FCC declares ringless voicemails illegal without consent
The FCC ruling this month ends a debate over whether ringless voicemails, a telemarketing practice sometimes used by auto dealers, was illegal under federal law......»»
Illegal wildlife trade: Is there a better way to solve this problem?
What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear about a poaching incident on the news? Catching the poachers? Punishing them with imprisonment? Sadness over another animal or plant being taken from the wild and the impact on the species as.....»»
Twitter to remove images of people posted without consent
Twitter has updated its privacy policy so that it can remove images of people that have been posted without their consent, the company said in a blog post Tuesday......»»
Twitter drops ban hammer on sharing "private media" without an individual"s consent
On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it is expanding its private information policy to include pictures and video. The social media platform already prohibits tweets that dox individuals or contain hateful messages. Its new rules will ban users from po.....»»
Twitter Expands Safety Policy, Bans Posting Images of People Without Their Consent
Twitter updated its private information safety policy this morning to ban sharing images or videos of private individuals without their consent. From a report: The platform already banned users from sharing others' personal information without permis.....»»
Satellites reveal Ethiopian elephants under threat, study shows
Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population, according to satellite analysis of the Babile Elephant Sanctuary in eastern Ethiopia by University of Oxford researcher.....»»
Former Uber Employees Cleared of Illegal Spying
The New York Times tells the remarkable story of Uber's need for more intelligence gathering back in 2016: Uber was expanding aggressively into foreign markets. The pushback was swift and sometimes violent. Taxi drivers staged widespread protests, a.....»»
Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan Face Bitter Winter of Power Cuts
Illegal miners and mass relocations after a ban on crypto mining in China have overloaded energy grid. From a report: Matthew Heard, a software engineer from San Jose, is worried about his 33 bitcoin mining machines in Kazakhstan. In the past week, t.....»»
Attempts to curb illegal fishing are hurting small-scale fishers in Africa most
Attempts to curb illegal fishing in African waters while turning a blind eye to large fishing fleets which are most damaging to fish stocks are putting small-scale fisheries at risk, according to new research from the University of St Andrews......»»
Some Electronics Repairs Are Illegal: Federal Law Could Change That
The U.S. Copyright Office has helped, but fixing the right to repair is now up to Congress -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Cheetahs fast running to extinction as cub trade thrives
Tiny, weeks-old cheetah cubs suckled from baby bottles and purred weakly, their condition still dangerously precarious after their rescue from the Horn of Africa's illegal wildlife trade......»»
UK Supreme Court sides with Google in lawsuit alleging it tracked iPhone users without their consent
Back in 2012, it was discovered that Google had been using a backdoor method that allowed it to install cookies on iPhones even after they were blocked in Safari’s settings. This prompted a British campaign group to start a representative action (t.....»»
Proposed US bill would let users opt-out of algorithms on online platforms
Axios notes that the latest version of the Filter Bubble Transparency Act would stop tech platforms from using "opaque algorithms" to control what content users see without first notifying them and gaining their consent. The bill makes exceptions for.....»»
Portugal Makes It Illegal For Your Boss To Text You After Work
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The Portuguese parliament has passed new labour laws to give workers a healthier work-life balance and to attract "digital nomads" to the country. Employers could face penalties for contacting emp.....»»
These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops
Stockholm's official app was a disaster. So annoyed parents built their own open source version -- ignoring warnings that it might be illegal. From a report: Commissioned in 2013, Skolplattform was intended to make the lives of up to 500,000 children.....»»
IAB Europe Says It"s Expecting To Be Found In Breach of GDPR
A flagship framework used by Google and scores of other advertisers for gathering claimed consent from web users for creepy ad targeting looks set to be found in breach of Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). TechCrunch reports: A year.....»»
Pangolin trafficking: Iceberg tip of Nigeria"s illegal trade revealed
Since the first reported pangolin seizure in Nigeria in 2010, the country has seen an explosion in the black market for the world's most trafficked mammal—becoming Africa's hub for the criminal export of pangolin products to East Asia......»»
Pirate-site operator hacked MLB and tried to extort $150,000, feds say
Extorter threatened to reveal security flaw used for illegal streaming, FBI says. Enlarge (credit: MLB) A pirate-website operator named Joshua Streit was charged with hacking into Major League Baseball (MLB) computer systems a.....»»
Viewing website HTML code is not illegal or “hacking,” prof. tells Missouri gov.
Professor demands that governor halt "baseless investigation" and apologize. Enlarge / Cybersecurity professor Shaji Khan of University of Missouri–St. Louis. (credit: University of Missouri–St. Louis) The cybersecurity pr.....»»
Australia plans to force parental consent for minors on social media
Australia plans to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16 and is threatening fines of up to 10 million Australian dollars ($7.5 million) for internet platforms which fail to comply, under draft legislation p.....»»
AT&T lets you play Batman: Arkham Knight for free through white-labeled Stadia partnership
White labeling refers to a business strategy some companies employ whereby they acquire goods produced by another corporation and rebrand them as if they were produced in-house. Under some circumstances, this practice can be shady and even illegal, b.....»»