14:15 | 6
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Wikipedia bans seven Chinese users amid concerns of 'infiltration, physical harm'
Removes sysop privileges for another dozen, warns more about doxing, frets about preserving freedom to edit in the face of hostile regimes
15 Sep 03:58 | 26
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Australia gave police power to compel sysadmins into assisting account takeovers – so they plan to use it
Soon, authorities intend to flush out CSAM and the creeps who share it. After that … privacy types are worried
14 Sep 04:57 | 44
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IBM's former Chinese Power Systems partner sues for theft of customer data
Alleges IBM China staff had access to confidential info and took it with them to new Inspur operation
13 Sep 06:01 | 3
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Search 'middle finger' on Giphy: Basically Facebook's response to UK competition concerns over merger
'Fundamental errors' in CMA's findings, claims The Social Network
09 Sep 13:43 | 17
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Amazon says Elon Musk's wicked, wicked ways mean SpaceX's Starlink 2.0 should not be allowed to fly
Yes, that Amazon. The one that's been fined for breaches of privacy and labor laws and accused of price-fixing, making life hell for unions …
09 Sep 07:58 | 62
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Australia rules Facebook page operators are legally liable for user comments under posts
Good news for chap abused by online mob. Not so much for page admins
08 Sep 20:28 | 64
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UK splashes out £30m on improving antiquated patent system, Deloitte and NTT Data are the lucky winners
Plans to cut patent renewal time from five days to five minutes
08 Sep 06:20 | 1
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Talent shortage? Maybe it's your automated hiring system, lack of investment in training
Harvard-Accenture study suggests opening up to 'hidden workers'
08 Sep 00:20 | 66
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UK gov blocks the acquisition of Welsh graphene fiddler Perpetuus Group over national security concerns
Concerns like 'who is Taurus International,' and 'what is Dr. Zhongfu Zhou's relationship with it'
07 Sep 14:33 | 16
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Kim Kardashian and Big Tech slapped for spruiking craptocurrency – and holding back useful crypto
Chair of UK Financial Conduct Authority says more regulation will help innovation to flourish
07 Sep 06:58 | 18
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Chinese e-commerce tycoon Richard Liu to step away from the spotlight
Rural revitalisation and long-term strategy await founder of mega e-tailer JD.com
07 Sep 03:58 | 8
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This won’t hurt a bit, says Veeam, as it flags end of socket-based licensing
Change to universal licenses coming sometime in 2022, says backup vendor, but won't be forced
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Baby, I swear it's déjà vu: iFixit prises open the iPhone 13 Pro
Battery still swappable – rest fiddly
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Meanwhile, Nirvana baby unchuffed about being Nirvana baby
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Apple engineers complain of hostile work environment to US labor watchdog
Harassment, bans on discussing pay, responsibilities slashed, and more alleged
03 Sep 19:14 | 24
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Facebook: Let us tell you WhatsApp – we don't want to pay that €225m GDPR fine
Zuckerborg plans to appeal Irish data protection slap
02 Sep 14:27 | 32
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Former Cisco exec jailed for fraud, dodging taxes
Lean in for a tale of shell companies, fake CEOs, bribes, prison time and $3.6m in fines
31 Aug 07:43 | 14
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Chinese developers protested insanely long work hours. Now the nation's courts agree
'996' culture and its assumption of six twelve hour days - without overtime - labelled abusive and illegal
30 Aug 11:15 | 55
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Yahoo! India! shuts! down! news! operation!
Says regulatory changes requiring local ownership made it impossible to continue, but fancies a comeback
30 Aug 01:28 | 3
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Online disinformation is an industry that needs regulation, says boffin
Malaysian fake news laws didn't work well, so Big Tech should have to do better at spotting and stopping bad actors
27 Aug 06:01 | 35
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Brit says sorry after waving around nonce patent and leaning on sites to cough up
Using that CSP 2.0 feature? You may have received a worrying missive
26 Aug 11:23 | 46
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Facebook used facial recognition without consent 200,000 times, says South Korea's data watchdog
Hands Zuck its second-largest fine ever, also makes Netflix pay up and warns Google to be more obvious about privacy
26 Aug 04:57 | 22
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Another UK government limb that can't get IR35 right: Court service pays taxman £12.5m
HMRC's 'fundamentally flawed' Check Employment Status Tool strikes again
23 Aug 15:29 | 35
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China puts continuous consent at the center of data protection law
Regs coming into effect from November 1 even give your family rights to your data after you log off this mortal coil
23 Aug 07:03 | 13
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New on Netflix: A corporate drama in which staff are sued for abusing early access to financial data
Plus: Pearson settles case for $1m alleging it misled investors over data spillage
19 Aug 07:30 | 15
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Chinese web giant Tencent predicts Beijing has more internet regulations coming – and welcomes them
China is ahead of US and Europe on regulation, says company prez
19 Aug 04:58 | 13
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GSMA and Euro-telcos argue for exemptions from big tech tax crackdown laws
Claim members already pay plenty, and might build fewer networks if asked to pay more
18 Aug 05:29 | 17
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Blackbaud – firm that paid off crooks after 2020 ransomware attack – fails to get California privacy law claim dropped
Suit could net $750 a pop under GDPR-ish rule for complainants who allege info 'unencrypted'
17 Aug 11:34 | 4
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World Intellectual Property Office settles dispute with CIO it previously ousted for 'criminal misconduct'
Complaints of 'retaliation and irregular termination' over whistleblowing backed by committee, admits governing body
16 Aug 10:35 | 12
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India makes a play to source rare earths – systematic scrapping of its old cars
Doesn't hurt that taking clunkers off the road will address India's other health emergency: foul air in Delhi
16 Aug 00:59 | 33
