The Verge

JULY 6, 2020

TikTok says it will stop offering its social video app in Hong Kong after the region adopted a new national security law granting expanded powers to the mainland Chinese government. “In Google, Facebook, and Twitter have already stopped processing requests for user data from the Hong Kong government.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Australian government has passed a new law requiring Google and Facebook to negotiate with news outlets to pay for their content or face arbitration. This is a significant milestone,” said Josh Frydenberg, the Liberal party’s deputy leader who spearheaded the new law. The law has the support of Microsoft.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

More protests at Tesla will follow this weekend, all aimed at Musks work to control swaths of the government with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The layoffs also included workers responsible for the country’s arsenal of nuclear weapons, though the government then scrambled to attempt to rehire them.)

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

Image credit: Photo by cottonbro studio on pexels In late December 2024, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardess legislation to protect domestic violence survivors was signed into law. The legislation comes as law enforcement struggles to address the evolving role of technology in domestic violence cases.

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The Verge

JANUARY 1, 2021

Here’s Wing on that: This allows a drone to be identified as it flies over without necessarily sharing that drone’s complete flight path or flight history, and that information, which can be more sensitive, is not displayed to the public and only available to law enforcement if they have proper credentials and a reason to need that information.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2023

tech companies has opposed the Indian government’s proposal against dark patterns, which are used to deceive online users, and said the move would adversely affect the state promise of enabling “ease of doing business” in the economy and bring “regulatory overlap” with existing laws.

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2022

Apple and Meta handed over user data to hackers who faked emergency data request orders typically sent by law enforcement, according to a report by Bloomberg. According to Krebs , some hackers are selling access to government emails online, specifically with the purpose of targeting social platforms with fake emergency data requests.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This will bring it into compliance with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which governs how tech companies gather and use data in the EU. In July this year, Amazon was fined a record $887 million for breaching the EU privacy laws.

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Wired

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGEand how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Though both focus on the building industry (specifically, the codes architects and builders need to follow), the lawsuit deals with an issue that has wider ramifications: is it possible to copyright the law, or text that carries the weight of the law? ” Can the law be copyrighted? Does the government edicts doctrine apply?

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

According to the FBI, malicious actors are increasingly targeting government and law enforcement emails, using them to obtain sensitive information by sending fraudulent emergency data requests (EDRs) to tech companies.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2021

The bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party championed the legislation. The law comes as a blow to Google and Apple who both require in-app purchases to flow only through their systems, instead of outside payment processors, allowing the tech giants to collect a 30 percent cut.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

India’s financial crime-fighting agency conducted searches at multiple premises of the Bengaluru-headquartered CoinSwitch Kuber on Thursday, alleging the crypto exchange startup violated forex laws, four people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. “We receive queries from various government agencies.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have sued to stop Texas from enforcing HB 20, a new law barring large social media companies from banning users or removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user. It argues that as a whole, the law infringes on web services’ right to free expression.

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2021

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is suing India’s government over new internet rules it claims are unconstitutional and will “severely undermine the privacy” of its users, The New York Times reports. A government that chooses to mandate traceability is effectively mandating a new form of mass surveillance,” WhatsApp’s FAQ says.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

Colorado is on track to meet greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 26% by 2025 and 50% by 2030, over 2005 levelsalbeit a year late for each period mandated under state law, according to a November report compiled by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Energy Office.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The Egyptian government has had a busy time of late, shutting down taxi app mergers, taxing e-commerce platforms, and enforcing digital media regulation laws. Rumors have been swirling that Uber and regional equivalent Careem might be set to merge in Egypt, but it’s not going to happen.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

But those laws could be changed. The law mandates that the government maintain habitat for listed species. In some states, insects arent considered wildlife, so state wildlife agencies have their hands tied when it comes to working on butterfly conservation. The federal Endangered Species Act can also help.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Massachusetts lawmakers this week voted to ban the use of facial recognition by law enforcement and public agencies in a sweeping police reform bill that received significant bipartisan support. The bill, S.2963 The bill, S.2963

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Policy changes, such as updating zoning laws to prevent rebuilding in highly vulnerable areas, can avoid costly damage in the future. Insurers can provide a road map for how to reduce those risks , while state and local governments can provide assistance to retrofit homes and help ensure that insurance premiums remain affordable.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. They are increasingly a vector attack, used as pathways for bad actors to get into government or foundation information technology (IT) systems. What does this mean for civil society in the coming year?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

The move could affect as much as 30% of UK tech startups, with potentially 10%, industry sources estimate. ” UK investors’joint statement on SVB-UK shut-down It’s understood the UK Prime Minister’s office, Number 10 Downing Street, is working the weekend to assess the impact on its tech industry.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The Facebook pages of many Australian government agencies seem to have been caught up in the social media network’s ban on news posts by users and media organizations in the country. Instead, the accounts are either government agencies or landing pages for public service announcements and warnings.

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The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Well, The Verge is always trying out and reviewing the latest tech, and sometimes we end up with some leftover items that need a good home. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Official Rules, which govern, can be here: Official Rules. We’d be remiss to keep all of these gadgets to ourselves, so we’re offering them to one of you.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The families that did take advantage of those policies reported being nearly twice as satisfied with paid leave than they were with other state benefits; at the same time, parents were less likely to take paid leave when compared to similar government offerings like unemployment benefits. had paid leave.

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The Verge

AUGUST 14, 2020

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a contract with facial recognition company Clearview AI this week for “mission support,” government contracting records show (as first spotted by the tech accountability nonprofit Tech Inquiry ). However, the ICE contract would appear to comply with Clearview’s earlier pledge.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

law enforcement agencies are popping bottles following an announcement that they were able to seize website domains said to belong to SSNDOB, a notorious marketplace known to be cashing in on Americans’ Social Security and credit card numbers. As markets go down, government tech spending stays steady: How can investors tap in?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

As unease spread amongst a handful of entrepreneurs, alarmed at radical “reforms,” proposed by the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government, to the independence of the judiciary, WhatsApp groups were fired up, and were quickly flooded with volunteers from the tech industry. If you need to call, I may not be available by phone.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

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. 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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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

From Asias tech hubs to Europes historic towns, these 10 destinations are leading the remote work revolution and offering a chance to truly engage, not just pass through. In particular we are seeing a lot of tech industry workers coming over from northern California to work remotely and experience a different lifestyle and culture in Europe.”

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A group of high profile tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and VMWare have filed an amicus brief in support of Facebook’s legal action against NSO Group, Microsoft has announced. Second, it says these tools are not subject to the same constraints when they’re made by private companies rather than government security agencies.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

Reuters’ found that Rite Aid deployed the tech in predominantly minority neighborhoods. Numerous companies have now publicly renounced the tech in one form or another. A number of municipal governments, like Oakland, California’s , have also begun banning police use of the tech.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

The global tech sector is booming, and as technologies like cloud and AI accelerate their growth, the demand for tech talent outpaces supply globally. One of the major factors in the growth and adoption of tech in the U.S. As such, there is an insatiable appetite for quality tech talent in the U.S., Specifically, the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

head of eDiscovery and Information Governance. Susana Medeiros is an associate in Norton Rose Fulbright’s New York office and member of the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity group who counsels clients on information governance, data disposition, eDiscovery and cyber incident response issues. Susana Medeiros.

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2021

The language in the new amendment enshrines one of many competing technologies in law,” Coin Center’s Neeraj Agrawal told The Verge. “It It is the government picking a winner on an otherwise competitive field. In a tweet Thursday night, Sen.

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2021

Twitter is now legally liable for content posted by its users in India after failing to comply with the country’s new IT rules, the government said in a legal filing. These include appointing a chief compliance officer, a grievance officer, and a contact person to respond to requests from law enforcement 24 hours a day.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

US rule changes could mean more startups would need government approval to hire immigrants. Bipartisanship has long been out of fashion, but one common pursuit among Democrats and Republicans in Washington has been placing Big Tech companies under a microscope. government bears the burden currently.

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