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Huawei's proposal to replace TCP/IP is going nowhere fast

TechSpot

Huawei, and by extension, China isn't content with the TCP/IP communication protocol that governs how data moves around on the Internet, so in 2019 they issued a proposal for a replacement at an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) meeting.

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The China tech crackdown continues

TechCrunch

The Chinese government’s crackdown on its domestic technology industry continues, with Tencent under fresh pressure despite the company’s efforts to follow changing regulatory expectations. Read it every morning on Extra Crunch or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. The effort doesn’t appear to have worked.

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Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law

The Verge

Google, Facebook, and Twitter are pausing the processing of data requests from the Hong Kong government as they review a new security law that went into effect on July 1st. Twitter also halted its handling of government requests as of July 1st, with Facebook announcing its pause on Monday, The New York Times reported.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. And, in many of these places, we’re helping the activists avoid censorship and surveillance by the government. government or even (heavens!) starting to act more like China than the home of the free.

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India will reportedly introduce bill to make owning cryptocurrency illegal

The Verge

Reuters’ source, a government official, didn’t specify the punishment for breaking the rules after that. But a 2019 government panel recommended a jail sentence of up to 10 years for cryptocurrency-related offenses. The Indian government outlined its plans in January , when it published an agenda for the upcoming legislative session.

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Nio?s future depends more on the Chinese government than ever

The Verge

But Nio also recently finalized a crucially-timed $1 billion bailout from a local government in China, and the price the company had to pay to survive is becoming increasingly apparent. Nio has committed its “core assets” to this new China-only subsidiary. And the final backstop is the government,” Dunne says.

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Hong Kong’s new anti-doxxing proposal could put tech companies at risk, says new letter

The Verge

A new letter from a tech industry group is driving home the risks of Hong Kong’s proposed anti-doxxing rules. The letter comes in response to series of amendments to Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO), proposed by the privacy commissioner in response to concerns around online doxxing.