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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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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. starting to act more like China than the home of the free. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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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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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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India will reportedly introduce bill to make owning cryptocurrency illegal

The Verge

The bill is likely to pass if it’s introduced, giving India some of the world’s strictest digital currency laws. China, which has some of the harshest policies, prohibits trading coins but does not outlaw owning them. The in-progress proposal follows a years-long fight between cryptocurrency traders and the Indian government.

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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.

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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In a recent blog post , Ed explains why growth markets are key to this proposed merger of two of the publishing world’s biggest players. Penguin, he points out, is a growing power in China, India and Brazil, while Random House is pervasive across Spanish-speaking Latin America.

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