Enforcement likely from new CFPB administration
Senior executives at the American Financial Services Association discussed a spate of regulatory hurdles facing auto lenders from the federal and state levels in the years ahead......»»
US Secretly Issued Subpoena To Access Reporter"s Phone Records
The US justice department secretly issued a subpoena to gain access to details of the phone account of a Guardian reporter as part of an aggressive leak investigation into media stories about an official inquiry into the Trump administration's child.....»»
BalkanID raises $5.75 million and launches a solution to provide visibility into risky entitlements
BalkanID announced $5.75 million in seed funding and the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solution. BalkanID’s solution leverages artificial intelligence and workflow automation to prov.....»»
DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement.....»»
Cleaner Air Leads To More Atlantic Hurricanes, Study Finds
Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found. The Associated Press reports: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study links changes in regionalized air pollution across.....»»
Check out the first hi-res images from NOAA’s new satellite
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has shared the first images from its recently deployed GOES-18 weather satellite......»»
Senate Confirms Bedoya To FTC, Establishing Democratic Majority
The Senate has voted to confirm privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission. The confirmation secures a Democratic voting majority at the agency tasked by the Biden administration with investigating big tech companies like Facebook a.....»»
ICE "Now Operates As a Domestic Surveillance Agency," Think Tank Says
Although it's supposed to be restricted by surveillance rules at local, state and federal levels, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has built up a mass surveillance system that includes details on almost all US residents, according to a repor.....»»
China Wants Its Youth To Stop Giving Livestreamers Money
China's internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has published guidelines that aim to stop minors from giving tips or other forms of payment to livestreamers, watching after 10pm, or livestreaming themselves. The Register rep.....»»
Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement
Clearview AI, a controversial facial-recognition software company, agreed on Monday that it will not sell its software to most companies in the United States — a decision that will largely restrict its use to law-enforcement agencies in the country.....»»
Nvidia misled investors about impact of crypto mining on its business, SEC alleges
For years, video gamers have blamed shortages of PC graphics cards on cryptocurrency enthusiasts, who have snapped up growing numbers of the devices to generate digital coins. The pandemic, along with the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese imp.....»»
Does YouTube’s Autoplay Feature Hurt Its DMCA Safe Harbor Protection?
A long-running class action lawsuit against YouTube alleging mass copyright infringement and failures in YouTube's enforcement system has raised an interesting question. Does YouTube's 'Autoplay' feature, which effectively sees the platform take cont.....»»
FAA Wants US Airlines To Retrofit, Replace Radio Altimeters
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will meet Wednesday with telecom and airline industry officials on a push to retrofit and ultimately replace some airplane radio altimeters that could face interference from C-Band 5G wireless service. Reuter.....»»
Despite unknowns, FDA officials make the case for annual fall COVID shots
In JAMA viewpoint, FDA leaders say a fall booster decision should come next month. Enlarge / Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the Food and Drug Administration, testifies during a Sena.....»»
FAA urges airlines to replace altimeters that can’t filter out 5G signals
Better late than never: FCC asked aviation industry to fix problem in early 2020. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | BackyardProduction) The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly urging airlines to retrofit or replace alt.....»»
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used tools of genetics research akin to those used in genealogical research to eva.....»»
FAA Delays Environmental Review of SpaceX"s Starship Yet Another Month, To May31
schwit1 shares a report from Space.com: We'll have to wait at least another month to see the results of the U.S Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program. The FAA has been working for months on that rev.....»»
UK"s "tough" Big Tech regulator to remain permanently toothless
The UK Digital Markets Unit was launched in 2020 and was expected to be given legal powers of enforcement over big tech in 2022. But, the UK government is now not expected to empower the group at all.WestminsterIt was described as a "tough new regula.....»»
Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries
The Biden administration plans to begin a $3.1 billion effort on Monday to spur the domestic production of advanced batteries, which are essential to its plan to speed the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy. The New York Times reports.....»»
Cryptocurrencies and NFTs Are a Buyer Beware Market
Scams and volatility plague this market, and the Biden administration is still trying to decide where the federal government fits in -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
US Calls Out Countries For Failing to Tackle Pirate IPTV & Movie ‘Camming’
The USTR has released its 2022 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement. Online copyright infringement of movies, TV shows, and music remains a key concern, with several countries being called out by the United States fo.....»»