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Google’s Wing warns new drone laws ‘may have unintended consequences’ for privacy

The Verge

With that kind of language, you might think Wing is arguing that drones shouldn’t broadcast their location, yes? Amusingly, no: the Alphabet subsidiary just wishes they’d send it through the internet instead of broadcasting it locally. Image: Wing. They should not accept it in the sky,” Wing argues.

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In 2023, you won’t be able to fly most drones in the US without broadcasting your location

The Verge

If you intend to fly a drone in the US, you’re going to want to pay attention: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just issued the single biggest set of changes to US drone law since the agency first took an interest in the technology. In 2022, the US government will require every new mass-produced drone weighing over 0.55

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Twitch streamers are getting blindsided by years-old copyright notices

The Verge

The claimant was listed as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the infringing material was mostly recorded clips of old live broadcasts. As an internet platform, Twitch has to abide by these takedowns under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) because it’s the law that governs copyright online.

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Fly a drone? The FAA’s new TRUST test is easy — and mandatory

The Verge

Every single recreational pilot in the US needs to take it ASAP If you’ve flown a drone for fun in the USA anytime in the past month, chances are you were breaking the law. If and only if you’re flying solely for fun, the federal government has a fairly small list of rules as of today: Register your drone if it weighs more than 0.55

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Pimloc gets $1.8M for its AI-based visual search and redaction tool

TechCrunch

It has since pivoted to position Pholio as a “specialist search and discovery platform” for large image and video collections and live streams (such as those owned by art galleries or broadcasters) — and also launched a second tool powered by its deep learning platform. faces, heads, bodies) within video content.

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It includes international trade and development, security, micro-finance, LBGT rights, renewable energy advocacy, water policy, security, human rights for indigenous people, terrorism financing, refugee protection policies and rights, law enforcement, trafficking, peace in conflict areas, and poverty reduction.

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Facebook strikes News Corp deal to license news from Australian media outlets

The Verge

Google similarly struck a deal with News Corp last month, as the threat of a new Australia law regulating tech company payments to news organizations loomed overhead. Facebook pushed back against Australian’s media bargaining law, and it won. Australia then passed the law and everyone more or less came out unscathed.

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