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open EU's reforms of GDPR, AI slated by privacy activists for 'playing into Big Tech’s hands' 18
open FBI prevails over convicted fraudster in $345M destroyed Bitcoin dispute 25
open UK judge delivers a 'damp squib' in Getty AI training case, no clear precedent set 32
By hh121
open Clearview AI faces criminal heat for ignoring EU data fines 13
open Twist in Tesco vs. VMware case as Computacenter files claim against Broadcom, Dell 62
By dipole
open Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’ 10
open Australia sues Microsoft for misleading M365 users about Copilot subscription options 34
By kshaeta
open Reddit to Perplexity: Get your filthy hands off our forums 24
open Chamber of Commerce sues over Trump's $100K H-1B paywall 60
open Labor unions sue Trump administration over social media surveillance 79
open The price is wrong! California goes Bob Barker on algorithmic price rigging 15
open College student went on a destructive rampage, then confessed to ChatGPT, cops say 26
By Outski
open Imgur yanks Brit access to memes as parent company faces fine 77
By tim 13
open £5.5B Bitcoin fraudster pleads guilty after years on the run 7
open YouTube coughs up $24.5 million to make Trump 'censorship' case go away 67
open California cops confused after trying to give ticket to self-driving car 59
open Apple, Google tell Europe its Digital Markets Act isn't working for them – or consumers 11
open Amazon will refund $1.5B to 35M customers allegedly duped into paying for Prime 16
open Is GitHub a social network that endangers children? Australia wants to know 47
open Google is very sorry for pulling down COVID misinfo and pledges never to use outside fact-checkers 94
open Japanese city passes two-hours-a-day smartphone usage ordinance 43
By VBF
open Don't panic: H-1B visas will cost companies $100K only for new petitions 29
open Charities warn Ofcom too soft on Online Safety Act violators 60
open Indian court stops streaming hearings on social media to protect lawyers from mean memes 3
open Appeals court blocks Trump bid to ax top copyright official in AI spat 14
By rcxb
open Experts scrutinized Ofcom's Online Safety Act governance. They're concerned 28
open WhatsApp's former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting 12
open Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated 39
open US cuffs 475 at Hyundai–LG battery plant – feds tout largest single-site raid 141
open France fines Google, SHEIN for undercooked cookie policies that led to crummy privacy 17
open Judge who ruled Google is a monopoly decides to do hardly anything to break it up 28
By teebie
open Two wrongs don’t make a copyright 84
By speed
open End well, this won't: UK commissioner suggests govt stops kids from using VPNs 321
By Steevee
open In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices 15
open Google admits anticompetitive conduct in Australia, agrees to modest fine 12
open No more Blocktoberfest? German court throws book at ad blockers 137
open I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11 137
By Joe W
open Epic Games has another win over Apple and Google, this time in Australia 1
open Californian man so furious about forced Windows 11 upgrade that he's suing Microsoft 134
open Politically hot parts of US Constitution briefly deleted thanks to 'coding error' 47
open Euro Commish on US lobbying against EU DSA rules: 'Our standards are not up for discussion' 49
open Not big in Japan: Apple's WebKit browser requirement may break new law 13
By DS999
open Meta used Flo menstruation app data to sell ads, jury finds 34
By druck
open Florida jury throws huge fine at Tesla in Autopilot crash 91
By jake
open Court upholds Epic win in Google Play Store antitrust battle 8
By CA Dave
open Australia bans kids from signing up for YouTube accounts, angering Google 63
open Florida Man earns five-year sentence for $100 million telco fraud 10
By Craig 2
open Meta joins Google in ragequitting EU political ads over onerous regulations 49
open UN World Court declares countries must curb emissions or be held responsible 18
By deive
open Leading 3D printing site bans firearm files, but home gun makers have better options 70

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