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New Jersey is suing Discord for allegedly violating child safety laws

Fast Company Tech

New Jersey filed a lawsuit against Discord on Thursday, alleging that the social platform recklessly exposed children to “harassment, abuse, and sexual exploitation by predators who lurk on the platform.” ” The move makes it the first state to sue Discord.

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Apple revokes iClouds Advanced Data Protection in the UK over government privacy dispute

Mashable Tech

Apple has a security feature called Advanced Data Protection, which offers end-to-end data encryption of files and backups stored in iCloud — meaning only the owner can decrypt and access the data. Encryption is not a luxury - it is a fundamental human right essential to a free society that also happens to underpin the global economy."

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Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files reveal

TechSpot

The information comes from hacked files belonging to Gravy Analytics, a location data company whose subsidiary, Venntel, has previously sold global location data to US law enforcement agencies. This information was reported by Wired, which collaborated with 404 Media to produce the story. Read Entire Article

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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In Colorado, gas could soon come with a warning label

Fast Company Tech

The Centennial State may become first in the nation to require retailers to warn consumers that burning fossil fuels releases air pollutants and greenhouse gases, known by the state of Colorado to be linked to significant health impacts and global heating. The Cambridge City Council enacted its greenhouse gas label law in 2020.

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Why Vulnerable Kids Depend on Government & Big Tech Getting Data Privacy Laws Right

Saleforce Nonprofit

million images, videos, and other files related to child sexual exploitation were reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). . Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to stay home, the global demand for CSEM seems to have been growing rapidly. In 2020, 65.4

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

Thousands of leaked confidential files reveal a treasure trove of sketchy and unlawful behavior from Uber. The damning leak of more than 124,000 documents, now known as the Uber Files, spans a five-year period between 2013 and 2017. During that year, Macron worked with Uber to rewrite France’s laws governing its services.

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