[ad_1] The warning urged Wildec to “immediately remove” personal info for children, to ask for parents’ permission before allowing access by minors, and to make sure all its apps honor COPPA and the FTC Act. They’ll be allowed back on their respective stores if and when the creator makes the appropriate changes. It’s not certain […]
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EU set to investigate Apple over Spotify’s competition claims
[ad_1] Both tech companies have declined to comment on the report. Apple, however, has already rejected Spotify’s assertions. It argued that Spotify was really driven by “financial motivations” and wanted to benefit from the App Store’s infrastructure without contributing to it. The firm also rejected notions that it was privileging Apple Music on a software […]
FCC clears SpaceX to fly internet satellites in lower orbit
[ad_1] Companies like OneWeb and Kepler Communications had objected to SpaceX’s request over concerns that Starlink would interfere with their own satellites, but the FCC didn’t believe the satellites would create “significant” interference. Regulators also didn’t find a significant risk of collisions in the new orbit, noting that each of the satellites would have thrusters […]
Austria draft law would require real names for internet comments
[ad_1] It would only affect sites with more than 100,000 registered users, bring in revenues above €500,000 per year or receive press subsidies larger than €50,000. There would also be exemptions for e-commerce sites as well as those that don’t earn money from either ads or the content itself. If passed and cleared by the […]
T-Mobile and Sprint merger is ‘unlikely’ without major changes
[ad_1] State antitrust officials also have qualms with the merger, according to one of the WSJ‘s tipsters. The FCC is on record as having questions about both the claimed cost savings and their plans for wireless home broadband. T-Mobile and Sprint didn’t have an immediate comment on the apparent leaks. If the report proves true, […]
Daimler’s diesel emissions cheating may include 60,000 more cars
[ad_1] The software’s functionality appears to have remained the same. The GLK would reduce nitrogen oxide emissions during government tests, but let them rise above legal limits in real-world conditions. Daimler said it would “fully cooperate” with regulators and was “reviewing the facts.” There’s little doubt that this looks bad for the automaker, though. In […]
UK will hold social networks accountable for harmful content
[ad_1] Both Facebook and Google have previously denied responsibility for the content published on their sites, evoking the communications act in the US to overcome lawsuits accusing them of enabling terrorism and spreading extremist views. But calls for big tech to be regulated have grown in recent years following a spate of controversial incidents, the […]
Fiat Chrysler will pay Tesla to avoid EU emissions fines
[ad_1] It was expected that car makers would pool their own sub-brands together. VW can use improving emissions with its regular brands to offset exotic brands like Porsche and Lamborghini, for example. However, this (along with a deal between Mazda and Toyota) is the first time two wholly separate car companies have agreed to pool […]
UK investigates Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony over game service practices
[ad_1] The move is the second part of the CMA’s response to a “super-complaint” on the loyalty penalty, or the tendency for some companies (not just in gaming) to punish long-serving customers by making it difficult or costly to leave. Officials emphasized that the investigation had only started, and that it might only take “enforcement […]
FCC commissioner calls for crackdown on sales of phone location data
[ad_1] Starks added a sense of urgency, noting that the FCC usually only has a year to do something before the statute of limitations expires. Whether or not anything happens is far from guaranteed. Starks noted that Chairman Ajit Pai “sets the agenda” at the FCC, and it’s up to him to say if and […]