[ad_1] Huawei said it’s only suing over claims that it is controlled by the Chinese state and that is using its expertise to commit acts of espionage. “These statements are false,” it added. The claims come at a delicate time, however, as France recently enacted new legislation dubbed the “Huawei Law.” That will allow any […]
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Pennsylvania court rules suspect can’t be forced to provide his password
[ad_1] Justice Debra Todd noted that revealing a password is testimonial as it’s a “verbal communication” that reveals your mind, not just a physical act like providing a blood sample. It also pointed to federal Supreme Court precedent where people couldn’t be forced to reveal the combination to a wall safe — in both cases, […]
Microsoft gets US license to resume selling software to Huawei
[ad_1] The Commerce Department has shown a willingness to bend on its stance in a few instances, offering temporary licenses to keep gear running. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has also hinted for a while that some companies would get approvals for licenses, although he also warned that many would likely be shot down. Google hasn’t […]
Amazon sues to challenge Microsoft’s $10 billion JEDI contract win
[ad_1] Not surprisingly, those on the other side of the lawsuit disagree. US defense chief Mark Esper previously said he was sure the JEDI handout had been “conducted freely and fairly.” In a statement to Reuters, Microsoft argued that the Defense Department’s process was “detailed, thorough and fair.” You may not hear much about this […]
NYC creates a high-level position to oversee ethics in AI
[ad_1] The officer will have the help of advisory and steering committees that will respectively draw on appointed public members and city officials to “drive the conversation” around algorithms. To put it another way, the algorithms officer should have a better understanding of how algorithms apply in the real world. It’s not yet clear who […]
FCC bans carriers from buying Huawei, ZTE gear with subsidies
[ad_1] Regulators brought out a familiar argument to justify the decision. They argued that Chinese firms are legally required to assist with spying and that public funds shouldn’t be used to “endanger national security” with companies that could be forced to install surveillance backdoors or spread malware. There hasn’t been public evidence of Huawei or […]
Russia bans the sale of devices without Russian software
[ad_1] The bill was created by a “pan-partisan group of legislators,” according to Meduza. The aim is ostensibly to give consumers more choice, according to co-author Oleg Nikolayev. “When we buy complex electronic devices, they already have individual applications, mostly Western ones, pre-installed on them,” he said. “Naturally… they might think that there are no […]
Facebook may restrict highly targeted political ads
[ad_1] A spokesman didn’t confirm or deny the claims, but did reiterate to the WSJ that Facebook was “looking at different ways [it] might refine” its stance on political ads. If the approach sounds familiar, it should. Google recently limited political ad targeting to age, gender and general location, making it difficult to manipulate specific […]
NBC News: Zuckerberg had an undisclosed dinner with the president
[ad_1] Last month Mark Zuckerberg publicly made a trip to Capitol Hill as he testified in front of lawmakers about Facebook’s Libra cyptocurrency plans. Tonight NBC News has revealed that Zuckerberg also made another stop that was not previously disclosed — a dinner at the White House with Facebook board member Peter Thiel and Donald […]
Trump ‘opens’ Texas Apple plant that’s built Mac Pros since 2013
[ad_1] As planned, today Donald Trump took a tour of an Apple manufacturing facility in Texas alongside CEO Tim Cook. While impeachment hearings continued in D.C., the president tweeted that “Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America.” While Apple did claim in September […]