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China passes new privacy law aimed at protecting users’ personal data

The Verge

China has passed a user data privacy law | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. China has passed a new privacy law aimed at protecting users’ personal data, state media reported. The law takes effect on November 1st. The law takes effect on November 1st.

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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. Google put its pause into place as soon as the law took effect last Wednesday. “[W]hen

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China drafts national law on labeling AI-generated content

TechNode

China’s main AI regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), is seeking public comment on a draft version of a new law looking to tackle AI-generated content labeling issues. CAC, in Chinese ]

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The China tech crackdown continues

TechCrunch

News broke over the weekend that Beijing filed a civil suit against Tencent “over claims its messaging-app WeChat’s Youth Mode does not comply with laws protecting minors,” per the BBC. And NetEase, a major Chinese technology company, will delay the IPO of its music arm in Hong Kong. Uncertain regulations, per Reuters.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to shatter previous records by reaching at least $218.3 Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. billion in 2021.

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Grindr reportedly disappears from app stores in China

The Verge

LGBTQ dating app Grindr has been removed from the Apple App Store in China, and is also unavailable on popular Android app marketplaces, Bloomberg reports. The tightening of restrictions comes ahead of China hosting the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which are due to kick off later this week. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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48 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to increase 14 percent to $163 billion in 2019. Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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