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Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected users' personal data. Users of Android and non-Android mobile devices accused Google of invading their privacy and violating a California law against unauthorised fraudulent computer access by intercepting and saving their personal browsing histories w...
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Telegram to Provide Users' IP Addresses, Phone Numbers to Law Enforcement Authorities, CEO Says
Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests. The move represents a marked difference from Telegram’s approach to government requests for data and its reputation for lax moderation.
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Qualcomm's Antitrust Fine Confirmed by EU Court With Minor Reduction
Europe's second-highest court upheld an antitrust fine against Qualcomm, reducing it marginally. The fine was levied by the European Commission in 2019, which accused Qualcomm of selling chipsets below cost from 2009 to 2011, to undermine British phone software company Icera.
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Google Has an Illegal Monopoly on Search, US Judge Finds
Google has violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, a US District Judge said in a ruling. Alphabet has said it plans to appeal the ruling.
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Apple Worked on Support for Apple Watch on Android Smartphones for Three Years: Report
Apple explored bringing support for the Apple Watch to Android smartphones, according to the company's response to the US DoJ's lawsuit. The iPhone maker has stated that it plans to "vigorously defend" against the US DoJ's lawsuit accusing the firm of violating US federal and state antitrust laws.
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Pakistan Suspends Mobile Phone Services As Voting On For New Government
Pakistan suspended mobile phone services nationwide Thursday for election day, the interior ministry said, citing the need to "maintain law and order".
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20-25 Questions, List Of Phones, Laptops To Seize: Inside NewsClick Raids
Five sections of the UAPA anti-terror law and penal code provisions relating to criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity form the bedrock of the case against NewsClick and at least 10 journalists associated with the news website, sources said today.
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Digital Personal Data Protection Law Expected to Be Implemented Within 10 Months: IT Minister
The government is expecting to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection law within 10 months, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Bill, which comes after six years of the Supreme Court declaring 'Right to Privacy' as a fundamental right, has provisions to curb the misuse of individuals' data by online platforms.
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No Mobile Access At Night, "Minor Mode": Key Points From China New Law For Children
Parents in China say the move is good and are offering support to it for now.
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Senior Assam Cop's Phone Snatched By Bike-Borne Men During Morning Walk
In an embarrassment to the Assam Police, the mobile phone of Deputy Inspector General (Law & Order) Vivek Raj Singh was snatched on Sunday by motorcycle-borne miscreants from an area close to the headquarters of the force, officials said.
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EU Law to Bring Back User Replaceable Batteries on Smartphones by 2027: All Details
The European Parliament is mandating designing portable batteries for smartphones, tablets, and other types of devices. Once the European Council and Parliament sign the regulation into law, it will mandate smartphone manufacturers to equip phones with replaceable batteries in the EU by 2027.
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Nagpur Cops To File Chargesheet Over Threat Calls To Nitin Gadkari
The Nagpur police will file the chargesheet in a case registered under anti-terror law UAPA in connection with threatening phone calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
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iPhone Models to Switch to USB Type-C Ports to Comply With European Union Law, Apple Executive Says
Apple will comply with a law passed by the European Union requiring all phones to use a USB Type-C port, the company's marketing chief Greg Joswiak has confirmed. The firm, which has been at odds with the EU over changers for a decade, has not specified when it will replace the Lightning port that is currently available on its iPhone models, includ...
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Video: Turkey Lawmaker Breaks His Phone With Hammer In Parliament. Here's Why
The lawmaker was opposing a new law that he called "the biggest censorship" in the history of the nation.
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Roblox CEO Says Policing Virtual World Is Like Shutting Down 'Speakeasies' as Firm Confronts Lawsuit
Roblox CEO Morgan McGuire on Tuesday said finding dangerous content in the company's virtual world is nothing like spotting it in video, and likened moderating the virtual world to shutting down speakeasies, US prohibition-era bars hiding from law enforcement. The company is facing a lawsuit filed last week that alleges adult men on Roblox connecte...
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Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected users' personal data. Users of Android and non-Android mobile devices accused Google of invading their privacy and violating a California law against unauthorised fraudulent computer access by intercepting and saving their personal browsing histories w...
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Telegram to Provide Users' IP Addresses, Phone Numbers to Law Enforcement Authorities, CEO Says
Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests. The move represents a marked difference from Telegram’s approach to government requests for data and its reputation for lax moderation.
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Qualcomm's Antitrust Fine Confirmed by EU Court With Minor Reduction
Europe's second-highest court upheld an antitrust fine against Qualcomm, reducing it marginally. The fine was levied by the European Commission in 2019, which accused Qualcomm of selling chipsets below cost from 2009 to 2011, to undermine British phone software company Icera.
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Google Has an Illegal Monopoly on Search, US Judge Finds
Google has violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, a US District Judge said in a ruling. Alphabet has said it plans to appeal the ruling.
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Apple Worked on Support for Apple Watch on Android Smartphones for Three Years: Report
Apple explored bringing support for the Apple Watch to Android smartphones, according to the company's response to the US DoJ's lawsuit. The iPhone maker has stated that it plans to "vigorously defend" against the US DoJ's lawsuit accusing the firm of violating US federal and state antitrust laws.
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Pakistan Suspends Mobile Phone Services As Voting On For New Government
Pakistan suspended mobile phone services nationwide Thursday for election day, the interior ministry said, citing the need to "maintain law and order".
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20-25 Questions, List Of Phones, Laptops To Seize: Inside NewsClick Raids
Five sections of the UAPA anti-terror law and penal code provisions relating to criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity form the bedrock of the case against NewsClick and at least 10 journalists associated with the news website, sources said today.
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Digital Personal Data Protection Law Expected to Be Implemented Within 10 Months: IT Minister
The government is expecting to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection law within 10 months, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Bill, which comes after six years of the Supreme Court declaring 'Right to Privacy' as a fundamental right, has provisions to curb the misuse of individuals' data by online platforms.
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No Mobile Access At Night, "Minor Mode": Key Points From China New Law For Children
Parents in China say the move is good and are offering support to it for now.
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Senior Assam Cop's Phone Snatched By Bike-Borne Men During Morning Walk
In an embarrassment to the Assam Police, the mobile phone of Deputy Inspector General (Law & Order) Vivek Raj Singh was snatched on Sunday by motorcycle-borne miscreants from an area close to the headquarters of the force, officials said.
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EU Law to Bring Back User Replaceable Batteries on Smartphones by 2027: All Details
The European Parliament is mandating designing portable batteries for smartphones, tablets, and other types of devices. Once the European Council and Parliament sign the regulation into law, it will mandate smartphone manufacturers to equip phones with replaceable batteries in the EU by 2027.
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Nagpur Cops To File Chargesheet Over Threat Calls To Nitin Gadkari
The Nagpur police will file the chargesheet in a case registered under anti-terror law UAPA in connection with threatening phone calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
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iPhone Models to Switch to USB Type-C Ports to Comply With European Union Law, Apple Executive Says
Apple will comply with a law passed by the European Union requiring all phones to use a USB Type-C port, the company's marketing chief Greg Joswiak has confirmed. The firm, which has been at odds with the EU over changers for a decade, has not specified when it will replace the Lightning port that is currently available on its iPhone models, includ...
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Video: Turkey Lawmaker Breaks His Phone With Hammer In Parliament. Here's Why
The lawmaker was opposing a new law that he called "the biggest censorship" in the history of the nation.
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Roblox CEO Says Policing Virtual World Is Like Shutting Down 'Speakeasies' as Firm Confronts Lawsuit
Roblox CEO Morgan McGuire on Tuesday said finding dangerous content in the company's virtual world is nothing like spotting it in video, and likened moderating the virtual world to shutting down speakeasies, US prohibition-era bars hiding from law enforcement. The company is facing a lawsuit filed last week that alleges adult men on Roblox connecte...
